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Welcome Planning & Presenting A Business Project

Welcome Planning & Presenting A Business Project. 2010. Ten steps to building an effective business project. Scope Project Objective Commercial Drivers Current State Future State Strategic Options Recommendation Risk Management Mitigation Strategy.

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Welcome Planning & Presenting A Business Project

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  1. Welcome Planning & Presenting A Business Project 2010

  2. Ten steps to building an effectivebusiness project • Scope • Project Objective • Commercial Drivers • Current State • Future State • Strategic Options • Recommendation • Risk Management • Mitigation Strategy

  3. Ten steps to building an effectivebusiness project • Plan Business Deliverables • Project Organisation • What if? • Budget • Schedule

  4. Business Project Worksheet

  5. Business Project Worksheet

  6. 1. Scope

  7. 1. Scope Deliverables, objectives, KPIs or outcome. Outcome is the answer to a simple question. What will be different in the organisation when the project is completed? What’s in scope and out of scope? This is the most important question to get right. Be aware of Scope Creep

  8. 2. Objective • Not a product but an outcome What’s the business benefit the project is designed to deliver? Three types of Objectives • Main objectives (the reasons for doing the project) • Additional objectives (the benefits achieved almost as side-effects, not the reasons for doing the project) • Expectations

  9. 3. Commercial Drivers Why is this project compelling? • Current State - Moving Away • Future State - Moving Towards

  10. 4. Strategic options • What alternatives were considered? • SWOT on each • Go forward approach

  11. John West approach

  12. Why is this the right commercial decisionfor us now?

  13. 5. Risk Identification • Identification • Response How do we manage the project risks? • Competitive • Financial • Brand

  14. 6. Deliverables • Financial Returns • Brand Equity • People benefits • Potential Platforms • Unique contribution What is the benefit realisation stream?

  15. 7. Organisation • Roles • Functions • Relationships How do we organise ourselves to realise these benefits?

  16. 8. What if ?

  17. 9. Budget What is the financial plan? • Financial Strategies • Cash flow projections • All resources considered • Get professional advice

  18. Resources 1 • Summarise project resources • Dedicatedresources • Part-time resources • Resource constraint • Full resource utilisation with appropriate cost impact

  19. Resources 2 State assumptions about resources allocated to this project: • People • Equipment • Locations • External services • Time • Expertise

  20. 10. Schedule & Milestones Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Sep Oct Nov Dec What is the timeline for the project?

  21. Schedule • List milestone dates • Note high leverage activities • Backfill details • What/who/when/measure

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