Define: "Business Justification" in Business
High risk of unnecessary meetings
"Copy and paste the exact text from the corporate mission statement into your request. Procurement rarely reads past the first paragraph."
A formal document outlining the rationale costs and expected benefits of a proposed expenditure.
What does "Business Justification" actually mean?
"A soul-crushing creative writing exercise required to beg procurement for a $20 cable you need to do your actual job."
"Please provide a detailed business justification for the requested software license renewal."
"I had to write a three-page business justification just to replace a mouse that literally caught on fire."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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