Strategic options and business cases
A business case that compares strategic options on one basis.
Compare strategic options using external research and the internal facts you can share. Our analysts test the feasibility assumptions, set out the business case for each option and explain the trade-offs for management.
Delivered by 15Rock’s research platform and expert analysts.
Discuss your projectSee what you receive ↓The engagement
What you get, and what you provide.
- Who it is for
- Strategy, corporate-development and transformation teams, directly or alongside an adviser.
- What you get
- An options brief: each choice on a common basis, the key assumption behind it, the work needed to test it and a confidence level, with the peer set your team agreed.
- Format
- Document and slides.
- Scope and timing
- Scope, formats and delivery dates agreed before work starts.
- What you provide
- The business unit, the constraints, the internal facts we may use, a contact on your team to agree the scope with us and answer questions while the work runs.
- Refresh
- When the choice or the constraints change.
Inside the output
How the output shows its work.
Each option sits on one row: the evidence for it, the key assumption behind it, the work needed to test it and a confidence level. Where the public record does not settle an assumption, the confidence stays low rather than being assumed.
| Option | Evidence for | Key assumption | Work to test it | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build | Existing capability; slower to scale | Hiring at pace | Capacity plan against internal data | Confidence · medium |
| Buy | Two candidates fit the criteria | Price within range | Company briefs on both | Confidence · medium |
| Partner | One partner covers the region | Exclusivity acceptable | Terms review | Confidence · low |
From question to review
How we run it.
- 01
You
Frame the choice.
- 02
Our platform
Structures external research and permitted inputs around the choices.
- 03
Our analysts
Interpret the research, test feasibility assumptions and explain the trade-offs.
- 04
Together
Compare the choices.
- 05
Management
Decides and owns execution.
Scope
What the engagement covers.
Scope boundaries
The engagement covers research and analysis. The following are outside this workflow:
- Operational certainty.
- Invented private financials.
- Implementation beyond research.
Your context
Research for your team.
Start with one question
Which strategic option needs a business case?
Tell us what you’re investigating and when you need an answer. We’ll discuss the scope, inputs and research that would help.