Project Benefits Management - Linking projects to the Business

Project Benefits Management - Linking projects to the Business

von: Trish Melton, Laura Yates, Peter Iles-Smith

Elsevier Trade Monographs, 2007

ISBN: 9780080557663 , 240 Seiten

Format: PDF

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Project Benefits Management - Linking projects to the Business


 

Front cover

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Project benefits management: Linking your project to the business

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Copyright page

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About the authors

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About the project management essentials series

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Foreword

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Acknowledgements

12

How to use this book

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Contents

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Chapter 1 Introduction

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The project lifecycle

20

Aims

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What is project benefits management?

22

Why benefits management is needed?

24

Benefits management path of success

30

The benefits management lifecycle

35

And remember…

37

Chapter 2 Projects and business

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Organizational strategy

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Developing the organizational strategy and identifying projects

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Economic evaluation of projects

45

Opportunity cost

45

Link to the business

46

And remember…

47

Chapter 3 Benefits concept

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Benefits concept development

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Tool: Benefits Mapping Tool

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Tool: Benefits Matrix

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Benefits measurement

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Tool: Benefits Scoring Tool

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Stakeholder management

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Benefits realization

69

Handy hints

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And finally…

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Chapter 4 Benefits specification – Part 1: linking scope to benefits

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Defining project scope

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Tool: CTQ Scope Definition Tool

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Challenging the project scope

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Tool: Scope Challenge Checklist

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Scope and project strategy

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Scope and business change management

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Tool: Business Environment Checklist

85

Handy hints

86

And finally…

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Chapter 5 Benefits specification – Part 2: business case development

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Value-add and lean thinking

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Cost estimating

91

Benefits specification and measurement

94

Tool: Benefits Influence Matrix

97

How to write a business case

99

Handy hints

104

And finally…

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Chapter 6 Benefits realization

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Realization planning

109

Tool: Benefits Realization Risk Tool

110

Delivery of the explicit benefits

112

Delivery of the implicit benefits

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Tool: Customer Satisfaction Analysis Tool

119

Benefits sustainability

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Tool: In Place–In Use Analysis Tool

123

Ending the project – sustaining the business

125

Evaluating success

127

Handy hints

129

And finally…

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Chapter 7 Short case studies

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Case study A – the 'personal' project

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Lessons learnt

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Case study B – comparing different approaches to business case development

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Lessons learnt

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Case study C – the 'question mark' project

137

Lessons learnt

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Chapter 8 Case Study One: product storage and distribution facility project

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Situation

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Potential project

145

Conclusions

149

Lessons learnt

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Chapter 9 Case Study Two: pharmaceutical facility refurbishment project

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Situation

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Business case

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Delivery

165

Benefits realization

166

Conclusions

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Lessons learnt

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Chapter 10 Case Study Three: organizational change programme

170

Situation

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Business case

170

Delivery

176

Benefits realization

180

Conclusions

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Lessons learnt

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Chapter 11 Case Study Four: hurricane preparedness project

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Situation

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Business case

189

Delivery

197

Benefits realization

202

Conclusions

205

Lessons learnt

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Chapter 12 Appendices

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Appendix 12-1 – 'Why?' Checklist

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Appendix 12-2 – 'Benefits Realized?' Checklist

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Appendix 12-3 – Economic Evaluation of Projects

209

Appendix 12-4 – 'How?' Checklist

212

Appendix 12-5 – Business Case Template

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Appendix 12-6 – Simple Benefits Hierarchy Tool

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Appendix 12-7 – Roadmap Decision Matrix

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Appendix 12-8 – Benefits Specification Table

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Appendix 12-9 – Business Case Tool

226

Appendix 12-10 – Benefits Tracking Tool

227

Appendix 12-11 – Sustainability Checklist

228

Appendix 12-12 – Benefits Realization Plan Tool

229

Appendix 12-13 – Glossary

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Appendix 12-14 – References

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Index

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A

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B

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C

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D

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E

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F

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G

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H

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I

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K

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L

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M

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N

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O

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P

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R

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S

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T

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U

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V

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W

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