1The University of Sydney Page 1
Topic
PRINCE2: Project Initiation
Document, Business Case
Class activity
Dr Peter John Kavalamthara
The University of Sydney
Business School
The University of Sydney Page 2
Part One: Instructions
Chapter 3: IT Project Management (Kathy Schwalbe) See Canvas readings
1. Read the opening case (please see next page)
2. Form groups
3. Consult with members of your group and form agreement on what the
business case should contain.
4. With the limited information provided in the ‘Opening Case’, construct a
brief business case for JWD consulting providing as much detail as you
can. Please see page 9 of Week 7 lecture slides (i.e., slides 17 and 18)
for contents of Business Case.
5. When finished, elect 1-2 members from your group to present the
business case to the class.
2The University of Sydney Page 3
The University of Sydney Page 4
Part Two: Instructions
Chapter 3: IT Project Management (Kathy Schwalbe) See the document in the Class
Activity section of Canvas titled “JWD Consulting's Business Case-1.pdf”
“To justify investing in this project, Erica drafted a business case for it, getting input and feedback
from Joe, from one of her senior staff members in the PMO and from a member of the Finance
department. She also used a corporate template and sample business cases from past projects as a
guide. Table 3-2 provides the business case. (Note that this example and others are abbreviated.)”
Because this project is relatively small and is for an internal sponsor, the business case is not as long as
many other business cases.”
1. In the same group, review table 3-2.
2. How does this compare to what your group expected to see? What surprises you? What
informs you?
3. Provide justification for why you believe Erica included each of the Business case sections.
4. Elect one member of your group (a different member to part one), to share these thoughts with
the rest of the class.
This exercise will give you insight into what is usually contained in a business case. For group
assignment please follow the format given in the Week 6 lecture slides.