strategy.business-case

Skill ID: strategy.business-case
Name: Business case development
Version: 1.0.0
Admission state: pending
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Admission ref: contracts/acp/skills/faithfulness/admissions/strategy.business-case_successor4_supported_claims.json
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`bc-src-1` (sourced)

The Green Book is the UK government’s guidance on appraisal, the process of assessing the costs, benefits and risks of different options for achieving government objectives. The Green Book does not set these objectives or make policy decisions

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`bc-src-2` (sourced)

Following the Green Book and the business case guidance is essential for ensuring the efficient and effective use of public resources.

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`bc-src-3` (sourced)

The Green Book is intended for anyone involved in developing, reviewing or approving proposals that use public money. It is mandatory for UK government departments and arm’s length bodies to follow the Green Book and its accompanying business case guidance when developing proposals that involve significant public spending.

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`bc-src-4` (sourced)

The five dimensions cannot be developed or viewed in isolation. They are not five separate business cases, but closely interconnected perspectives on the same proposal. Practitioners should develop the five cases together through an iterative process, refining each in light of the others. This must be done in a way that is proportionate to the costs, complexity and risks of the proposal.

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`bc-src-5` (sourced)

This must be done in a way that is proportionate to the costs, complexity and risks of the proposal.

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`bc-src-6` (sourced)

The report should therefore prioritise information, which is relevant to assist the College in reaching a decision on a specific initiative, i.e. to present pros and cons of different policy options.

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`bc-src-7` (sourced)

The executive summary serves as a communication tool to present the impact assessment reports in a quick and reader-friendly way.

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`bc-der-1` (derived)

Build a business case by developing the five cases together in an iterative process rather than as five separate documents, refining each case in light of the others and keeping the depth of work proportionate to the costs, complexity and risks of the proposal.

`bc-der-2` (derived)

A proposal may advance to the decision stage only when the appraisal has assessed the costs, benefits and risks of the different options and the five cases have been developed together; the appraisal guidance itself does not set the objectives or make the decision.

`bc-der-3` (derived)

Stop and return the business case for rework if the five cases have been developed in isolation or any dimension is missing, or if the depth of the case is disproportionate to the costs, complexity or risks of the proposal.

`bc-der-4` (derived)

When reporting the assessment, prioritise the information relevant to the decision on the specific initiative, including the pros and cons of the options, and revise the report before submission if that decision-relevant information is missing.

`bc-der-5` (derived)

Complement the assessment report with an executive summary that stays within the four to five page limit so that decision makers can grasp the report quickly and in a reader-friendly way.

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