How do you build a business case for a prospect?

The strongest business cases are built from the prospect’s own situation and numbers. A deal-specific business case shows the buying committee what the problem costs them today, what changes if they solve it, and what it takes to get there. A sales assistant like Mutiny drafts that business case from the deal’s calls and CRM data, and the rep reviews and tailors it before sending.

How do you build a business case for a prospect?

1. Quantify the current state. Use discovery to capture what the problem costs today in time, revenue, risk, or spend. Use the buyer’s own figures wherever possible.

2. Define the target outcome. Agree with your champion on the metrics that will show success and the timeframe.

3. Project the impact. Show the expected change in those metrics, with conservative assumptions stated plainly.

4. Compare against the cost. Include pricing, implementation effort, and time to value, so the payback period is clear.

5. Add proof. Include results from customers in a similar industry or segment.

6. Tailor it to each stakeholder. The CFO, the executive sponsor, and the end users care about different outcomes, so adjust the emphasis for each.

7. Close with a next step. Tie the business case to the next milestone in your mutual action plan, such as an executive review.

What makes a business case deal-specific?

A strong business case is grounded in the specific account and its buying committee. It covers the buyer’s current state, the projected impact in their terms, proof from similar accounts, and a clear next step tied to the deal stage.

How do you produce these at the volume a pipeline needs?

Writing each business case by hand is slow, so most reps only build one for their largest deals. Mutiny is the sales assistant built for customer-facing work. Because its notetaker captures every call, Mutiny drafts a personalized business case for each deal from what the buyer shared, so every opportunity can carry a real case.

What should a rep review before sending?

Confirm the numbers match what the buyer shared, the proof points fit the account’s industry, and the recommended next step lines up with the deal stage. The assistant does the production; the rep owns the accuracy.

“Mutiny lets our commercial reps create that same caliber of content on their own. Our sales team was genuinely shocked at the quality.”
Hillary Carpio, VP of Marketing, Snowflake

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