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The Business Case for Better Business Cases

The Five Case Model was built for good decisions—not for late nights reformatting tables. Here is why automation, done properly and with the human firmly in the loop, is about to give the profession its best years yet.

By Stefan Sanchez and Dr Joe Flanagan

Generic AI Writes Quickly. Approval Still Stalls.

On why fluent drafting is not the same as defensible reasoning.

The Optimism Problem: When the Preferred Option Is Chosen Before the Analysis Begins

On the appraisal discipline that distinguishes strong cases from defensible-looking ones.

The Workshop Was Productive. So Why Has the Alignment Already Faded?

On the gap between agreement in the room and progress on paper.

Why Review Cycles Take Twice as Long as They Should

On the quiet cost of unclear logic in business case drafting.

When Highly Skilled People Spend Their Days Formatting Documents

On the opportunity cost of manual drafting in expert teams.

Two Teams, One Organisation, Two Completely Different Business Cases

On why a shared structural foundation improves consistency without flattening judgement.