Lesson 2 of 3•AI for Technology Advisory0 of 3 complete (0%)
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Business Case Development for Technology Investments
What you'll learn
- 1Build rigorous business cases that quantify technology investment returns
- 2Use AI to model scenarios and stress-test assumptions
- 3Present technology business cases in language that resonates with both technical and business audiences
Building Technology Business Cases That Win Approval
A technology investment business case must convince both the CFO (show me the numbers) and the CEO (show me the strategic value). AI helps you build cases that satisfy both audiences by enabling rapid scenario modeling, comprehensive cost analysis, and persuasive narrative construction.
The Business Case Framework
Build a technology investment business case:
Investment: [technology solution and scope]
Current state: [how the business capability is handled today]
Proposed future state: [how it will work with the new technology]
Quantify:
1. Direct cost savings (labor, materials, licenses being replaced)
2. Productivity gains (time saved × volume × value per hour)
3. Revenue enablement (new capabilities that drive revenue growth)
4. Risk reduction (cost of incidents/outages × probability reduction)
5. Strategic value (competitive positioning, market responsiveness)
Costs:
1. Implementation costs (software, hardware, integration, consulting)
2. Ongoing costs (licenses, support, maintenance, internal resources)
3. Hidden costs (training, change management, temporary productivity dip)
4. Opportunity costs (what else could this budget fund?)Unlock this lesson
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What you'll learn:
- Build rigorous business cases that quantify technology investment returns
- Use AI to model scenarios and stress-test assumptions
- Present technology business cases in language that resonates with both technical and business audiences