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## What this chapter does for you

Most cloud business cases are written backwards: a target number is chosen and the analysis is constructed to justify it. This chapter takes the opposite approach. It gives you the methodology to build an honest business case — one that a CFO can stress-test, a board can adopt, and a project team can be held accountable to.

![Business Case Overview](./files/business-case-overview.svg)

## Your next step

<Steps>
  1. Start with **[TCO Analysis](/advisory/business-case-and-financial-planning/tco-analysis/)** — establish the full cost of the current state before modelling cloud economics.
  2. Build the **[ROI & Payback](/advisory/business-case-and-financial-planning/roi-and-payback/)** model on the TCO foundation.
  3. Develop **[Scenarios](/advisory/business-case-and-financial-planning/scenarios/)** to stress-test the base case.
  4. Quantify the Sovereignty Premium for your industry context.
  5. Consolidate into the **[Business Case Narrative](/advisory/business-case-and-financial-planning/business-case-narrative/)** for board presentation.

</Steps>