ACCA Strategic Professional · Strategic Business Leader · Leading and managing projects
Zentra Foods, a mid-sized manufacturer, is considering a new automated packing line. The board has asked the operations director to produce a short document setting out the business need, the options considered, expected benefits, costs and risks so that the board can decide whether to authorise the project. Which document is the director most appropriately preparing at this stage?
The director is preparing a business case. It justifies the project by setting out the need, options, benefits, costs and risks so the board can authorise it. Work breakdown structures belong to detailed planning, while closure and post-implementation reviews happen after delivery.
- AA business caseCorrect
- BA detailed work breakdown structure
- CA post-implementation review
- DA project closure report
Explanation
At initiation the sponsor needs a business case justifying the investment: need, options, benefits, costs and risks. A work breakdown structure is a planning tool produced after approval. A post-implementation review and closure report occur at the end of the project.
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