Planning – part one

In this lesson we discuss:

Project success is the satisfaction of stakeholder needs and is measured by the success criteria as identified and agreed at the start of the project. Benefits management is the identification of the benefits at an organisational

At the end of this lesson you will be expected to know the following learning outcomes:

6.1 Explain the importance of a business case throughout the project life cycle
6.2 Explain what is meant by benefits management (including identification, definition, planning, tracking and realisation)
6.3 Explain investment appraisal techniques used by a project manager (including Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV))
6.4 Explain an information management process (including collection, storage, curation, dissemination, archiving and the destruction of information)
6.5 Explain factors which would typically be reported on to help ensure successful project outcomes
6.6 Explain the relationship between the deployment baseline and the development of a project management plan in linear and iterative life cycles
6.7 Explain the importance of producing a project management plan
6.8 Describe the typical contents of a project management plan