DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
and
Health Care Finance Administration
Feasibility, Alternatives, And Cost/Benefit Analysis Guide
July 1993
Table of Contents
PREFACE
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.2 Overview
1.3 Objectives
1.4 Analysis In Perspective
1.5 How to Use this Guide
2 FEASIBILITY STUDY AND ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS
2.1 Overview
2.2 Describe the Status Quo
2.3 Define the Problems
2.4 Convert Problems to System Objectives
2.5 Identify System Constraints and Assumptions
2.6 Develop Initial Functional and Technical Requirements
2.7 Assess Project Feasibility
2.8 Identify Alternatives
2.9 Determine Risks and Effects
2.10 Determine Risks and Effects
2.11 Rank Alternatives
3 COST / BENEFIT ANALYSIS
3.1 Overview
3.2 Cost the Status Quo
3.3 Cost Alternatives to the Status Quo
3.4 Identify and Characterize All Costs
3.5 Determine Whether to Use Constant or Current Dollars
3.6 Build each Cost Profile Year by Year
3.7 Apply Present Value Factor
3.8 Prepare Systems Life Cost Profiles
3.9 Identify and Characterize All Benefits
3.10 Identify and Characterize All Benefits
3.11 Apply Present Value Factors
3.12 Prepare Systems Life Benefits Profiles
3.13 Avoid Common Errors
3.14 Identify Qualitative Benefits
3.15 Verify Benefit Categories And Projections
3.16 Develop Cost/Benefit Profiles
3.17 Compare Quantitative Factors
3.18 Compare Alternatives: Quantitative and Qualitative
3.19 Maintain perspective: quantitative and qualitative factors
3.20 Verify Analysis and Select Alternative
4 COST / BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
4.1 Overview
4.2 Basis for Approval
4.3 Allocating Costs
4.4 Define Program Specific Benefits
4.5 Develop Program Specific Cost/Benefit Profiles
5 MEASURING ACTUAL COSTS AND BENEFITS
5.1 Overview
5.2 Objectives
5.3 Management Tool
5.4 Identify All Costs
5.5 Build the Cost Profile Year by Year
5.6 Identify All Benefits
5.7 Build the Benefit Profile Year by Year
5.8 Compare the Cost/Benefits Achieved to those Projected
APPENDIX A: REFERENCES
APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY
APPENDIX C: EVALUATION, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTIONS
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