# Business Case Template

Copy and complete for each investment decision.

```markdown
# Business Case: [Feature/Project Name]

**Date:** YYYY-MM-DD
**Author:** [Name]
**Version:** 1.0
**Status:** DRAFT | REVIEW | APPROVED

---

## Executive Summary

**Investment Request:** $[Amount]
**Expected ROI:** [X]%
**Payback Period:** [X] months
**Recommendation:** INVEST / DO NOT INVEST / CONDITIONAL

[2-3 sentence summary]

---

## Investment Summary

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Total Investment | $X |
| Expected Return (3yr) | $Y |
| ROI | Z% |
| Payback Period | N months |
| Confidence | HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW |

---

## Cost Breakdown

### One-Time Costs
| Category | Amount | Basis |
|----------|--------|-------|
| Development | $X | [calculation] |
| Design | $X | [calculation] |
| Infrastructure Setup | $X | [calculation] |
| **Total One-Time** | **$X** | |

### Annual Recurring Costs
| Category | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
|----------|--------|--------|--------|
| Infrastructure | $X | $X | $X |
| Maintenance | $X | $X | $X |
| Support | $X | $X | $X |
| **Total Annual** | **$X** | **$X** | **$X** |

### Opportunity Cost
[What else could be built with these resources?]

---

## Benefit Projection

### Revenue Benefits
| Category | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Basis |
|----------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
| New Customers | $X | $X | $X | [assumption] |
| Expansion | $X | $X | $X | [assumption] |
| Retention | $X | $X | $X | [assumption] |

### Cost Savings
| Category | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Basis |
|----------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
| Support | $X | $X | $X | [assumption] |
| Operations | $X | $X | $X | [assumption] |

### Intangible Benefits
- [Benefit 1]
- [Benefit 2]

---

## Sensitivity Analysis

| Scenario | Assumption | ROI | Payback |
|----------|------------|-----|---------|
| Conservative (50% benefit) | [describe] | X% | N months |
| Base Case | [describe] | Y% | M months |
| Optimistic (150% benefit) | [describe] | Z% | P months |

**Key Variables:**
1. [Variable most affecting outcome]
2. [Second most important]

---

## Risks

| Risk | Probability | Impact | Mitigation |
|------|-------------|--------|------------|
| [Risk 1] | HIGH/MED/LOW | $X | [mitigation] |
| [Risk 2] | HIGH/MED/LOW | $X | [mitigation] |

---

## Recommendation

### Decision: [INVEST / DO NOT INVEST / CONDITIONAL]

### Rationale:
[Explain why]

### Conditions (if conditional):
1. [Condition 1]
2. [Condition 2]

---

## Appendix

### Assumptions
1. [Assumption 1]
2. [Assumption 2]

### Data Sources
- [Source 1]
- [Source 2]

### Alternative Options Considered
| Option | Pros | Cons | Why Not |
|--------|------|------|---------|
| [Option 1] | | | |
| [Option 2] | | | |
```
