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Business Case Analysis - Tools, Training, and Resources for Building the Financial Business Case

Deliver credibility, accuracy, and practical value.The business case you deliver must score high in credibility, accuracy, and practical value.

Reaching those objectives begins by understanding that numbers alone do not make the case. How you design, develop, and present the case is as important as the return on investment (ROI) and other figures you  project.

Since 1994 Solution Matrix Ltd. has helped thousands of individuals and organizations obtain solid, practical answers to questions like these:

  • How do I build a strong business case to support my project proposal?
  • Our Capital Review Committee now requires a business case with funding requests. What are they looking for?
  • How do we put our product review process into a business case framework?

You may be facing such questions for the first time and have little or no background in finance and planning.

Or, you may have extensive experience tn these areas, and still need to get up to speed on what makes a strong business case, how to build one, and how to package and present it with a compelling message. For your business case needs, either way, Solution Matrix Ltd. offers industry leading

Business Case Books, Tools, and TemplatesBusiness case books, templates, and tools.
Step by step guidance and time-saving resources.

Business Case Professional TrainingProfessional training.  
Classroom and online training for business case builders.

Business Case whitepapers and reportsWhitepapers and reports. 
The IT Business Case, Training ROI, and "Soft" Benefits.

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Clear explanations, examples, and best-practice usage for terms such as 

Business Case                                        Return on Investmen (ROI)      
Balance sheet                                          Net Present Value (NPV) 
Internal rate of Return (IRR)                  Total Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) 
Payback Period                                        Net Cash Flow

  . . . and hundreds more.
The Solution Matrix Encyclopedia of Business Terms and Methods.

knowledgeB.jpgFree Business Case Knowledge Base

Save case building time and improve the credibility and consistency of your cases by using the free Business Case Knowledge Base:  business case data, standards, and examples. The knowledge base inlcudes links to current information on:

•  Business Case FAQs, including:  What's a Business Case?
•  Online Encyclopedia / Glossary of business case & financial terms.
•  Links to example business case studies, templates, and related articles.
•  Government business case policies and guidelines. 
•  Tax authorities, tax information.
•  Salary and wage information.
•  Economic, demographic, and statistical information.
•  Professional associations and boards.

 Visit the Online Business Case Knowledge Base.

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The Business Case Solution

Drawing on 15+ years of experience in a wide range of industries and business issues, the Solution Matrix business case framework and approach are recognized worldwide as the standard in business, governments, and other organizations. For those with specific decision support and planning needs, we offer the Business Case Solution™, a structured, collaborative, case-building project, designed to deliver the highest quality business case results in the shortest possible time.

The Business Case Solution is offered with a focus on critical issues in six areas:

Business investment decisionsBusiness Investment Decisions.
Most important business decisions are investment decisions, in one way or another.

Strategic Business PlanningStrategic Business Planning. 
Strategic planners have a special responsibility to identify risks, measure uncertainty, and show why the chosen course is best. 

Business alliances and partnershipsAlliances and Partners.
Alliances usually succeed or fail depending on the partners' ability to address some hard questions before starting off together.

IT justificationIT Justification.
Justifying information technology (IT) actions or acquisitions in a complex business environment can be a serious challenge.

Business Case Solution for sales and sales supportSales and Sales Support.
Major sales close, increasingly, only when customers believe they are making a good business decision.

The Business Case Solution for Emerging TechnologiesEmerging Technologies.
 Emerging technologies face a host of concerns: Security. Scalability. Reliability. Not to mention this: "Why fix something that isn’t broken?"

We would be pleased to learn more about your own business case needs and objectives, and to discuss what we can accomplish together with the Business Case Solution. Please contact  Solution Matrix Ltd. through our contact request form or at

Ph. [1] 646.675.2400 (9:00-5:00 US Eastern time)
Fax [1] 617.249.0130
e-mail smatrix@solutionmatrix.com\

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