Section 4  Business & Operational Impacts

Purpose of the Business & Operational Impacts Section:

The Business & Operational Impacts Section provides the reader with a list of all business and operational impacts for each stakeholder. Each impact is described and analyzed for each alternative (P3 and traditional).

Description:

For each stakeholder (outlined in Section 2) identify all impacts from the project. For a capital project these will include the following categories of impacts: technical, operational, acceptability, implementation and timing.

For each impact identify the magnitude of impact (high, medium, low, or none) for each alternative using the following guidelines:

High indicates that the magnitude of impact is significant and stakeholder support and preparation is critical to the alternative's success

Medium indicates that there is a manageable impact to the stakeholder

Low indicates the alternative will have a minor impact to the stakeholder

None indicates that the stakeholder will not be impacted by the alternative

If necessary, document the rationale for the evaluation.

Checklist for Business & Operational Impacts Section:

1.  For each stakeholder, have all business & operational impacts been identified?

2.  Has the magnitude of impact been accurately evaluated for each alternative?

3.  Have all stakeholders been considered?

4.  Have risks that specifically relate to each alternative been included?