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Evidence Guide: MSS015046 - Develop a business case for sustainability improvements

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MSS015046 - Develop a business case for sustainability improvements

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Define sustainability improvement project

  1. Review available data and information to determine purpose of project
  2. Identify key stakeholders and seek their input on defining project
  3. Read and interpret regulatory requirements to determine impact on project goals and activities
  4. Clarify and confirm critical success factors for project with key stakeholders
  5. Determine metrics that reflect sustainability goals and critical success factors
  6. Source and review data to quantify the current state relevant to sustainability goals and critical success factors
Review available data and information to determine purpose of project

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Identify key stakeholders and seek their input on defining project

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Read and interpret regulatory requirements to determine impact on project goals and activities

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Clarify and confirm critical success factors for project with key stakeholders

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Determine metrics that reflect sustainability goals and critical success factors

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Source and review data to quantify the current state relevant to sustainability goals and critical success factors

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Quantify expected benefits from project

  1. Calculate cost of any capital improvements from the project
  2. Determine any process, product or service benefits
  3. Determine any maintenance benefits
  4. Determine any product life cycle and/or circularity benefits
  5. Determine any regulatory health, safety and environment (HSE) benefits
  6. Determine potential intangible benefits
  7. Estimate total benefit of proposed project
Calculate cost of any capital improvements from the project

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Determine any process, product or service benefits

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Determine any maintenance benefits

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Determine any product life cycle and/or circularity benefits

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Determine any regulatory health, safety and environment (HSE) benefits

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Determine potential intangible benefits

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Estimate total benefit of proposed project

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Determine costs required to implement project

  1. Estimate fixed capital costs required
  2. Estimate personnel costs required
  3. Estimate financial costs required
  4. Estimate time required for project and time-related costs
  5. Estimate total costs of project
Estimate fixed capital costs required

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Estimate personnel costs required

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Estimate financial costs required

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Estimate time required for project and time-related costs

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Estimate total costs of project

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Prepare a proposal justifying project

  1. Estimate return on investment (ROI), sustainability and other project benefits
  2. Estimate direct costs and other impacts of not proceeding with the project
  3. Compare benefits to costs using financial modelling methods
  4. Write proposal for project and communicate with key stakeholders
Estimate return on investment (ROI), sustainability and other project benefits

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Estimate direct costs and other impacts of not proceeding with the project

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Compare benefits to costs using financial modelling methods

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Write proposal for project and communicate with key stakeholders

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Assessed

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