Renewal Works
Business Cases & Investment Readiness
Build a credible case for investment.
A business case needs to connect the reason for investment with a realistic account of what it will take to deliver. Unclear objectives, weak assumptions or unresolved implementation questions can undermine both approval and the work that follows.
Renewal Works offers support to develop business cases, investment submissions and delivery plans for public sector programmes. We help organisations examine their options and establish a credible basis for proceeding.
When this support is useful
Support can cover the development of a new proposal or a defined part of an existing business case.
It is particularly useful when:
An investment proposal needs a clearer rationale, scope or set of intended outcomes.
Options need to be developed, compared or challenged.
A business case needs strengthening before submission or assurance.
Delivery responsibilities, resources or implementation plans remain unresolved.
Changes to a programme mean the original case needs to be revisited.
What we help develop
The scope is agreed around the proposal and its approval requirements. Support may include:
Strategic Outline Cases, Outline Business Cases and Full Business Cases.
The case for change and appraisal of options.
Benefits, intended outcomes and arrangements for measuring them.
Governance and delivery responsibilities.
Implementation planning, resources and dependencies.
Delivery risk assessment and preparation for assurance.
Throughout, we examine whether the proposed delivery arrangements support the case being made for investment.
What you recieve
An agreed set of business case or investment materials, supported by a clear account of the evidence and assumptions on which they depend.
The work identifies gaps that still need to be resolved and decisions required before the proposal can progress. Where included in the scope, delivery plans set out how implementation would be organised and managed.
We work with your team and relevant specialists so that the case reflects the programme’s circumstances and can be used beyond the approval process.
Discuss your investment proposal
Tell us what you are developing, its current stage and the decisions or approval requirements ahead.
Our practical work draws on the principles developed through Renewal Institute’s research.
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