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Business Cases

Recommendations related to business cases

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recommendation across 2 inquiries

Across 2 inquiries

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4 total
ETI-5 Accepted Edinburgh Tram Inquiry

Business Case Timing

Where Business Cases assume pre-contract completion of design, approvals, or utility diversions, contract negotiations should await completion; otherwise, a revised Business Case reflecting actual conditions must be prepared before signing.

- In November 2023, the Scottish Government stated it already operates in line with best practices for governance and light rail delivery (Transport Secretary Statement …
Scottish Government
ETI-6 Accepted Edinburgh Tram Inquiry

Optimism Bias in Business Cases

All Business Case versions must include risk assessments accounting for optimism bias per published government guidance.

- In November 2023, the Scottish Government stated it already operates in line with best practices for governance and light rail delivery (Transport Secretary Statement …
Scottish Government
RHI-19 Accepted RHI Inquiry

Business Case Approval Redesign

The processes within a Department for approving new expenditure and business cases including, where it forms part of that process, the role of Casework Committees, should be thoroughly re-designed to …

- In October 2021, the NI Executive accepted this recommendation in full, stating it was addressed through the Review of the Expenditure Approval and Business …
Department of Finance
RHI-21 Accepted RHI Inquiry

Sceptical Business Case Scrutiny

The Department of Finance's distinctive role in scrutinising business cases should be searching and sceptical, guarding against over-reliance on the assurances offered by the applicant Department.

- In October 2021, the NI Executive accepted this recommendation in full (NI Executive Response to RHI Inquiry, Department of Finance, October 2021). - The …
Department of Finance