02 — Capability · BC-180.10
Investment Prioritization & Funding
Collect proposals for change through one door, judge them on the same criteria and fund the ones that advance the strategy most per dollar, with the rest told no clearly and early.
- Demand Management
- Business Case Review
- Investment Committee
In scope
- Demand intake and triage
- Business case standards and review
- Prioritization scoring and funding decisions
Out of scope
- Budget setting and allocation mechanics (see BC-220)
- Product feature prioritization within a product team (see BC-510)
Realized by · 1
Used in · 2
Build it · 1
Decomposes into · 4
- BC-180.10.10Demand IntakeCapture every proposal for change in one place with enough detail to triage it and route it to the right decision.
- BC-180.10.20Business Case DevelopmentSet the standard for what a proposal must show — cost, benefit, risk, alternatives — and help sponsors meet it.
- BC-180.10.30Investment PrioritizationScore and rank proposals against strategic fit, value, risk and capacity so funding follows the ranking rather than the volume.
- BC-180.10.40Funding Decision & ReleaseApprove investments in stages, releasing money as each gate is passed rather than all at once on hope.