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Better Business Cases “Investing for change”. Indicative Business Case. Programme Strategic Assessment. Programme Business Case. Implementation Business Case. Project Strategic Assessment. Indicative Business Case. Detailed Business Case. Project Strategic Assessment.
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Better Business Cases “Investing for change” Indicative Business Case Programme Strategic Assessment Programme Business Case Implementation Business Case Project Strategic Assessment Indicative Business Case Detailed Business Case Project Strategic Assessment Single Stage Business Case
Indicative Business Case Purpose • Confirm the strategic context • Confirm the case for change • Recommend an indicative way forward with a limited number of short-listed options for further detailed analysis
Indicative Business Case Strategic Strategic Case-Making the Case for Change Revisit strategic context and confirm case for change Investment objectives, existing arrangements and business needs Potential business scope and key service requirements Benefits, risks, constraints and dependencies Stakeholders do the strategic case thinking together in one or more two hour workshops led by a facilitator
Indicative Business Case Economic Case-Exploring the Preferred Way Forward Critical success factors Long-list options and initial options assessment by dimension: • Scale, scope and location (what) • Service solution (how) • Service delivery (who - including non-traditional procurement options) • Timing and staging (when) • Funding (how much) Economic • Stakeholders do the economic case thinking together in two or more two-hour workshops led by a facilitator, and a procurement specialist: • Prepare long list (consider inclusion of industry), then • Assess long list to short list
Non-traditional procurement relationship spectrum Single sourced Co-dependent Transactional Arm’s length Outsourced Partnership Adversarial Alliance Tactical Immediate Establishment Planned Last Minute Engagement Early Short Duration Long Distant? Close? Tactical Approach Strategic Deal focus Commitment Mutual value Poor Information exchange Good Reactive Openness Forward thinking Low Trust High Rarely done Risk assessment Joint Separate Risk management Shared
Indicative Business Case Commercial, Financial and Management Cases (Outline) Recommended preferred way forward, if conventional procurement • At least three short-listed options, including a base case option • Provide range of indicative cost estimates for each short-listed option and funding sources • Outline the commercial case • Outline the management case Commercial Financial Management
In summary Indicative Business Case • Confirm the strategic context & the case for change • Recommend an indicative way forward with a limited number of short-listed options for further detailed analysis