Concept Approval and Business Case - Department of Treasury
Concept Approval and Business Case - Department of Treasury
Concept Approval and Business Case - Department of Treasury
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<strong>Concept</strong> <strong>Approval</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Case</strong>Appendix A: Purpose, Rigour <strong>and</strong> DetailACA <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Case</strong> Project Definition PlanPurposeEarly appreciation / initialadviceClarify highest priorityproposals in SAPFor the AIP out-years (5-10)Robust advice / reasonablecertainty to identify the bestvalue for money optionFor the Budget Year <strong>and</strong>forward estimatesAccountable advice / realitycheck before preparing fortenderOptions3-4 feasible, indicativeoptions (including StatusQuo)Focused in detail on at leastthree options (status quo;recommended; <strong>and</strong>alternatives)Focused on the optionselected from the businesscase <strong>and</strong> the approvedparametersDepth/RigourIndicative but soundRobustPreciseDesk-top analysisEarly / initial master planDetailed master planFunctions <strong>and</strong> designparameters clear(for later detailedarchitectural; engineering;<strong>and</strong> technical work)ScopeIndicative scale <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ard(eg. broad area <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong>facility; type <strong>of</strong> hospital;possible vehicle type <strong>and</strong>fleet size)Accurate scale <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ard(m 2 <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> facility;hospital room <strong>and</strong> bednumbers; vehicle model <strong>and</strong>numbers)Scale within the businesscase parameters(developed to a st<strong>and</strong>ardsuitable to commenceprocurement phase)BenefitsEarly, broad benefitstatement (mostly qualitative)Precise statement <strong>of</strong> benefits<strong>and</strong> KPIsNil additional analysisInitial cost benefit analysis,with broad coverage <strong>of</strong> thefour perspectives: socialRigorous cost benefitanalysis (strong quantitative)Exposure Draft – December 2010 25
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