2 The Business Case Development Process
Guidance on the development of Business Cases - March 2016
2 The Business Case Development Process
The business case development process should follow the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) and HM Treasury guidance[2]. The stages are:
- Stage 0 – Business planning: Strategic Outline Plan (SOP)
- Stage 1 – Scoping: Strategic Business Case (SBC)
- Stage 2 – Planning: Outline Business Case (OBC)
- Stage 3 – Procurement: Final Business Case (FBC)