MSP v VDM (3) – Benefits and Outcomes

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 VDM’s much easier, clearer and practical.
BENEFITS AND OUTCOMES
MSP has two key points of measurement – [...]

MSP v VDM (2) – Delivery Accountabilities

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 VDM’s much easier, clearer and practical.
2 Delivery Accountabilities
In MSP, the PM’s role is the equivalent [...]

MSP v VDM (1)

Both the OGC’s “Managing Successful Programmes” (MSP) approach and Value Delivery Management™ (VDM) are focused on ‘benefits’ but the two approaches have different definitions of what a benefit is and different ways of ensuring they are delivered. Not surprising, we find VDM’s much easier, clearer and practical.
1 THE BLUEPRINT — and the need for more specificity
MSP [...]

Bit of a laugh

Rifling through some older papers the other day I came across this list of tongue-in-cheek computer definitions as understood by Australian country folk. It is attributed to Mick Myers.
I hope it brightens up your day.
Enjoy.

Log on
make the barbie hotter

Log off
don’t add any more wood

Monitor
keep an eye on the barbie

Download
get the firewood off [...]

Through a prism wrongly

Over the past few weeks we’ve been detailing where and how value is lost and costs are increased on projects. The result on many projects is a net loss of over 50% of the possible value. Frightening!
But, why doesn’t senior management react to this?
One reason is that much of the value loss and cost increase [...]