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Business Case Template

Tell Cobl in the form below what decision the client must make. It builds the business case on the client's numbers: cost, gain, ROI, risks and plan.

Business case
The ROI, the risks and the plan your champion needs to get the spend approved.
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Discovery notes (opt.); Pricing (opt.)
Client figures (opt.)
What decision should the business case support?

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Build a business case from the client numbers in this deal.

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Get a business case built on the client's own figures.

Calculate the ROI, payback and expected gain from this discovery.

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Prepare the case my champion can take to the CFO or decision committee.

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Get a case your champion can defend in front of the CFO.

Turn this business case into an executive summary or slides for the meeting.

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Build the case on the client’s own numbers

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Use the client’s numbers

Volumes, headcount, current cost, pricing and discovery inputs make the case specific to the deal.

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Show the economics clearly

Present the gain, cost, payback and calculation so Finance can verify the numbers.

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Help the champion defend the decision

Cover the current situation, options, risks, objections and the plan from decision to value, in a one-pager, deck, Word or PDF.