P2 - Themes 1 Flashcards
Business Case Contents
Reasons
Costs
Timescales
Benefits
Risks
(Reviewed / Updated at each Stage End)
Business Case helps Board decide if project is…..
Desirable
Viable
Achievable
Business Case Sections
Executive Summary
Reasons
Business Options
Expected Benefits
Expected Dis-benefits
Timescales
Costs
Investment Appraisal (bens/disbens/costs)
Major Risks
Reasons for Project
Compulsory
Non-Profit
R&D
Customer / Supplier
Multi-Organisation
Project Mandate
(Part of Starting Up a Project)
Used to give go ahead
Basic outline
Outputs / Outcomes / Benefits
Outputs - Specialist Product
Outcome - Result of Change
Benefit - Measurable Improvement
Management Structure
User
Supplier
Business
7 Themes
Business Case
Organisation
Quality
Planning
Risk
Change
Progress
Levels of Organisation
Corporate / Programme Management
Directing
Managing
Delivering
Who sits on the Project Board?
*Executive (chair/ultimate responsibility/owns BC)
*Senior User (realisation of benefits, ensuring right products delivered)
*Senior Supplier (represents supplier interests)
Project Manager Role
MANDATORY ROLE
Right Products/Quality/Time/Cost Planning
Staff Leadership
Corporate Mgmt Liaison
Defining Responsibilities
Team Manager Role
OPTIONAL ROLE
Run Checkpoint meeting
Produce Checkpoint Reports
Project Assurance
MANDATORY
Board Responsibility
- Business
- User
- Supplier
If given to Project Support Office must be clearly separate from Support duties
Change Authority
MANDATORY
Executive but can delegate
Exec also sets change budget
Name the 4 elements of Quality
(Learn from Experience Principle)
- System (Policy/Manual)
- Assurance (Sets standards / compliance - External OR by Project Assurance)
- Control (Inspecting goods - In Process OR Appraisal)
- Planning
- -Quality Mgmt Strategy (PID)
- -Product Descriptions
- -Quality Register
