
business-case-development
Build compelling business cases to justify investments and secure funding. Quantify benefits, assess costs, manage risks, and present compelling ROI arguments to leadership.
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Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill business-case-development- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads business-case-development automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Business Case Development
Table of Contents
Overview
A strong business case combines financial analysis, strategic alignment, and risk assessment to justify investment decisions and secure leadership approval.
When to Use
- Requesting budget approval
- Justifying technology investments
- Planning major initiatives
- Evaluating vendor solutions
- Resource allocation decisions
- Strategic priority setting
- Change management planning
Quick Start
Minimal working example:
Business Case Template:
Project: Customer Portal Modernization
Date: January 2025
Prepared By: Product Manager
For: Finance & Executive Review
---
## Executive Summary
Proposal: Modernize customer portal with cloud-native architecture,
improve UX, and enable real-time features.
Investment Required: $800K (one-time)
Annual Operating Cost: $150K (vs $200K current)
Payback Period: 18 months
NPV (5-year): $2.1M
IRR: 45%
Recommendation: APPROVE - Strong financial case with strategic benefits
---
## Strategic Alignment
// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)
Reference Guides
Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:
| Guide | Contents |
|---|---|
| Financial Analysis | Financial Analysis |
| Business Case Presentation | Business Case Presentation |
Best Practices
✅ DO
- Tie business case to strategic goals
- Quantify benefits wherever possible
- Be realistic about timelines and costs
- Include detailed risk assessment
- Show multiple scenarios/alternatives
- Get stakeholder input early
- Executive sponsor support
- Use professional presentation
- Address tough questions proactively
- Define success metrics upfront
❌ DON'T
- Over-promise benefits
- Underestimate costs
- Ignore alternative solutions
- Skip risk assessment
- Rely solely on intangible benefits
- Present without executive support
- Use overly optimistic assumptions
- Forget to include contingency
- Present incomplete financial analysis
- Ignore competitive pressures
FAQ
What does the business-case-development skill do?
Build compelling business cases to justify investments and secure funding. Quantify benefits, assess costs, manage risks, and present compelling ROI arguments to leadership.
How do I install business-case-development?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill business-case-development in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/business-case-development/ (personal) or .claude/skills/business-case-development/ (project).
Which AI agents can use business-case-development?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is business-case-development safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains business-case-development?
It is published by aj-geddes in aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts. It has 668 recorded installs.
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