{"product_id":"project-benefit-realisation-and-project-management-isbn-9781119367888","title":"Project Benefit Realisation and Project Management","description":"\u003cb\u003ePROJECT BENEFIT REALISATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDispels the confusion between project management success and project success, showing how project sponsors can govern their projects to succeed in delivering the strategic benefits originally envisaged\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProject management success does not automatically lead to project success. Many large projects fail to live up to expectations, with between half and two-thirds of large projects either failing to deliver or delivering few strategic benefits. Traditional project management resources focus on delivering a project on time and on budget, yet they fail to supply top managers, many of whom find themselves in the role of accidental project sponsors, with guidance on how to govern their projects to succeed.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProject Benefit Realisation and Project Management: The 6Q Governance Approach\u003c\/i\u003e bridges the strategy to performance gap by providing boards, senior managers and project sponsors with the six critical questions necessary to diagnose the health of any project. Presenting a systematic framework developed from research cases of successful and unsuccessful projects in various types of organisations, this practical guide enables those in top management to determine if their strategy or policy is on track and to assess whether a project is likely to deliver the expected benefits. The text features real-world examples illustrating how concepts can be applied to different types of projects in engineering, construction, information technology, business transformation and many others. This must-have guide is designed to help top managers and other stakeholders: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClarify the link between business outcomes, benefits, and strategy to evaluate where effort should be directed\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssess how much behavioural change is required to effectively implement strategy and realise desired benefits\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelect a project sponsor committed to influencing key stakeholders to make necessary changes and intercede to resolve issues as they arise \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablish how success will be measured before a project begins, to gauge sponsor commitment and ensure project goals are not changed to match whatever is achieved \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAsk if the right culture is in place to ensure all relevant information is being reported\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetermine teams’ ability to adapt and change plans in response to issues arising in the project\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMonitor if the project is on track to realising the benefits and have a process in place to cancel failing projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProject Benefit Realisation and Project Management: The 6Q Governance Approach\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable volume for board members, project sponsors, project advisors and those in senior positions who find themselves in the role of accidental project sponsors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. Introduction 6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Board, Governance and Projects 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Concepts 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. How to Govern Projects: 6 Questions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQ1. What is the desired outcome?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWar Story – Lying to the Board\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to know whether Q1 has been addressed adequately\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQ2. How much change?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQ3. Sponsor\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study – SkyHigh\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQ4. Success Measures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study – TechMedia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQ5. The right project culture\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study – The Agency\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQ6. Monitoring\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study – TechMedia (contd. from p26)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Tools and Techniques\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQ1 Strategy – Diagnostic Toolkit\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase: A ‘routine’ project failure at TechServ\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQ2 Change – Tools and techniques\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStakeholder Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Process Mapping\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResults Chain or Logic Model\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfluencer Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study – The Agency\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQ4 Measurement – Tools and techniques\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQ6 Monitoring – tools and techniques\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV. Further insight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen do you ask each 6Q Governance™ question?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe best guidance available\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV. The Future of Project Management and Governance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere do we go from here?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe history and the future of project management\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 – TechMedia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 –SKYHIGH INVESTMENTS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3 –THE AGENCY\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond C. Young\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Associate Professor in Project Management in the International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) at Xian Jiaotong Liverpool University (XJTLU). An international authority in the area of project governance, Young has a decade of management consulting experience. He is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, former Director of ISACA, past CIO within Fujitsu Australia, and a founding member of the committee that developed the governance standards AS8016 and ISO38500.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVedran Zerjav\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Infrastructure Project Management in the Bartlett, UCL. He is a scholar of projects with an interest in a range of organisational issues in project- based organisational forms. His main areas of interest include strategic, operational, and value considerations in projects and his empirical focus is on urban infrastructure and its delivery. He is a qualitative researcher with an interest in hybrid and novel methodologies for project studies. Vedran’s engagement with the world of project management practice is extensive and spans research and advisory roles working with major infrastructure clients and professional bodies such as the Association for Project Management and Project Management Institute.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDispels the confusion between project management success and project success, showing how project sponsors can govern their projects to succeed in delivering the strategic benefits originally envisaged\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject management success does not automatically lead to project success. Many large projects fail to live up to expectations, with between half and two-thirds of large projects either failing to deliver or delivering few strategic benefits. Traditional project management resources focus on delivering a project on time and on budget, yet they fail to supply top managers, many of whom find themselves in the role of accidental project sponsors, with guidance on how to govern their projects to succeed.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProject Benefit Realisation and Project Management: The 6Q Governance Approach\u003c\/i\u003e bridges the strategy to performance gap by providing boards, senior managers and project sponsors with the six critical questions necessary to diagnose the health of any project. Presenting a systematic framework developed from research cases of successful and unsuccessful projects in various types of organisations, this practical guide enables those in top management to determine if their strategy or policy is on track and to assess whether a project is likely to deliver the expected benefits. The text features real-world examples illustrating how concepts can be applied to different types of projects in engineering, construction, information technology, business transformation and many others. 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