Investment Case

The days of discretionary IT spending are long gone… companies today must consider the quantifiable benefits that will be returned from any investment they plan to make in technology. A water-tight Investment Case - a Business Case backed by a detailed Return On Investment analysis - are mandatory to justify expenditure and secure budget.

It just makes sound business sense. The process will help you clearly identify your objectives, the value criteria and success metrics needed to evaluate success, and the best approach to meet them.

Agilence LLC has developed, tested and applied detailed Investment Case models specific to IT-related initiatives that can help you express the value, both objectively and relatively, associated with technology-based initiatives today and into the future.

“Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted.” Albert Einstein

For example...

of one such model we developed for a corporation operating in a highly regulated industry ranks a project in 4 key areas;

	Support of business strategy,
	Support of external regulatory requirements,
	Degree of risk and uncertainty, and
	Financial return on investment.

Each ranking score was weighted according to business parameters and conditions. In this case, the score assigned to regulatory requirements was weighted heavier than other criteria. The overall weighted score produced for each proposed project is used to compare to other projects and investment initiatives over time, providing a consistent and measurable methodology over time.