Documents and articles
- FD(DFP)20/09: The Northern Ireland Guide to Expenditure Appraisal and Evaluation (NIGEAE)
- A brief introduction to the NIGEAE
- What is value for money (VFM)?
- Common errors in ecomonic appraisal
- Checklist comparing economic and commercial appraisal
- Basics of discounting
- The weighted scoring method
Calculators and tables
- Discount tables
- Net present cost calculator
- Optimism bias calculators
- Affordability template
- Example of DEL accounting analysis for PFI v. conventional procurement
Business case chart and templates
- Business case development flow chart
- Business case template for small expenditures
- Strategic outline case template
- Business case template to engage professional services including external consultancy
- Outline and full business case checklist
Post project evaluation (PPE) templates
- General purpose post project evaluation (PPE) template
- DoF post project evaluation pro forma for expenditures up to £50k
- DoF post project evaluation pro forma for expenditures over £50k
- External consultancy post project evaluation (PPE) template