FIVE CASE MODEL

The Five Case Model is the approach for developing business cases recommended by HM Treasury, the Welsh Government and the UK Office of Government Commerce. It has been widely used across central government departments and public sector organisations over the last 10 years... The Five Case Model provides a discipline and structure to arrive at the best possible decision. It is not a substitute for judgement and experience - these will always be required at various points in any decision making process. It can be applied in a wide range of situations. Typically it is used for major capital schemes that will result in something being built or procured: a new hospital or school, a major IT development, a new road or similar civil engineering scheme. But it can be applied equally well to a much broader range of situations where a significant decision has to be made: a disinvestment in service x or service y, the comparison of benefits to emerge from policy/strategy a or policy/strategy b,..

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