IT Investment: Making a Business Case

| Project: | Stage: |
| Document No: | Date: |
| Author: |
| Issue | Current assessment |
|---|---|
| Is the proposed project technically doable? | |
| Does the proposed technology conform to the organisation's IT architecture? | |
| Should all or part of the project be outsourced? | |
| What would be the primary advantage of outsourcing this project? | |
| Are there any possible bottlenecks or obstacles, which could prevent delivery? | |
| Does the organisation have the IT competencies to deliver? | |
| Can the IT team produce the required deliverables in an appropriate time scale? | |
| What issues could cause material delays to the proposed timetable for this project? | |
| Does the project budget look reasonable? | |
| What aspects of the budget are the most exposed to over-runs? | |
| Is the organisation capable of absorbing the implications of the proposed system? | |
| Is there any other compelling reason why the project should not be undertaken? |
| Using IT to automate jobs | All costs in 000s | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost displacement | Year 0 | Year 1 | |
| Set up costs | |||
| Hardware including PCs, LANs and other peripherals | |||
| Software including s'sheet, WP, database and coms | |||
| Training | |||
| Installation & testing | |||
| Total | |||
| Monthly on-going costs | |||
| Staffing, including support | |||
| Maintenance & upgrades | |||
| General | |||
| Total | |||
| Monthly benefits |