<Name of business case>
Business case on a page
Project snapshot
Opportunity or problem this idea will address & rationale
Summary: This project is abcd ….
Net present value
$x.xxxM
Non-financial benefits are …
Total cost
$x.xxxM
Initial cost estimate: <50k/$50-250k/$250k-1M/>$1M
Funding source
New revenue x%
UNE Operating x%
UNE Capital x%
External grant x%
External grant source is …
TImeframe
starts .. ends
Priority
Attractiveness: high/medium/low because …
Achievability: easy/medium/difficult because …
Investment class & reason
Mandatory/self-funding/ very attractive /attractive
/attractive non-financial because …
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Describe briefly the problem/opportunity
Describe the issue/need that this business case is designed to solve or resolve.
This should be done because …
The impact of postponing the project for 12 months is …
This project is a compliance/risk reduction/cost saving/revenue generation/ strategy delivery project.
Key objectives
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Describe the future state
Must be completed by a certain date because …
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Key assumptions
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List the assumptions underlying project success
These assumptions should link to key objectives, though not necessarily one-to-one.
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five
Key performance indicators to measure progress towards objectives
Top 3–5 key stakeholders
Name
One
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Position
Sponsor & Director etc
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Five
Leading indicators
 Project plan approved
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Lagging indicators (benefits)
 Growth of $x achieved
 Savings of $y realised by June 201X
 Student feedback increases from x to y by Sep
201X
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< name of the project >
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to….
Activity / Stage
Product
Project Initiation
Business case, proposal, approval
Project Planning
Project plan, procurement,
communications, scoping, risk
Project Execution
Delivery timeframe, quality assurance
practices
Project Monitoring and Control
Milestone reporting: progress reports,
payments, risk management
Project Closure
Completion report, evaluation
End date
Jan
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Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) | Project Management Model
To assist with the development and implementation of your project
Revise
MONITOR AND
CONTROL
Complete/
Postpone/
Abandon
Approve
Approve
PROJECT INITIATION
STAGE GATE
PROJECT PLANNING
STAGE GATE
STAGE GATE
PROJECT CLOSE
PROJECT EXECUTION
Revise
Revise
Postpone/Abandon
Postpone/Abandon
Continue
The Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) is a fee charged to students for services and amenities of a non‐academic nature. The allocation
of SSAF funds are determined in consultation with students and student representative bodies, and guided by the SSAF Committee. All SSAF
funded projects must be considered by the Committee and are subject to Executive approval. The project management stage-gate model
provides an example of how a project might typically proceed under the SSAF, determined by the nature of each individual initiative. It is
important that progress from one stage to the next only proceeds with due diligence, in consideration of the project’s objectives. At each stage
gate, decisions are made to: approve/continue the project; revise the project specification; postpone the project; abandon the project before
completion; close the project upon completion.
Further information and resources are available in the SSAF Program Management Kit. Should you have any queries regarding the management
or implementation of SSAF funded projects or initiatives, please contact the SSAF Project Manager by email at: ssaf@une.edu.au
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