Posted By Petersham2003 drop a line via email my Union Role pitches me against this all the time I done business cases for work / government etc. might be able to help you. Is the business case based cost / risk or something you need.

Posted By David Bannister Brenda, any business case must major on the financial reasons and if there are additional legal reasons then the financial penalties for failure should be included. In your case for additional resources it may be useful to put a realistic figure on what you are achieving now, what is missing, how much that is currently or potentially costing, why the missing bit is needed and how much the business will benefit from its inclusion. Be prepared to be challenged on any of the figures. Use the full costs of incidents in your argument so long as they are justifiable. The carrot of better business performance will be a better sales aid than the stick of potential losses, although you will know whether the decision makers are likely to be swayed by the threat of the latter or legal penalties.