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Business Case Assurance

A successful Business Case must present the most compelling argument for investment. Without a well-formed business case, decision-makers don’t have a strong basis for moving forward with an investment. Business Case Assurance is about providing confidence that the organisation has a proposal that demonstrates why investing money, time and people in an initiative, in a specific way, at a specific point in time, is important.

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How

How We Conduct Assurance For Your Business Case Or Proposal

Our Business Case Assurance ensures every angle is considered, tested and aligns with Treasury’s Better Case Guidelines for Capital Proposals, or organisational specific standards. We give a completely independent view that rises above the potential challenges of personal investment and organisational complexities. We’ll check that critical thinking has been applied, the consultation has been thorough and the right people have been involved for the most compelling case to be presented.

What

What We Cover In Our Business Case QA

Depending on the focus of each business case – indicative, detailed or single stage, we assess:

The Strategic Case: How well does it make the case for change? Is it well argued? Is there clear justification for proceeding?
The Economic Case: Has the full list of options been considered, including the rationale behind the preferred option?
The Commercial Case: Have the potential structures/approaches for procurement been fully considered, as well as the planning timeframes required?
The Financial Case: What processes and models have been used to identify all significant costs, benefits and risks, including the affordability of the preferred option? How well are the financial impacts and funding requirements understood and articulated?
The Management Case: Has the project, programme and/or portfolio management framework (standards, processes and controls) been sufficiently explored to successfully deliver the initiative?

Is it right

How Do I Know If My Business Case Would Benefit From An IQANZ Review?

If you are putting forth a business case within the public sector for funding, IQANZ is the perfect partner for you. Our team has a deep understanding of Treasury’s Better Case Guidelines for Capital Proposals and have helped hundreds of business cases be formed and ultimately approved.

Is your team concerned your business case has not adequately covered all aspects needed to get it over the line? We can help show you which areas need work and what to include.

Engagement

When Is A Business Case QA Review Completed?

The best time for a Business Case QA review is once the first draft has been put together and initial stakeholder feedback incorporated – that way our team has something to review and work with. However, many of our clients involve IQANZ right at the start of the process, during initial drafting. This can be useful in order to provide direction to your team around what information to include, helping to produce a better business case, faster.

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