tarveselvityksellä

Tarveselvitys is a needs assessment used in Finnish planning and procurement to identify and document a genuine need, define objectives, stakeholders, and success criteria, and outline possible solutions. It is typically prepared early in a project or procurement process to justify investments and to provide a basis for decision-making. A tarveselvitys may include an analysis of the current situation, a statement of the problem or opportunity, defined goals, user and stakeholder considerations, high-level requirements, and a comparison of alternative solutions, along with a summary of estimated benefits, costs, risks, and a recommended course of action. It often serves as a precursor to more detailed analyses such as a feasibility study or a business case and is commonly required by public sector governance or procurement rules.

Tarveselvityksen osa on also to place decisions in a concrete context for budgeting and governance. The phrase tarveselvityksellä is the instrumental form used to indicate that something is based on, or conducted with, the findings of a needs assessment. For example, a project plan or procurement decision may be described as "tarveselvityksellä laadittu" or "tarveselvityksellä määriteltyjen tavoitteiden perusteella." In practice, tarveselvityksellä signals that planning and evaluation rest on the evidence and analysis produced by the needs assessment, rather than on ad hoc judgments alone. The term is used in both public and private sectors, particularly when ensuring that resources align with actual needs.