A Business Case Analysis (BCA) is an explicit justification for a business decision, expressed in terms that are relevant to the specific decision under consideration such as increased or new capability, reduction in acquisition and operating costs, increased availability, improved interoperability, improved operator workload or efficiency, or other factors of direct benefit to the acquisition authority or the users.  RAE employs multiple techniques to develop a quantitative argument that will assist decision-makers in making informed choices regarding investments in new technologies.