Checklist ensures the Business Case is properly created in the first place so it can be effectively utilized throughout project.
Mark all that apply
- Are benefits stated in terms that can be measured in the post project review?
- Are costs based on the Project Plan or some other figures?
- Are figures based on defined items that can be measured?
- Are the reasons for the project clearly defined?
- Does the Business Case make sense?
- Have ‘before’ measurements been taken in order to assist comparisons in the post-project review?
- If the project is part of a programme, is the programme's Business Case fully reflected in the project?
- Is the Business Case passed down from pre-project work?
- Is the Business Case updated and reviewed for each end stage assessment?
- Is the impact of changes on the Business Case assessed?
- Is there an investment appraisal?
- Is it clear how any necessary funding will be obtained?
- It is clear how the benefits will be realized?
- It is clear what the preferred business option is and why?
- It is clear what will define a successful outcome?
- Are the benefits are clearly identified and justified?
- Does the Business Case conforms to organizational accounting standards?
- Does the Business Case includes non-financial, as well as financial, criteria?
- Does the Business Case include operations and maintenance costs and risks, as well as project costs and risks?
- Are major risks faced by the project explicitly stated, together with any proposed responses?
- Are the Project Plan and Business Case aligned?
- Are the reasons for the project consistent with the corporate or programme strategy?
- Where external procurement is required, is it clear what the preferred sourcing option is and why?
- Who will measure the impact of changes on the Business Case?
Also see our template Project Business Case and Business Opportunity Checklist