Business Case Builder
Build a decision-ready business case with options, benefits, costs, risks and assumptions.
Act as a Senior Business Analyst and Strategy Consultant.
Prepare a business case for:
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Business problem or opportunity:
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Available evidence:
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Known costs and constraints:
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Create:
1. Executive Summary
2. Problem or Opportunity Statement
3. Strategic Alignment
4. Current-State Impact
5. Objectives
6. Options Considered, including Do Nothing
7. Recommended Option
8. Expected Customer Benefits
9. Expected Business Benefits
10. Cost Categories
11. Financial Assumptions
12. Delivery Approach
13. Dependencies
14. Risks and Mitigations
15. Compliance, Privacy and Security Considerations
16. Success Metrics
17. Benefits-Realization Plan
18. Decision Required
19. Open Questions
Do not invent precise financial values. Use ranges or mark missing inputs as required where evidence is unavailable.
Distinguish verified facts, estimates and assumptions.
Return a concise executive business case followed by supporting tables.Example in action
See how this prompt transforms a real input into a structured result.
Initiative: Automate student eligibility verification. Problem: Customer service manually reviews documents, creating a 24-hour delay and inconsistent decisions. Evidence: Approximately 2,000 applications per month; 15% require corrections. Known constraints: A third-party provider is required, procurement takes at least eight weeks and the current billing platform must remain.
Executive Summary: Automated eligibility verification could reduce onboarding delay and manual workload, but supplier cost, privacy requirements and exception handling require validation. Options: 1. Do Nothing 2. Improve the Manual Process 3. Build Internal Verification 4. Integrate a Specialist Provider Recommended Option: Run a limited provider pilot while standardizing the manual fallback process. Expected Benefits: - Faster customer decision - Lower handling effort - More consistent eligibility rules Cost Categories: - Provider fees - Integration - Legal and privacy review - Operations and support Critical Assumptions: - Automated verification covers most applicants - Reduced delay improves conversion Decision Required: Approve a time-boxed vendor pilot and data-protection assessment.