# Business Case Checklist

Validate your business case before presenting to stakeholders.

## Cost Analysis

- [ ] Development costs estimated (engineering, design, QA)
- [ ] Infrastructure costs included
- [ ] Maintenance costs projected (10-20% annual)
- [ ] Opportunity costs considered
- [ ] Hidden costs identified (training, migration, etc.)
- [ ] Assumptions documented

## Benefit Analysis

- [ ] Revenue benefits quantified with methodology
- [ ] Cost savings quantified with methodology
- [ ] Intangible benefits listed (but not in ROI)
- [ ] Benefits tied to specific metrics
- [ ] Baseline established for comparison
- [ ] Conservative estimates used

## Financial Metrics

- [ ] ROI calculated correctly
- [ ] Payback period determined
- [ ] NPV calculated (if multi-year)
- [ ] IRR calculated (if comparing investments)
- [ ] TCO considered for buy decisions

## Risk Assessment

- [ ] Key risks identified
- [ ] Probability and impact assessed
- [ ] Mitigation strategies defined
- [ ] Sensitivity analysis completed
- [ ] Break-even scenario calculated

## Scenarios

- [ ] Conservative (P10) scenario modeled
- [ ] Base case (P50) scenario modeled
- [ ] Optimistic (P90) scenario modeled
- [ ] Key variables for sensitivity identified
- [ ] Decision still positive in conservative case?

## Stakeholder Readiness

- [ ] Executive summary written
- [ ] Visual summary created
- [ ] Assumptions clearly stated
- [ ] Comparison to alternatives included
- [ ] Recommendation with rationale
- [ ] Ask is clearly defined

## Documentation

- [ ] All calculations documented
- [ ] Data sources cited
- [ ] Assumptions version controlled
- [ ] Template reusable for future cases
