Business Case Development

An Ideas Advisory developed business case builds the compelling case for a funding body to want to invest.

It is critically important for an organisation to focus on investments that deliver true value. Investments including asset and outputs; innovation; business ventures; relocations; new products and services; and IT investments, are accepted or rejected based on the value or benefit they deliver.
Without a compelling business case, in an environment with too much to do and not enough money to do it, many worthy investments do not get the opportunity to get off the ground.
Besides the competition for available funds, one of the primary reasons this happens is due to the lack of clarity of ‘why’ within a business case. To gain this clarity, it is paramount to provide a robust explanation of the problem it is solving, the benefits it will deliver and the strategic response it will achieve for its stakeholders.
Before committing to an investment, the decision-maker needs to be confident that the following questions are answered in the business case:

• What is the problem, issue or service need?
• What are the benefits from addressing the problem?
• What strategic options should be considered
• Is there a compelling case for investing?

At Ideas advisory, we prepare robust and compelling business cases to support clients to design, fund and implement sustainable, well-designed projects and services.

Having a brilliant concept is not enough to secure financial backing, whether from the government or the private sector. You need a strong business case to demonstrate your project is needed now, deliverable and cost effective.

Ideas Advisory works with clients to delve into the details of their project and prepare a compelling business case for it. Our business cases deliver more than simply a tool to convince funders to support the project, the detailed assessment means that proponents can feel comfortable that the venture makes financial sense for their organisation too, as well as highlighting the social and economic benefits it offers the community.

In developing our clients’ business cases, we partner with a range of trusted professionals as required by individual projects – we have established relationships with architects, quantity surveyors, asset management specialists, land management experts and more – so clients know that the advice provided will be reliable and of a high standard.