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Company Name
Street Address
City, State Zip Code
Date
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary 2 1.1. Issue 2 1.2. Anticipated Outcomes 2 1.3. Recommendation 3 1.4. Justification 3
2. Business Case Analysis Team 4
3. Problem Definition 4 3.1. Problem Statement 4 3.2. Organizational Impact 5 3.3. Technology Migration 5
4. Project Overview 6 4.1. Project Description 6 4.2. Goals and Objectives 7 4.3. Project Performance 7 4.4. Project Assumptions 8 4.5. Project Constraints 8 4.6. Major Project Milestones 8
5. Strategic Alignment 9
6. Cost Benefit Analysis 9
7. Alternatives Analysis 10
8. Approvals 11
Executive Summary
This section should provide general information on the issues surrounding the business problem and the proposed project or initiative created to address it. Usually, this section is completed last after all other sections of the business case have been written. This is because the executive summary is exactly that, a summary of the detail that is provided in subsequent sections of the document.
This business case outlines how the Web Platform (WP) Project will address current business concerns, the benefits of the project, and recommendations and justification of the project. The business case also discusses detailed project goals, performance measures, assumptions, constraints, and alternative options.
1 Issue
This section should briefly describe the business problem that the proposed project will address. This section should not describe how the