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Rachel is writing the business case for her organization. As she's completing this process Rachel is concerned that she's including all the correct information for management. Which one of the followi

The correct answer is B. Opportunities to prioritize requirements. Opportunities to prioritize requirements is not a standard component of a business case and should not be included by Rachel.

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Question

Rachel is writing the business case for her organization. As she's completing this process Rachel is concerned that she's including all the correct information for management. Which one of the following should Rachel not include in her business case?

Options

  • ATime to break even
  • BOpportunities to prioritize requirements
  • CFollow-on opportunities
  • DQualitative and quantitative benefits

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    84% (32)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    11% (4)

Why each option

Opportunities to prioritize requirements is not a standard component of a business case and should not be included by Rachel.

ATime to break even

Time to break even is a standard financial component of a business case, providing management with the timeline to recover the investment cost.

BOpportunities to prioritize requirementsCorrect

Requirements prioritization is a separate business analysis activity that occurs during solution development, not during business case creation. The business case is a strategic document used to justify an investment decision, and it does not contain requirements management activities such as prioritization. Including a requirements prioritization component would conflate the business case's purpose with later-stage planning activities.

CFollow-on opportunities

Follow-on opportunities are a recognized business case component that identifies future value or initiatives that could stem from the current investment.

DQualitative and quantitative benefits

Qualitative and quantitative benefits are standard business case components that justify the investment by documenting both measurable and non-measurable value to be realized.

Concept tested: Business case required versus excluded components

Source: https://www.iiba.org/standards-and-resources/babok/

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#business case components#break-even analysis#follow-on opportunities#qualitative benefits

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