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The ultimate guide to building and presenting a business case for HR initiatives

When People Teams are ready to roll out new programs (or request more budget for existing programs), presenting the business case to stakeholders can make otherwise powerful teams feel vulnerable and out of their element.

But we know efforts to foster a culture of employee appreciation are more important than ever.

We wanted to help you make building the business case simpler and more rewarding by sharing practical strategies across five stages: Starting your story, presenting the data, defining the goal, presenting the solution, making the pitch and outlining your plan.

 

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Step One

Start your story

Illustrate the situation you mean to address and its effects on business performance.

Step Two

Present the data

Include tangible data points to put evidence toward your case.

 

 

Step Three

Define the goal

Where do you want to go? What does success look like?

Step Four

Present the solution

Include tangible data points to put evidence toward your case.

 

 

Step Five

Make your pitch

This is the time to sum up your proposal with a mission statement.

Step Six

Outline the plan

Show you’ve thought through implementation and adoption.

 

 

Bonus

Budget storytelling

Lay out the math in terms of distributed costs and anticipated returns.

Bonus

Unlock wellbeing leadership alignment

 

 

 

Learn how our solution supports a culture of appreciation all year long

Contact us and see how the Reward Gateway platform delivers:

  • Peer-to-peer and manager-led reward and recognition features to reinforce core values and create a culture of continuous and strategic recognition
  • Tailored communications tools to drive awareness and understanding of important company goals and initiatives
  • Ways to measure progress against engagement through pulse-style surveys and custom survey templates
  • Unique employee discounts platform that helps your employees save money
  • Wellbeing solutions that support your team's physical, mental and financial wellbeing

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