PURPOSE
The business case analysis report provides summary cost, schedule, and benefit information for each alternative solution to mission need for use by the investment decision authority when making initial and final investment decisions.

APPROVAL
The Vice President or Director of the implementing service organization approves the business case analysis report. Designated ACAT reviewers review and sign the report.

DISTRIBUTION
Send an electronic copy of the business case analysis report and updates to the IDA secretariat before a decision meeting per instructions in the IDA secretariat quick-start guide. The IDA secretariat maintains a database of all business case analysis reports.

CONTENT
The business case analysis report synopsizes the results of investment analysis. At the initial investment decision, it describes alternatives, assumptions, and constraints, and provides full lifecycle cost estimates, benefit estimates, schedule analysis, risk analysis, and economic analysis for each alternative. At the final investment decision, it updates this information and records full lifecycle information for the alternative selected for implementation.

The author shall use the business case analysis report template in FAST and shall provide information for all sections.