Government business cases and options analysis that stand up to assurance
For government teams building business cases that have to pass assurance and justify significant investment.
A weak business case is expensive twice: in the work to rebuild it after assurance sends it back, and in the credibility lost when the numbers do not hold together.
Options analysis is often where cases fall down: options that are not genuinely distinct, criteria that are not weighted, and a preferred option that looks decided in advance rather than reasoned to.
Understand first, then build
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Understand the framework
We work within your business case and assurance frameworks (Treasury guidelines, gateway reviews, investment logic), not around them.
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Frame the options
We help define genuinely distinct options and the weighted criteria to assess them against, so the analysis is real rather than a formality.
- 3
Analyse
We build the multi-criteria analysis and the supporting data and economic inputs, so the preferred option is reasoned to and evidenced.
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Prepare for review
We assemble the evidence so the case is defensible at gateway and assurance, and links cleanly to benefit realisation later.
Concrete deliverables
- Investment logic and options framing
- Weighted multi-criteria options analysis
- Supporting data and economic evidence
- Business case documentation ready for assurance
- A clear line from case to measurable benefits
Tools we typically use
- Excel
- Python
- Tableau
- Snowflake
Not sure which tool fits? That’s our job. We recommend based on your stack and team, not our preferences.
Talk it through with usThe questions buyers ask us
- What makes Motta Consulting suited to government business cases?
- Marco Motta has worked inside Queensland Treasury and the Department of Transport and Main Roads, so we know the business-case, options-analysis and assurance frameworks from the inside, and we pair that with the data and analytics skill to evidence them. Few firms bring both.
- What is multi-criteria options analysis?
- It is a transparent way to compare genuinely distinct options against weighted criteria (cost, benefits, risk, deliverability, strategic fit) so the preferred option is reasoned to and defensible, rather than asserted. Done well, it is the part of the business case that survives assurance.
- Do you work with agencies outside Queensland?
- Yes. The frameworks are national (Infrastructure Australia, Austroads and state Treasury guidelines share the same DNA) and we work with government clients across Australia.
- What does a government business case consultant do?
- A government business case consultant helps agencies frame genuinely distinct options, run weighted multi-criteria options analysis, and assemble the economic and data evidence so the preferred option survives gateway and assurance review. Motta Consulting does this across Australia, grounded in real Queensland Treasury and Transport and Main Roads practice, and links the case cleanly to measurable benefit realisation later.
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