Project benefits management [[electronic resource] ] : linking your project to the business / / Trish Melton, Peter Iles-Smith, Jim Yates

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458611303321
• Autore: Melton Trish
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Boston ; ; London, : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008
• ISBN: 1-281-17229-4; 9786611172299; 0-08-055766-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): Iles-SmithPeter; YatesJames W
• Disciplina: 658.404
• Soggetti: Project management; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "IChemE."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover; Project benefits management: Linking your project to the business; Copyright page; About the authors; About the project management essentials series; Foreword; Acknowledgements; How to use this book; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; The project lifecycle; Aims; What is project benefits management?; Why benefits management is needed?; Benefits management path of success; The benefits management lifecycle; And remember...; Chapter 2 Projects and business; Organizational strategy; Developing the organizational strategy and identifying projects; Economic evaluation of projects; Opportunity costLink to the business; And remember...; Chapter 3 Benefits concept; Benefits concept development; Tool: Benefits Mapping Tool; Tool: Benefits Matrix; Benefits measurement; Tool: Benefits Scoring Tool; Stakeholder management; Benefits realization; Handy hints; And finally...; Chapter 4 Benefits specification - Part 1: linking scope to benefits; Defining project scope; Tool: CTQ Scope Definition Tool; Challenging the project scope; Tool: Scope Challenge Checklist; Scope and project strategy; Scope and business change management; Tool: Business Environment Checklist; Handy hints; And finally...Chapter 5 Benefits specification - Part 2: business case ; development; Value-add and lean thinking; Cost estimating; Benefits specification and measurement; Tool: Benefits Influence Matrix; How to write a business case; Handy hints; And finally...; Chapter 6 Benefits realization; Realization planning; Tool: Benefits Realization Risk Tool; Delivery of the explicit benefits; Delivery of the implicit benefits; Tool: Customer Satisfaction Analysis Tool; Benefits sustainability; Tool: In Place-In Use Analysis Tool; Ending the project - sustaining the business; Evaluating success; Handy hintsAnd finally...; Chapter 7 Short case studies; Case study A - the 'personal' project; Lessons learnt; Case study B - comparing different approaches to business case development; Lessons learnt; Case study C - the 'question mark' project; Lessons learnt; Chapter 8 Case Study One: product storage and distribution facility project; Situation; Potential project; Conclusions; Lessons learnt; Chapter 9 Case Study Two: pharmaceutical facility refurbishment project; Situation; Business case; Delivery; Benefits realization; Conclusions; Lessons learnt; Chapter 10 Case Study Three: organizational change programmeSituation; Business case; Delivery; Benefits realization; Conclusions; Lessons learnt; Chapter 11 Case Study Four: hurricane preparedness project; Situation; Business case; Delivery; Benefits realization; Conclusions; Lessons learnt; Chapter 12 Appendices; Appendix 12-1 - 'Why?' Checklist; Appendix 12-2 - 'Benefits Realized?' Checklist; Appendix 12-3 - Economic Evaluation of Projects; Appendix 12-4 - 'How?' Checklist; Appendix 12-5 - Business Case Template; Appendix 12-6 - Simple Benefits Hierarchy Tool; Appendix 12-7 - Roadmap Decision Matrix
• Sommario/riassunto: Successful projects are the basis for the business many successful organisations, but many professionals lack the basic skills required to manage projects successfully. This book shows how to maximise the outcomes of projects and to ensure that the benefits arising from projects -- large or small -- are fully realized by the business. This key outcome can be easily overlooked or sidelined by the need to keep projects on track. Visually lead, to the point, with case studies and best practice guidelines throughout, the hard-won real world experience found in this book makes it a powerful