Whither benefits management, Wednesday 21st March 2015

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A presentation given by Gary Mainwaring to the APM Planning, Monitoring and Control SIG and guests at the University of Warwick, Coventry 2015. Gary Mainwaring General Dynamics – Benefits Management is a Marathon not a sprint. The critical success factors are: Adapt, Support, Evolution, Elevate, Champion and Culture.

Business

Whither Benefits
Management?
Gary Mainwaring
21st January 2015

What’s My Angle?
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LL / LFE / L2S
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No Time For…
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Scope
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Hands Up
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What I will try to get across is….

Key Takeaways
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Planned Benefits Realised?
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9
On time, within
budget, ‘White
elephant’
‘Super project
but financial
disaster’ for
John Laing plc
Late, 3x over
budget

New Benefits Realised?
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GDUK Defence Solutions
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Customer Stakeholders
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OGC Recommendations…
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A clear project plan that ….indicates the means of benefits
realisation.
The project management team has a clear view of the
interdependencies between projects, the benefits, and the
criteria against which success will be judged.
The SRO has the ability, responsibility and authority to
ensure that the…. business benefits are delivered.
Effective systems for measuring and tracking the
realisation of benefits in the business case.
Have enough review points so that the project can be
stopped, if changing circumstances mean that the
business benefits are no longer achievable or no
longer represent value for money.

Government ‘Push’
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SRO to ensure
projected benefits are
delivered
Anticipated benefits not
delivered within original
time and cost
expectations
Use assurance to
monitor and maximise
benefits

Government ‘Push’
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“A critical innovation in the private sector has been the
emergence of a portfolio management approach to major
projects, that is, a central project authority takes the role of
prioritising across a company’s projects on the basis of
benefit to cost ratio, risk and deliverability. This exercise
is repeated frequently……”

Government ‘Push’
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The business case for the line estimates that Crossrail will produce
£1.97 of benefit for every £1 of cost, through reduced journey times,
reduced crowding on public transport and quicker interchanges
between services.

Lesson from History
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Delivering Capability
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Requirements
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Programme
Vision
Benefits
Realisation

Deliver to Plan - OTAD
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Bowman TCS
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Delivered to agreed
requirements but not
necessarily what the end
user needed….

Customer Collaboration
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Customer Collaboration
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Sharing Knowledge
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In Theory……
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In Theory……
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Benefits Management Process
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Benefits Management Artefacts
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• Proposal (High Level Benefits)
• Stakeholder Management Plan (updated to
include expected benefits)
• Benefits Management & Realisation Plan
(section in PMP)
• Benefits Tracking (RAG status in Project Review
Pack and LCM Governance Packs)
• Benefits Dependency Mapping (diagram)
• Benefits Realisation Register (reports,
knowledge database)

Benefits Dependency Map
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Objective
Benefit
Weighting

Benefits Dependency Map
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Cassandra / Cranfield

Benefits Dependency Map
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Bradley

Benefits Dependency Map
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COTS
Based
Solution
Shorter
Delivery
Timescales
Improved
Through Life
Support
Reduced
Spares
Holding
Reduced
Running
Costs
Improved
Frontline
Support

Benefits Dependency Map
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Benefits Management Model
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Vision Statement
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35
Improved
Situational
Awareness
Standard
Messaging
Tactical
Network
Gateway
Interoperability
with Coalition
Forces
Enhanced
Information
Footprint
Improved
Information
Superiority
GFI –
Recognised
Messaging
Standards
PROJECT
OUTCOMES
ENABLERS CAPABILITIES BENEFITS

Before BM Was Discovered..
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Who’s The Champion Now?
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PMO
Manager
Project
Manager
Project
Sponsor
Bus Dev
Manager
Lead
Engineer

The Challenge
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The Challenge
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Reminder - Key Takeaways
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Thanks – Questions?
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AI in the project profession: examples of current use and roadmaps to adoption webinar Wednesday 27 March 2024 Association for Project Management Speaker panel: Andy Murray, James White, James Garner, Karina Singh and Alex Robertson The link to the write up page and resources of this webinar: https://www.apm.org.uk/news/ai-in-the-project-profession-examples-of-current-use-and-roadmaps-to-adoption-webinar/ Content description: Disruptive technology and accelerating change is the now the norm within business. Advancements that feel relatively recent are already becoming embedded into business-as-usual activity. AI is one such advancement; it is already being used and having real-world impacts across the project profession. To help P3M professionals understand the implications of this change, APM invited representatives from organisations that have introduced or are preparing to introduce AI into their project workstreams, to explain their approach and share their insight with fellow professionals. This webinar on explored how AI is currently being used in project and programme management, and how organisations are gearing up for its adoption.

Katharine Fox, WRAP - Valuing sustainability

Association for Project Management

Katharine works for WRAP which is a climate action NGO working in more than 40 countries around the globe to tackle the causes of the climate crisis and give the planet a sustainable future. In this session, you will learn about WRAP’s plastics programme and how sustainability has been incorporated as a core value in delivery of the programme, with the aim of inspiring the audience to take action in their own work.

The silent project disruptor: Building AI solutions

Association for Project Management

Kai-Fu Lee predicted that AI would change the world more than anything in the history of humanity – even electricity. It would disrupt how we live and work, how we operate our businesses, the core products and services on offer and the way in which we build technology. However, in 2024 the impact of AI can no longer be discussed in future tense. With Microsoft copilot now publicly available, the change is already upon us. There is no consultation period or ‘unsubscribe’ button. Project management professionals are likely to be asked to manage AI projects - and we are expected to skilfully use AI in our daily work lives. While overwhelming, this is not the first time we’ve had to adapt. Sarah helps her audience sharpen their cutting-edge skills by answering: What do I need to know about AI right now? If I’m asked to work on an AI project, what techniques do I need to be successful? Where do I start my own learning journey to upskill and prepare? Sarah’s expertise in advanced agile and experience in highly regulated Finance environments give her a unique perspective into balancing governance with technical innovation. She uses her own experience building an AI solution in 2023 to share practical, widely applicable concepts in an “AI for project managers” 101 style session.

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