Why we need this 

Focus on better business cases

The Government wants to improve the quality of analysis and decision-making around state sector capital proposals. The new process will assist this through:

• clear rules and expectations

• a scalable standard that ensures the level of effort matches the scale and type of decision required

• clear guidance, training and support.

Value for stakeholders

• Ministers will have early engagement on options, assurance that appropriate business case preparation has been done, and clear, consistent presentation of information.

• Agency management have early engagement around scoping and with Ministers.

• Agency business case developers will have a clear process they can complete to create fit-for-purpose business cases and have easy access to knowledge and expertise.

• Monitoring agencies will understand the business case development and analysis stages, and will have access to the knowledge and expertise need to provide effective assurance and second opinion advice.