Developing a Business Case for Innovation

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Developing a Business Case for Innovation

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I use these slides to teach final year fashion students about how to write a business case to support their innovative idea. The slides introduce the key sections of the business case and give some information about what should be included in each.

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Developing a Business Case for Innovation

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✓ To justify the risk of investing in innovation✓ To convince management to endorse your idea✓ To ensure you logically think through everything

Why You Need A Business Case

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Executive SummaryOne page

snapshot of the whole

business case

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Executive SummaryOne page

snapshot of the whole

business case

WRITE THIS

LAST

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WHAT is thePROBLEM

to be SOLVED?

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Frame it in terms of these guys...

... The Customer

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Your Solution

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SUPER EASY TOUNDERSTAND

your solution must be

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Why It’s Innovative

“New ideas that create value”

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Customer Research

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CONDUCT A

SURVEY

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TRY SELLING YOUR

INNOVATION

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Design & Development Plans

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Investment Requirements

✓ Design & Development✓ Project Management✓ Marketing

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Expected Benefits

FINANCIAL SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL

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The Ask

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✓ Executive Summary✓ The Need✓ Your Solution✓ Why it is Innovative✓ Customer Research✓ Design and Development Plans✓ Investment Requirements✓ Expected Benefits✓ The Ask

Recap of sections

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THANKSTH

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✓ Girls scratching head: Tintin44 on Flickr✓ Van: Lulumon athletica on Flickr✓ Rubics cube: Nitot on Flickr✓ Customers www.bytec.co.uk/images/photos/sketches.jpg ✓ Sketch picture: NathanaelB on Flickr✓ Currencies: M4D Group on Flickr

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