Posts Tagged “Business case”

The business case 2 – Why are we considering this?

by jed simms on September 22, 2009

The first section of a business case needs to justify why you are even considering this project/program. If you can’t justify its reason, rationale and relevance than the project should be immediately culled. Strategic contribution The project’s relevance needs to (…)

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The business case 1 – myths and misunderstandings

by jed simms on September 15, 2009

For a document that has been around for many years, it is surprising how bad and how misunderstood business cases are. The business case should tell a story, make a ‘case’ for your project or program; yet too many business (…)

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The demise of the Benefits Delivery Manager

by jed simms on July 2, 2008

Some of the larger projects around town are appointing a ‘Benefits Delivery Manager’ who is given accountability for ensuring the delivery of the benefits. This is a typical structural knee-jerk reaction to a process problem — appoint a person and (…)

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Value Delivery Management and PMBOK

by jed simms on June 25, 2008

PMBOK is a “body of knowledge that identifies the scope of project management activities” so as to foster comprehensiveness and consistency. Its aim is to be applicable to all types of projects and, therefore, it can tend to contain the (…)

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Project Governance on Steriods

by jed simms on June 17, 2008

As many of you will know, I’ve been pioneering Project Governance since the late 1990s. In the past year I’ve completely revamped and extended our Project Governance program. This complete program is now available under “Business Project Governance” at www.project-sponsor.com. (…)

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