An appraisal technique that attempts to place values on all benefits arising from a project and then compares the total value with the project's total cost
When consideration is given to both the positive and negative effects of an action or process, where the net effect or evidence is expressed in both numerical and narrative terms
a architecture work product produced during business engineering that documents the results of a cost/benefit analysis of a single application
a technique that assesses projects through a comparison between their costs and benefits, including social costs and benefits for an entire region or country Depending on the project objectives and its the expected outputs, three types of CBA are generally recognised: financial; economic; and social Generally cost-benefit analyses are comparative, i e they are used to compare alternative proposals Cost-benefit analysis compares the costs and benefits of the situation with and without the project; the costs and benefits are considered over the life of the project
The analysis of the potential costs and benefits of a project to allow comparison of the returns from alternative forms of investment
The analysis of the business benefit realized by the cost of expenditure on some resource, tool, or application development
A technique for the evaluation of projects, where all costs and benefits (direct and indirect) are considered Costs and benefits would be quantified, but where this is not possible they should be listed
The assessment of the costs incurred and the benefits realized by adopting a particular course of action