Sample First Business Case

Neighbourhood Workers Allowance Scheme:
Supporting Those Who Support Us All
Department of Government Services Delivery
7th November 2014
Signed: _________________________
Date: _________________________

Chief Information Officer

Signed: _________________________
Date: _________________________

Chief Financial Officer

Signed: _________________________
Date: _________________________

Business Area/Program Lead

Supporting Agencies n/a Estimated cost
$XX million over n years
Estimated ICT cost
$XX million over n years
Risk assessment
Medium
Authority for the Proposal
Minister for Department of Government Services Delivery
Purpose
This First Pass Business Case supports the Cabinet submission on options to address limitations within the current ICT solution supporting delivery of the Neighbourhood Workers Allowance Scheme (NWAS).
This document details the costs, benefits and risks associated with various solution options, as well as additional information in support of the preferred way forward.

Executive Summary 3
Current Situation 5
Proposed Response 8
Proposal Summary 12
Solution Options 14
Option Details 24
Implementation Approach 26
Organisational Capability 27
Work to Second Pass 27
Supporting Documentation 29

Note: This document is an example First Pass Business Case.

The Department of Finance and Deregulation (Finance) has issued the example to assist agencies to interpret the ICT Business Case Guide. Finance has designed the example to have broad applicability. The example is entirely fictional

Use the Executive Summary to provide an immediate high level summary of the options considered – including the expected costs for the option – and a recommendation about the value of further investigation into the option.

Executive Summary
1.1 Summary of Options
The table below summarises the four practical options considered, initial cost estimates, strengths, weaknesses and recommendation