Preparing a business case and delivery plan
Preparing a business case
In some cases, a business case will be required to support investment in your smart solution(s).
The need for a business case will depend on:
- the size and scale of your project
- the expected cost to deliver and operate your solution(s)
- your organisation's policies and requirements
- the potential source(s) of funding.
Project delivery planning
Create a project plan to support delivery. It should include:
- work breakdown and timeline
- roles and responsibilities, including governance arrangements
- budget
- quality control or benefits realisation
- risk management
- stakeholder engagement.
Governance arrangements
You will need to set out governance arrangements to support project delivery. To do this, you should consider:
- the size and scale of your project
- your organisation's existing governance frameworks and delegations
- the type and number of organisations involved
- the roles and responsibilities of people and organisations involved
- the source(s) of funding (or potential sources of funding)
- your place, the problems you are trying to solve, and the stakeholders related to this.
Your planned governance structures may change, depending on the procurement approaches and partnership models you adopt.
Delivering benefits that last
Before you start delivering your smart place solutions, you should set out plans for:
- how you will evaluate your project(s)
- how you will measure the benefits realised.
To do this, you should develop a benefits realisation plan. You should gather baseline data to help you quantify the impact of your solution.
Related resources
- The NSW Business Case Policy and Guidelines establish a best practice, clear and consistent approach to preparing business cases.
- The Benefits Realisation Management Framework provides best practice principles and concepts drawn from proven practice in setting up and managing programs that are transferable across NSW agencies.