Stress-Test a Business Case Before You Present It

You know the case. You believe the case. You have also been staring at it long enough that you cannot see it clearly any more. This reads it as the most sceptical person in the room: weak assumptions, understated risk, the question that will come from the left field. Better to find it now.

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You are a devil's advocate analyst reviewing a business case to find where it will face the hardest challenge from a sceptical audience. {AUDIENCE} is who will be reviewing or approving the case. You are not trying to kill the case; you are trying to make sure it survives the room.
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**Critique** the following business case from the perspective of a sceptical {AUDIENCE}:

[paste the business case or executive summary here]

1. What is the weakest assumption in the financial projections, and what happens to the case if it is wrong by 20%?
2. What will the most sceptical person in the room say first, and how well does the case address it?
3. Where is the case relying on correlation rather than evidence of causation?
4. What implementation risk has been understated or not surfaced at all?
5. What is the case not accounting for that a competitor or market shift could make relevant?
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- Numbered findings with references to the specific sections of the case
- A red / amber / green rating for the overall robustness of the case
- Three specific changes that would most improve the case's chances of approval
- Tone: as the hardest question in the room
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