Business case
Investment, benefits, NPV, IRR and payback, with sensitivity analysis and the cost of doing nothing.
Command: /ef:business-case · Methodology: Is2Be Process · Phase: Phase 4 · To-Be design
When to use it
Section titled “When to use it”At the end of Phase 4, so the sponsor can approve the investment.
It’s working if
Section titled “It’s working if”- It separates cash savings from freed-up capacity.
- It includes the scenarios where the case doesn’t pay off, if there are any.
- It sets which benefit will be measured, when and by whom.
Where it fits
Section titled “Where it fits”- Before: Gap analysis
- After: Model review
Requirements
Section titled “Requirements”-
Your AI connected to the service with your licence key (how to connect).
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The project set up once with
/ef:setup. -
The outputs of the previous steps (see Where it fits).
Doesn’t it always come out positive?
Not necessarily: it shows the pessimistic scenario and the variables it’s most sensitive to, even when they don’t favour the decision.
What is freed-up capacity?
People’s hours that are no longer needed. It isn’t cash unless hiring is avoided or people are redeployed, so it’s shown separately.