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.

Use the Business Needs Statement template to provide stakeholders with sufficient information to whether or not your organization should move forward with the development of a Business Case.

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.