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Task
Team Project Business Case
Due Date
Week 8 – Business Case – Fri, Sep 11, 2015, 5:00 pm
Worth
20% (45 marks)
Background
A business case is the first deliverable in the IT project life cycle. It provides an analysis of the organisational
value, feasibility, costs, benefits, and risks of several proposed alternatives or options.
A business case helps to determine whether or not a project justifies an organisations investment into a project.
The business case defines the problem and its impact and performs a cost benefit analysis for the proposed
solution. It also looks at possible alternative solutions. The business case should also provide a check to see
that the project aligns with the organisation’s strategic plan.
For on preparing a business case, see:
http://www.cio.com.au/article/433382/how_make_winning_business_case/
Overview
In this assignment, you will be required to form teams of approximately four (4) people. One team member is to
be elected the project leader for the duration of the project. Teams will prepare a project business case based
on an IT project case study and should use their own initiative regarding assumptions and the scheduling all
deliverables.
An electronic copy of a case study will be available from your tutor or course lecturer (alternatively your team
may wish to propose their own project—please get permission from your lecturer before proceeding with this).
Requirements
Ideally the business case should contain details of the following:

Templates for the above documents are available from your lecturer/tutor. You can use these as a basis, but
you are encouraged to research new and innovative ways of presenting your business case.
Assignment 2
ITECH 7401 Leadership for IT Project Management
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A quality team business case will demonstrate a synthesis of plan content, templates and ideas acquired from
project management professionals and academic authors with details from the case study provided. Innovation
marks may be awarded for evidence of additional deliverables, team participation such as meeting agenda’s
and minutes, leadership approach etc.
Academic Presentation:
Business plans should be presented as a business or management style report, in accordance with:

Skills.pdf, see pp.35-36. For further help on report writing, see:
http://sydney.edu.au/business/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/90359/Txt_business_reports.pdf
Submission:
Team Business Plans should be submitted in electronic format by the team project leader via moodle (one per
team). Please refer to the Course Description for information regarding late assignments, extensions, special
consideration, and plagiarism. A reminder all academic regulations can be accessed via the university’s
website, see: http://federation.edu.au/staff/governance/legal/feduni-legislation
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