Many estates strategy projects will involve carrying out an options appraisal to find the most appropriate solution and the development of a business case.

We can support you to apply a robust appraisal for reviewing options for your estates related projects and analysing the costs and benefits of each one. This way you be able to make informed decisions that fully take into account key objectives, the different ways of achieving those objectives, and the pros and cons of each option, both financial and non-financial. Our collaborative workshop-based approach typically involves, setting strategic objectives, deciding which options to consider, development of an evaluation criteria, qualitative and financial assessment of options, and an assessment of options resulting in the selection of a preferred way forward.

We can also support the development of business cases. Depending on the scale of your estates project this may require a busines case that is structured based on the HM Treasury 5-case methodology. Whichever approach you choose to take we will help you to ensure that your business case answers the following key questions:

• Will the proposed solution further the aims and objectives of our organisation and is there a clear case for change?
• Have a range of options been considered and is the proposed solution the best balance of cost, benefit and risk?
• Is there an infrastructure delivery partner who can meet our needs and can we secure a value for money deal?
• Are the costs realistic and affordable and is the required funding available and supported?
• Are we capable of delivering the project and do we have robust systems and processes in place to ensure deliver?

Click here to speak to Jim about how we can support you with options appraisal and business case development for your estates projects.