Business Case Development

Business cases can take on varying forms throughout the planning and budget approval process.  Often a high-level business case is created when a project is conceptualized to substantiate the anticipated benefits before launching into a complete planning effort, which many include requirements definition, vendor evaluation and selection, and ulitmately a solution integration effort. 

Our professionals can work with you to define initial, high-level business cases.  We can also assist you during the planning effort and drive out a detailed business case to support an integration project through a budget approval process. 

Our approach to developing a detailed business case takes into account the following:

• Vendor costs, including the cost of the software and professional services to support the software installation and integration
• Consulting services provided by us or other similiar, professional service providers
• Hardware costs, such as the cost for servers, networking, etc.
• On-going maintenance and support costs (for the vendor and/or the client's internal support team)
• Summarized capital costs vs. operating expenses
• Tangible benefits, including clearly defined cost savings and/or revenue generation that can be measured post-implementation
• Intangible benefits (e.g., mitigating risk associated with being out of support)

Whether you need to develop an initial business case to substantiate the need for an effort or are into planning an effort and need support to develop a detailed business case, our professionals are well-poised to support you in these efforts.

Contact us to learn more about how JCS can assist you in developing a business case.