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    How to Write a Business Case: For Anything
    How to Write a Business Case: For Anything
    How to Write a Business Case: For Anything
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    How to Write a Business Case: For Anything

    By West Palm Consulting LLC

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    This eBook will introduce you to a simple process for developing or building a BUSINESS CASE that will help you achieve the objective of obtaining top-level commitment that will make your project achievable. It provides proven strategies for creating a BUSINESS CASE that: (1) Determines if a proposed project is worth doing; (2) Determines if a proposed project creates value by reducing / deferring costs or increasing profit; and (3) Builds a business case to show the overall impact on the bottom line for all the value drivers impacted by the proposed project. This eBook takes the reader step by step through writing a BUSINESS CASE that is designed to: (1) Addresses value, cost, and concerns; (2) Help you understand your organization’s exiting (as is) and future (to be) state; (3) Help you understand the strategic direction of your organization and the development of its desired market; (4) Help you justify the investment ... and sell the project; and (5) Help you ensure there is a shared vision among all involved by putting all things which are being demanded from your organization and the proposed project staff into the right perspective.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWest Palm Consulting LLC
    Release dateFeb 18, 2016
    ISBN9781311275547
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      How to Write a Business Case - West Palm Consulting LLC

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Why You Should Read This Book

      Chapter 1: BUSINESS CASE or Business Model?

      Chapter 2: Is the Proposed Project Worth Doing?

      Chapter 3: Three Bases of Argument

      Chapter 4: Why Build a BUSINESS CASE?

      Chapter 5: What is a BUSINESS CASE?

      Chapter 6: Value / Profit Tree

      Chapter 7: Value Impact Analysis

      Chapter 8: Determine Value Drivers

      Chapter 9: Business Performance Model

      Chapter 10: Quantify Benefits

      Chapter 11: BUSINESS CASE Results

      Chapter 12: Structure of a BUSINESS CASE

      Chapter 13: Who Leads Business Change?

      Chapter 14: Critical Success Factors

      Chapter 15: The Elevator Test

      Chapter 16: BUSINESS CASE Template

      Chapter 17: Compelling Reasons for Using a Template

      About The Author

      Other Books by West Palm Consulting LLC

      Introduction

      This eBook will introduce you to a simple process for developing or building a BUSINESS CASE that will help you achieve the objective of obtaining top-level commitment that will make your project achievable. It provides proven strategies for creating a BUSINESS CASE that: (1) Determines if a proposed project is worth doing; (2) Determines if a proposed project creates value by reducing / deferring costs or increasing profit;  and (3) Builds a BUSINESS CASE to show the overall impact on the bottom line for all the value drivers impacted by the proposed project. This

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