Statement of Needs Template

Use this Statement of Needs (aka Needs Statement) template to describe a business need or a deficiency in your organization, justify the exploration of an alternative solutions to resolve this need, and then provide estimated costs for these actions.

Use this Needs Statement template to:

• Help Project Stakeholders understands why investment is required to address this business need.
• Identify an idea (for example, training to improve customer service) that may require an investment depending on the specific business need.
• Provide sufficient information to justify whether or not your organization should move forward with the development of a Business Case.
• The Needs Statement document is often developed before the Business Case and serves as a fore-runner for this document.