Why BizCasetm? A major challenge facing managers is selecting the right projects to achieve corporate goals. By clearly demonstrating how projects support strategic direction, BizCase software for Windows helps managers build a better business case. Why do you need a business case? The business case is a widely used management tool. It states the formal argument for changing the way your business operates. It helps answer questions like: Will new equipment really save us time and money? What are the costs and benefits of introducing a new product? How can we change our business rules to become more efficient? The proposed information system looks promising -- but what are the risks? How does BizCase help you build a better business case? Align changes with strategic direction. Before you start to think about what changes to consider, you need to know where you are headed (your goals). In BizCase, you start to build your plan by defining goals. Then you analyze different approaches (your strategies) for reaching those goals. BizCase focuses your attention on the strategies that will help you reach your goals. All BizCase data are linked back to their effects on goals. Track financial and nonfinancial measures of success. Performance measures tell you if your changes are successful. Dollars and cents donít always tell the whole story. Often nonfinancial measures like quality and timeliness are more important than financial measures. BizCase ties your performance measures back to your goals. It helps you track the appropriate mix of financial and nonfinancial measures. Start at the top. Add details later. Analysis takes time. If a summary-level analysis makes a compelling case for your proposed changes, does it make sense to add more details? If you are making a large decision and adding details will improve the accuracy of the decision, then details are probably necessary. On the other hand, if fine-tuning wonít help you make a better decision, then donít add details. BizCase starts at the top but allows you to expand your case to the appropriate level of detail. Compare alternative plans for change. There are almost always different ways to get the job done. BizCase helps you compare different approaches (alternatives) for changing your business. By looking at the costs and benefits of more than one alternative, you can be more confident that you have selected the best approach. Analyze the risk of your proposed changes. Business cases, by definition, deal with uncertain outcomes. The actual costs and benefits of your proposed changes may be higher or lower than expected. Controlling risks begins with understanding them. BizCase helps you analyze and plan for the things that could go wrong with your projects. BizCase also shows you the financial consequences of uncertainty. Use a complete toolset. Work with tools you already know. Some business planning software consists simply of templates for your word processor and spreadsheet. BizCase provides much more. You can build the entire case using BizCaseís built-in text-processor and Excel-compatible spreadsheets. The BizCase calculation engine computes the financial results. If you like, you can develop parts of your case using standard Microsoft software, then import the results into BizCase. You can import data from Excel spreadsheets or project plans. Or you can use the BizCase Model Launcher to catalog and run any other supporting business model. BizCase automatically produces a formatted Word document, containing key tables and graphs. Learn from examples and guidance. Navigating the BizCase software is easy. If you have used other Windows programs, you probably wonít need much help learning the BizCase user interface. Learning how to build a good business plan is more difficult. Thatís why the software comes with a 130 page book describing the business case concepts behind BizCase. The book includes a 35 page case study that shows how to use BizCase to analyze a complex business problem. The case study is included as a file that you can open and examine using the BizCase software. In addition, BizCase comes with a 50 page tutorial and a 200 page help system to help you learn the nuts-and-bolts of the BizCase software. [ Back to Top | About Bizcasetm | Background | Download Demo ] Contact info@strassmann.com for details. Copyright © 1999, Strassmann, Inc. All Rights Reserved.