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Business Case

The difficulty with the Business Case in Agile environments is that the Business Case is based on the benefits derived from a “product”, while the product is not certain in Agile projects.

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Points to Consider

The following can be considered when preparing a business case for PRINCE2 Agile:

The Business Case Philosophy

The Business Case is used to check the justification of the project for two reasons:

Based on the fact that the product is developed (and probably delivered) incrementally in Agile projects, the justification can be checked in the real world, instead of being forecasted using a Business Case. When the iterations are as short as a few weeks, risks of continuing an unjustifiable project is very low.

So, in this environment:

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Written by Nader K. Rad

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