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3 Reasons Why Business Cases are Essential

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In this video I discuss the three reasons why you should write a business case for your project, even if you work in an organisation that doesn't normally pay much heed to that kind of paperwork.


Posted on: May 24, 2015 09:00 AM | Permalink

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Craig Cummings VP and CEO| Force Unleashed Inc. Virginia Beach, Va, United States
Thank you for this post. I gathered some value from your comments. I'm looking to establish a business case step being required in our project planning, and hearing your thoughts on a light-weight business case will help with the selling point. I expect first return serve on my pitch to be how bulky and time consuming they can be. Spot on!

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Elizabeth Harrin Director| RebelsGuideToPM.com London, England, United Kingdom
Glad I could be of some help! Good luck with writing your business case and selling it as an idea to your management team.

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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear Elizabeth
I liked the idea of ​​approaching a theme using a video
Congratulations on the initiative and thanks for sharing
I suggest you work a little bit on how you approach the topic
It can be more impactful :-)

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