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Business Case Presentation

Presentation template for Google Slides and PowerPoint

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Type
Presentation
Price
Free
Slides
10
Style
Corporate
Difficulty
Beginner
Updated
October 30, 2026

Every slide (10)

Overview

Sponsors lose investment cases when the options are straw men or the benefits have no basis. This deck opens with the cost of the problem, sets do nothing, a minimum fix and the recommended option side by side, then shows the return, a sensitivity check and the decision sought.

The sample follows Alderbrook Digital as it asks its board for £100k to replace three billing tools: 27 months to payback, a five-year NPV of £142k at 3.5% and a benefit-cost ratio of 1.8. Replace the cost of the status quo, the options and the yearly costs, then rerun the plus or minus 20% benefit test.

Useful for

  • A sponsor asking a board to commit capital to a system replacement
  • A finance director reviewing costs, benefits and payback before an investment committee
  • A programme lead comparing do nothing, a minimum fix and a full solution for a funder

What's included

  • Cover slide with the headline case and the organisation
  • Problem slide with four bullets on what the status quo costs each year, plus a why-now note
  • Cost breakdown in three columns showing where the annual cost of the problem comes from
  • Options grid comparing do nothing, a minimum fix and the recommended option feature by feature
  • Comparison table with capital, benefit-cost ratio and NPV, including a minus 20% benefits test
  • Recommended option slide, ROI chart, ask slide, make-it-yours guide and a closing contacts slide

How to use it

  1. 1

    Click Make a copy in Google Slides, then confirm on the Google page. The copy is saved to your own Google Drive.

  2. 2

    Replace the problem slide with the yearly cost of your status quo in pounds, and give each cost line a named owner.

  3. 3

    Rebuild the options grid with a do-nothing baseline and two real alternatives, then enter capital, running costs and contingency for each.

  4. 4

    Update the comparison table and ROI chart with your own yearly net benefit, and run the plus and minus 20% test on benefits.

  5. 5

    Delete the guide slide, then share the deck with your decision-makers or present it.

What you need

Requirements

  • A Google account with access to Google Slides

Works with

  • Google Slides
  • Microsoft PowerPoint (File → Download → .pptx)

Questions

Does the template include a do-nothing option?

Yes. The options grid and comparison table both start with a do-nothing baseline, so the finance director can see the cost of waiting beside the two real alternatives.

Which figures should I check first?

Start with the annual cost of the status quo, the capital cost with contingency, the yearly running cost and the discount rate. Payback, NPV and the benefit-cost ratio all follow from those.

Are the organisation and figures real?

No. Alderbrook Digital, its people and every figure are fictional sample data, written to add up so you can see how a finished business case reads.

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  • #options-appraisal
  • #roi
  • #payback
  • #board-presentation
  • #google-slides

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