Title: Making the Case for Change : Using Effective Business Cases to Minimize Project and Innovation Failures Author: Christopher F. Voehl, Frank Voehl, H. James Harrington ISBN: 1466580518 / 9781466580510 Format: Soft Cover Pages: 263 Publisher: Productivity Press Year: 2015 Availability: In Stock
Description
Contents
Business cases can be useful in relating various value propositions to the success of the organization. In developing business cases, value propositions are aligned with the organization's prioritization criteria and consolidated with the current initiatives. This book explains how to conduct a cost/benefit analysis and how to analyze risk and return of value propositions. It describes how to map value propositions against improvement matrices as well as how to prioritize value propositions. It also discusses how to review and approve initial business cases.
About this Book
Acknowledgment
About the Authors
Prologue
Chapter 1 : Getting Started with the Business Case - Activity 1 : Set the Proposal Context and Stimulus Chapter 2 : Activity 2 : Define the Sponsor's Role and Test Alignment to Organizational Objectives Chapter 3 : Activity 3 : Prepare the BCD Team's Charter and Output Chapter 4 : Activity 4 : Patents and Other Intellectual Property Considerations Chapter 5 : Activity 5 : Collecting Relevant Information/Data Chapter 6 : Activity 6 : Projected Improvement Analysis Chapter 7 : Activity 7 : Developing Proposed Project Recommendations, Estimates of Resources, and Return on Investment (ROI) Chapter 8 : Activity 8 : Presenting the Business Case to the Executive Committee