Business Needs Statement Template

Use the Business Needs Statement template to provide stakeholders with enough information to decide whether or not to develop a Business Case.

The Business Needs Statement identifies an idea that may turn into a project. It outlines the proposed project’s purpose, goals, and scope, approximate cost, and schedule.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction
1.1 Project description
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Scope
1.4 Risks
1.5 Issues
1.6 System Overview
1.7 Points of Contact

2 Business Needs Description
2.1 Description of Business Need
2.2 Benefits Expected
2.3 Capabilities
2.4 Organizational Effects
2.5 Need Assessment
2.6 Constraints
2.7 Estimated Costs
2.8 Integration

3 Appendix A: Business Needs Statement Approval

4 Appendix B: References

5 Appendix C: Definitions, Acronyms, & Abbreviations

5 Product Design Specification Approval

Product Specifications

The template pack includes the following documents:

– 1 x Business Needs Statement Template

Page Count

– MS Word document – 16 pages

File Format

The template is in Microsoft Word (.docx) format.