Third Branch Solutions
Business Case Builder
Courts are risk-averse by nature, and for good reason. Often, the most effective resource advocacy strategy isn't "this will make us more efficient;" it's "the status quo carries a risk we can name, quantify, and mitigate." Work through the four fields below to build your case.
Name the problem
What's the specific gap or risk?
State the gap, risk, or inefficiency in concrete terms. Unclear priorities, fragmented systems, and inconsistent information are risk factors — name them as such, not as vague frustrations.
Quantify the risk
What is the status quo costing?
Staff time, turnover, delayed priorities — and what decisions are being made with incomplete or unreliable information right now? Riskier decisions have a cost too, even when it's hard to put a dollar figure on it. Where you can, translate staff time into a rough dollar amount — it lands harder than hours alone.
Propose the investment
What are you asking for?
Define the scope, timeline, and cost of the engagement or resource. Frame it as risk mitigation, not spending — you're asking leadership to close an exposure, not fund a nice-to-have.
Show the return
What changes once it's in place?
What risk is mitigated? What capacity is reclaimed? What decisions get easier? Be specific — vague ROI claims lose. Concrete risk reduction wins with a risk-averse audience.
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