Introduction/Background
Appendix A. Benefit Analysis
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction/Background 1
2. Overview 1
2.1. Vision 1
2.2. Organisational Objective 1
3. The Business Case 1
3.1. Purpose of the Business Case 1
3.2. Business Case Sponsor 1
4. Situational Assessment and Problem Statement 1
5. Assumptions and Constraints 2
6. Identification and Analysis of Options 2
6.1. Identification of Options 2
6.2. Comparison of Options 3
6.3. Recommended Option 3
7. Implementation Strategy 4
7.1. Project Title 4
7.2. Target Outcomes/Benefits 4
7.3. Outputs 4
7.4. Work Plan 4
7.5. Budget 4
7.6. Other Resources 4
8. Project Management Framework 4
8.1. Governance 4
8.2. Quality Management 5
8.3. Organisational Change Management 5
9. Appendices 5
Appendix A. Benefit Analysis 6
Appendix B. Risk Analysis 8
Introduction/Background
This is used to introduce the business problem, briefly describe what has happened in the past to address the problem, and what the current status is at the time of writing the Business Case. In other words, set the scene for the rationale or reason(s) for developing the Business Case at this particular time?
Since, there is more increasement of demand because of right way of performance then obviously there comes a high responsibility to make all the clients happy for on going and to establish stable business. So, with centralized business system of working creates more and more difficulties in providing services to the clients. However, different de centralized business model in different locations means employed of more new staff with less ideas with more difficult way of performing task. There should be a common platform for sharing all the problems and solving the issues in administration level with making web application for decrease of cost, with better services.
Overview
Vision
What is the goal of the project, what is it expected to deliver? A high-level description of the objective(s) of the recommended option contained in this Business Case (a one liner).
The goal of the project is simply based on web which will give real time with definite payroll with administrative metrics. Which will defiantly assist all the new staff in their performances and finally if there would be reduction of employee turnover. Therefor, managers and other staff as well would be able to had great efficiency. The reason why it would defiantly decrease the overhead expenses and make them to work more in easy way and then help eachother.
Organisational Objective
All projects should relate to and produce results that relate to a pre-defined organisational goal(s). This should be included here. The relationship between this initiative and the Corporate/Strategic plan should be described. The Relationship to the implementation of the Tasmania Together benchmarks should also be described.
The purpose WP project will be in different way. It would provide a high explanation on the way which any organization would provide the equipment, their roles and responsibilities with the help of given project with and gain the organisational objectives. All the staff would need the help of the this project which would assist the employee by the proper training and with the proper management of administrative and their performance and their actions.
The Business Case
Purpose of the Business Case
Why is the Business Case being produced?
Generally it is to:
define the business need or problem in detail,
analyse options (where resources have already been allocated this may involve determining what can be delivered with those resources),
identify costs, benefits and risks, and
to put forward a proposal to senior management for approval to proceed with the project, or to the funding source for approval for funding for the project.
Business Case Sponsor
Who is sponsoring the development of the Business Case?
Situational Assessment and Problem Statement
This section should clearly establish the benefit to the organisation for proceeding with the proposed project. It should contain:
a description of the relevant environmental conditions;
an assessment of how the business needs are currently being met or not met;
an analysis of the gap between the current situation and the stated objective(s).
Assumptions and Constraints
It is essential that assumptions made during the planning process are recognised and recorded.
Any requirements for specialist resources or skills should be identified and any dependencies that exist with other projects or initiatives.
Do not create any if you can’t identify any!!
Identification and Analysis of Options
This is a high level analysis of the possible alternatives that could be employed to bridge the gap between the current situation and what is proposed, as outlined in Section 4.
Identification of Options
List the options that were identified for analysis. Generally if a detailed analysis of options is required, then fewer significant options are preferable to many. Some options that may need to be considered are:
Option 1- Do nothing
Option 2 – An option that would achieve the same result as the preferred option
Option 3 – The preferred option
Option 1 –
For each option, the following information should be provided:
Benefits / dis-benefits;
Costs;
Risks;
Stakeholder impact;
Issues; and
Other evaluation or filter criteria, if appropriate.
Note: For many initiatives the benefits/dis-benefits are not directly quantifiable or financial, for example improvements in service delivery or achievement of Government policy objectives. A possible way of assessing these is included in Appendix A. This requires all major stakeholders to be identified. An optional risk analysis worksheet is included in Appendix B.
Costs should include the cost for producing all of the outputs (deliverables), project management costs, risk management costs and quality management costs. These include direct, indirect and recurrent costs to provide a full picture of the associated costs for each option.
Option 2 –
Repeat the process as per Option 1.
