Business Cases
Recommendations related to business cases
4
Recommendations
50% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (2)Noted (2)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 2 inquiries
Across 2 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
4 total
ETI-5
Noted
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
Business Case Timing
Where the Business Case for any future light rail project is based upon an assumption that, prior to the award of the contract for the construction of the infrastructure, certain …
Scottish Government
ETI-6
Noted
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
Optimism Bias in Business Cases
All versions of the Business Case, including any Business Case required as a result of altered assumptions, should include an assessment of risk that takes account of optimism bias in …
Scottish Government
RHI-19
Accepted
RHI Inquiry
Business Case Approval Redesign
The processes within a Department for approving new expenditure and business cases including, where it forms part of that process, the role of Casework Committees, should be thoroughly re-designed to …
Department of Finance
RHI-21
Accepted
RHI Inquiry
Sceptical Business Case Scrutiny
The Department of Finance's distinctive role in scrutinising business cases should be searching and sceptical, guarding against over-reliance on the assurances offered by the applicant Department.
Department of Finance