If focus wins, what do we focus on?
Focus on approaching the delivery of projects using a different lens.
When you do focus on value, from the outset, throughout and beyond the end of the project until all of the benefits have been realised and their value measured, you find you can deliver more projects and more value in less time and for less cost. Not utopia but simpler, more focused project delivery:
- You start projects differently, focusing on your business outcomes rather than trying to discover ‘the solution’;
- You manage projects differently, focusing on the progressive delivery of benefits and value rather than trying to deliver to ‘implementation’; and
- You measure projects differently, focusing on the realisation of the business end states, benefits and net (of project and ongoing costs) value rather than “delivery on time, on budget and to specification”.
Value Delivery Management brings that new value lens; a new value focus. And focus wins. It’s that simple.
The journey starts at the end, not the beginning.
An end state whose realisation can be simply measured, by anyone WITH A TRUE/FALSE QUESTION. This clarity ensures no confusion as to achievement. Our Desired Business Outcomes are the primary measure of business success, and Project Outcomes the primary measure of a (change) project’s success.
An organisational attribute consisting of necessary people (with the requisite competencies), plus management (direction, structures, measures, controls, etc), plus organisational infrastructure (policies, processes, systems, etc).
The beneficial result of the delivery of one or more outcomes. All benefits are measurable and verifiable, but only some are quantifiable.
Narrowly, is the quantifiable value of a benefit (usually in financial terms). Broadly, a project’s inclusive statement for outcomes, benefits and (quantified) value, plus the projects strategic contribution.
An individual attribute of consisting of knowledge, training, experience, aptitude and attitude – possession of the requisite skills and how to apply them effectively.