Option 3 –
Repeat the process as per Options 1 and 2.
Comparison of Options
Compare the options by summarising the benefits, dis-benefits, costs, risks and issues. The following table is an example.
Criteria
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Benefits:
Stakeholder A
Stakeholder B
$ or rating
Dis-Benefits:
Stakeholder A
Stakeholder B
Costs:
direct
indirect
recurrent
Risks:
initial
minimisation/ mitigation costs
resulting risk
Stakeholder Impact:
Issues:
Recommended Option
The recommended option from the previous analysis should be identified here.
Implementation Strategy
Based on the information outlined in Section 6 for the option that was recommended, begin to scope the project that will implement the recommended option and describe how the project will be managed. The information in the following sub-sections are important, as they will form the basis of a Project Business Plan if the project/initiative proceeds. It defines the scope of the project!!
Project Title
(XYZ) – Abbreviation and Long Title.
Target Outcomes/Benefits
List the target outcomes/benefits, the measures which will be used to measure their success, the dates for achievement and who is accountable. These should be derived from the table in section 6.2.
Outputs
List the project outputs (deliverables). These are new or modified products, services, businesses, or management practices that need to be implemented to meet each identified outcome. Identify who (project customer) will utilise each output to generate the target benefits.
Work Plan
Outline of project phases, major areas of work and key milestones.
Budget
Summarise the project’s budget and expected expenditure.
Other Resources
List other resourcing requirements, for example human resources, accommodation, IT equipment, information requirements.
Project Management Framework
Governance
Determine what parties will form the governance structure for the project and identify who may be approached to fulfil each role.
As a minimum you will need in your governance structure a:
Project Sponsor; and
Project Manager.
You may have one or more of the following parties in your governance structure.
Project Team;
Reference Groups;
Working Groups;
Quality Consultants.
Quality Management
Briefly describe the approach to quality management, which may include:
methodologies and standards;
change, issue, and problem management; and
review and acceptance procedures.
Organisational Change Management
Briefly describe the approach to managing organisational change throughout the project.
Post Project Review
Briefly describe the approach to capturing the lessons learnt throughout the project and what review will be done to assess whether the initiative delivered the intended benefits.
Appendices
Appendices can help the document flow better, especially during the analysis and justification sections (i.e. during the “argument” parts) by extracting information out of the body of the document for reference. For example, the following may be useful:
A detailed cost/benefit/risk analysis for each option (only if required)
A risk analysis plan.
Appendix A. Benefit Analysis
For each option assess how each key stakeholder group (or individual stakeholders) may be impacted by the project and how they may impact on the project. This may be positive or negative. Allocate a rating, High = 3, etc and total in the right column.
Option ……………………..…
Positive Impact
Negative Impact
Major Stakeholder
High
(3)
Medium
(2)
Low
(1)
Nil
(0)
Low
(-1)
Medium
(-2)
High
(-3)
Rating
Customer
Impacted By Project
2
1
…………
Impact On Project
-1
Business Owner
Impacted By Project
3
4
…………
Impact On Project
1
Impacted By Project
…………
Impact On Project
Impacted By Project
…………
Impact On Project
Total
5
Summary of Options
For each stakeholder group transfer the total ratings onto this sheet to give a direct comparison between the options.
Stakeholder
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
…………
…………
…………
…………
…………
Appendix B. Risk Analysis
For each option fill in the worksheet on the next page with the major risks.
Instructions:
For each risk work out what grade there is associated with it. This is only a quick estimate using the table below to produce an A to E grading. Ignore those risks with a grading of D and E. (see risk management fact sheet for more details)
For the A and B gradings estimate what minimisation and mitigation strategies should be put in place, their cost and the resultant grading (i.e. the impact of the strategy).
For each grading allocate a numerical rating, eg A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1.
Add these together to get a total grading for each risk. The lower the total score the lower the level of risk.
Add the scores for each risk to get a total for the option. This allows a comparison to be made between options as to the comparative level of risk of each option.
Grade : Combined effect of Likelihood/Seriousness
Seriousness
low
medium
high
EXTREME
Likelihood
low
E
D
C
A
medium
D
C
B
A
high
C
B
A
A
Option ……………………………………………………………..…
Risk Rating
Major Risks
Initial Grading
Strategy
Cost
Resultant Grading
Rating
New system instability causes increased resource requirements
C
N/A
–
C
3
Not able to meet the major user requirements
A
Use a detailed acceptance testing plan and verify each phase
5000
C
3
There are no nett improvements for the users
C
N/A
–
C
3
Customers are inconvienced by the system and thus there is bad publicity
B
Use a newsletter to keep the customers informed
2000
D
2
Total
$7000
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