Understanding and Using Business Cases in the Civil Service – 29 May 2025

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Writing a compelling business case as a civil servant enables you secure the necessary funding and support for your policy, project or change initiative so as to deliver better outcomes. A good business case can ensure that a project is aligned with the organisation’s strategy, that it delivers public value, and that it can be delivered successfully by the organisation and its partners. Change initiatives will fail at the first hurdle if the business case fails to convince senior decision makers of the return on investment.  As well as securing approval to start design and delivery, a business case should also be regarded as working document which must be reviewed and revisited.