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Beyond the Iron Age for projects

If organisations are to improve their project results they need to move out of the Iron (Triangle) Age, warns Jed Simms. The Value Age is upon us.

December 17, 2015

10 ways the Iron Triangle destroys project success

There is an assumption that the Iron Triangle/Triple Constraint measures of ‘on time, on budget, to specification’ are benign but use of these measures actively enables and inadvertently encourages the destruction of business value, argues Jed Simms.

November 18, 2015

Finding the project stakeholders who value value

The fundamental reason any organisation chooses to run projects is to realise or create value for some or all of its stakeholders. But what’s real value? Dr Lynda Bourne asks.

August 26, 2015

Creating value from change

There is a focus within organisations on maximising the opportunities change is supposed to generate through realised benefits and value creation. Lynda Bourne on the role of the project manager in this process.

April 7, 2015

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Effective benefits realisation for portfolios, programs and projects

Effective benefits realisation in the portfolios, programs and projects environment requires the establishment of clear business intentions and integration with current practices. Brian Franklin explains how to integrate outcome management.

March 5, 2015

Articulating business benefits for portfolios, programs and projects

Portfolio, program and project managers face a demanding transition from the iron triangle to an imperative to prove the business benefits used to justify priority and budget allocation. Brian Franklin on the issues that P3 managers face in this regard.

March 4, 2015

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The truth about business benefits realisation

Business benefits realisation for programs and projects should be tackled very early in their lifecycle, writes Craig Wilkins. So why do so many project managers skip this step?

October 24, 2014

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True measures of project success

Many projects target ‘critical success factors’ but this suggests the project team can pick and choose which project measures they’ll target and deliver. Jed Simms on what measures really spell success.

October 16, 2014

Demystifying project benefits

Many claimed ‘benefits’ really are not benefits at all in many cases. Unless somebody wants and uses the results of an organisation’s projects there can be no benefits. Dr Phil Driver has a way to make sure all your projects contain benefits.

March 21, 2014

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