‘DOING’ Versus ‘DELIVERING’

by jed simms on September 22, 2010

There is a worrying trend in projects – that people are more focused on what they are doing than what they are delivering. Reporting tends to focus on ‘what’s going on’ and ‘what we’re going to be doing next month’ (…)

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Two Conflicting Trends

by admin on September 17, 2010

In a number of organizations I have noticed two conflicting trends organizations want business cases produced earlier (to prevent wastage of funds) organizations want increased estimation accuracy – typically ± 10%. While the objectives are totally understandable, they are unrealistic. (…)

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MSP v VDM (4) The Business Change Manager – over accountable and under equipped?

by jed simms on September 8, 2010

Both the OGC’s “Managing Successful Programmes” (MSP) approach and Value Delivery Management™ (VDM) are focused on ‘benefits’ the two approaches have different definitions of what a benefit is and different ways of ensuring they are delivered. Not surprising, we find (…)

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MSP v VDM (3) – Benefits and Outcomes

by jed simms on September 1, 2010

Both the OGC’s “Managing Successful Programmes” (MSP) approach and Value Delivery Management™ (VDM) are focused on ‘benefits’ the two approaches have different definitions of what a benefit is and different ways of ensuring they are delivered. Not surprising, we find (…)

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