Business Case, Approvals and Decision Support

Service Description: 

We excel in aligning your business and approvals with government policy. We meticulously produce and coordinate necessary artefacts for business cases, engage with key stakeholders, and facilitate a rigorous approvals and options analysis process supported by quantifiable evidence.

Service Features:

• Business case development and progression (SOC, OBC, FBC)
• Liaison with scrutiny, assurance & approving authorities
• Defence Approvals Tool (DAT) population
• In accordance with the Government 'Green Book'
• Strategic Financial Investment Approvals (SFIA) engagement
• Category D (£20m), through to Category A (£400m) cases developed and supported
• Review Notes, Information Notes and Ministerial Submissions
• Supporting Evidence working groups with Scrutiny & Assurance
• 5 case model approvals process and evidence coordination
• Outletter conditions mapping and enactment
  

Service Benefits:

• Experienced in undertaking the approvals approach
• Coordination / arrangement of evidence gathering with subject matter experts
• Financial & Commercial assurance templates
• Engagement with Engineering / Technical assurance to provide evidence of approach
• Early engagement with approving authorities
• Scrutiny, assurance and approvals planning
• Approvals timeline and roadmap developed to manage expectations
  

Delivery: 

We will shall plan the approach, review, coordinate evidence, and seek approval of the business case through to approval or decisions being made, with the associated analysis of options to enable a balanced argument to be constructed. 

The team can support or lead the activities required throughout the process and facilitate development or evidence working groups or workshops to gain confidence of the scrutiny and assurance community.

We will support our customer in developing a solution which is suitable for their needs and providing liaison with approving authorities and other key stakeholders, whilst also liaising with the scrutiny and assurance community as required.