Fund Innovation with a Minimum Viable Business Case

In order to truly be viewed as a strategic leader in the eyes of the business units, the CIO must be prepared to spot opportunities for organizational growth and build the case to actually make it happen.
The business case is still the primary vehicle to gain the necessary support and resources from the business to execute on IT projects.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

Even if you think you are certain of a project’s benefits, or the desired/necessary functionality, you are probably wrong (in fact, there’s a 70% chance that you are wrong).
Take the minimum viable approach to start ALL projects to improve your speed to market, speed to scale, and speed to benefit.

Impact and Result

The CIO needs a structured approach to build the case for projects that not only helps the project get funding, but realize benefits as well.
Our approach guides you through effectively designing a solution, de-risking a project through impact reduction techniques, building and pitching the case for your project, and applying the business case as a mechanism to ensure that benefits are realized.

Fund Innovation with a Minimum Viable Business Case Research & Tools

Start here – read the Executive Brief

Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why full business cases are for scaling, not for starting, review Info-Tech’s methodology, and understand the four ways we can support you in completing this project.

Fund Innovation with a Minimum Viable Business Case – Executive Brief

1. Create a solution to someone’s problem

Design an effective value proposition for your solution.

2. Reduce the impact of your project

Reduce your project’s impact and better manage the risks associated with uncertainty.

3. Build the case and secure approval

Take the steps necessary to get support for your project.

4. Implement, measure, and scale

Get the most out of implementing the minimum viable business case approach.

About Info-Tech

Info-Tech Research Group is the world’s fastest-growing information technology research and advisory company, proudly serving over 30,000 IT professionals.

We produce unbiased and highly relevant research to help CIOs and IT leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. We partner closely with IT teams to provide everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.

What Is a Blueprint?

A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.

Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.

Table of Contents

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Guided Implementation 1: Create a solution to someone’s problem

Call 1: Solve someone’s problem.

Guided Implementation 2: Reduce the impact of your project

Call 1: Outline the project.

Guided Implementation 3: Build the case and secure approval

Call 1: Review the MVBC and prepare the pitch.

Guided Implementation 4: Implement, measure, and scale

Call 1: Assemble the team and track benefits.

Authors

Gopi Bheemavarapu

David Glazer

Contributors

Elsawy Yehia, Senior Manager, Digital Experience Architecture, RBC
Adam Faircloth, Director of Technology Innovation, USO
Shane Saunderson, Co-Head of IC/things, Idea Couture Inc.
Hamoon Ekhtiari, Director, Strategy & PMO, Office of the Executive Vice President, TELUS
Paul Hobcraft, Innovation Management Leader, The Leadership Network
Cecil Newton, Director of Technology Services, SFHP
Djamel Djemaoun Hamidson, Senior Enterprise Architect, CBC/Radio-Canada

Search Code: 81568
Last Revised: August 26, 2016