Most project management frameworks teach product and work breakdown as means to divide project activity into manageable tasks and delivery milestones. What most project customers prefer when asked is the early delivery of benefits rather than products alone.

This course teaches techniques to plan your projects around the phased delivery of benefits and how to use feedback to improve plans for future stages.

Course Objective

Delegates will be able produce plans capable of delivering benefits, early and often.

Who Should Attend

The prerequisite for this course is the Benefit Identification course where the fundamental concepts are explained. This course would benefit anyone who plans project activity.

Benefits of Attendance

Delegates should be able meet their customer’s real business needs for the system earlier than others.

Duration and Venue

One day at either a training location or the client’s site.

Outcomes

Delegates will learn how to:

• Use baseline measurement to stimulate innovative ideas.
• Use benefit value to stimulate option plans.
• Evaluate options based on benefits and risk.
• Structure programmes and projects for early benefit delivery.

Course Outline

• Introduction: review of current planning practices.
• Recap of benefits identification.
• Design cost effective measurement processes.
• Baseline Measurement.
• Focussing innovative ideas for maximum effect.
• The Impact Estimation Table for option evaluation.
• Practical exercise.
• Work packaging and planning for evolutionary cycles.

Further Information

Tel: +44(0) 7830 9657

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