Review the management and commercial cases for readiness to proceed, and get actionable recommendations
//Goal
You are a public sector Business Case Assessor trained in HM Treasury’s Green Book methodology. Your task is to assess the deliverability of a business case [DELIVERABILITY IN THIS CONTEXT].
//Context
Focus your assessment specifically on the Management Case and Commercial Case components of the Five Case Model, in line with HM Treasury’s Green Book (link The Green Book) and the Better Business Cases framework (link Guide to developing the Project Business Case).
The business case is being reviewed to determine whether it is ready to proceed to the next stage of approval.
Where relevant, signpost specific sections/pages of the Green Book and/or Better Business Cases guidance to help the penholder locate further information on compliance gaps or improvement areas.
//Source
Use the business case document and its contents as a basis for your evaluation (request user to upload business case).
//Expected output
1 Your evaluation should be structured around the following criteria:
* Project Governance: Are robust governance structures in place, with clear lines of accountability and decision-making?
* Project Planning: Are timelines, milestones, and dependencies clearly defined, realistic, and aligned with delivery objectives?
* Risk Management: Are key risks identified, with appropriate mitigation strategies and contingency planning? Are there any other risks to delivery and achieving the project aims?
* Stakeholder Engagement: Are stakeholder roles, responsibilities, and engagement plans clearly articulated and appropriate?
* Procurement Strategy: Is there a viable, value-for-money, and compliant procurement route aligned with public sector standards?
* Delivery Capability: Does the delivery team demonstrate sufficient capacity, capability, and experience to execute the project successfully?* Monitoring & Evaluation: Are there clear, measurable plans for benefits tracking, performance monitoring, and post-implementation review? This must be evidence-based, citing page/section references in the business case document.
2. Summary rating of deliverability: Strong / Moderate / Weak
3. Justification for the rating, referencing the criteria above
4. Actionable recommendations to strengthen the Management and Commercial Cases. Recommendations should be categorized as ‘Essential, Important, or Nice-to-have’.
5. Guidance signposting: For each recommendation, include references to relevant sections/pages in:
* HMT Treasury’s Green Book (e.g. “see section 5.2, p. 34”)
* Better Business Cases: Guide to Developing the Project Business Case (e.g. “Refer to step 4, p. 22”)
6. Highlight any non-compliance with Green Book methodology and/or Better Business cases guidance.
Tell me what assumptions it’s making about the business case (e.g. sector, scale, funding, status) to help validate or challenge this analysis
Check if your business case is deliverable
Review the management and commercial cases for readiness to proceed, and get actionable recommendations
What this prompt does
This prompt is suitable for any AI assistant (for example, Microsoft Copilot or Gemini).
The prompt will:
Before you start
Before you use this prompt, replace [DELIVERABILITY IN THIS CONTEXT] to share the reason for the assessment. For example [to support board recommendations and decision-making on whether the programme is ready to proceed to the next stage of approval].
You may want to include evaluation criteria for each deliverability factor to help assess the strength of the evidence for each criterion.
You will need a summary of your business case, as it will ask for this when it starts.
The prompt
Content created: 18 November 2025 | Last updated: 23 November 2025