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In Search of the 'Holy Grail' for Projects - New Book Available by Jed Simms
What if there was one step you could take that would single-handedly increase the value of each and every one of your projects? A step that increases business satisfaction with the results, and simplifies some of the elements of project delivery. Utopia?
Not so, according to a new book, "In search of the 'Holy Grail' for projects" (available free from www.project-sponsor.com), authored by Jed Simms.
Arguing that the objective of projects is to enable, support and deliver business value and that current approaches are not well aligned to this, this 'holy grail' book argues for the careful and very specific definition of measurable 'desired business outcomes' and their use as the central focus of all projects.
Examples of how this approach transforms projects and dramatically increases project results are provided. An essential read for anyone involved in projects, especially those struggling to get a business case up!
Jed Simms, Founder and Executive Chairman of Capability Management and project-sponsor.com, has pioneered the focus on project delivery capability as a competitive weapon. Born in Britain, Jed has lived and worked in Europe, the Middle East and, for the past 30 years, in Australia. Jed is a former Asia-Pacific IT Strategist for The Boston Consulting Group and led worldwide studies into what drives and destroys project value. Through these studies he discovered and quantified the correlation between the maturity of an organization’s capability to direct and manage projects and the financial returns it receives over time. Using these findings, he developed a suite of value delivery management approaches and methodologies(Programs) to help organizations to quickly learn for themselves how to increase their capability and consistently get extraordinary value from their projects.
An awarded public speaker in Australia and internationally, Jed has written extensively on how business can better manage projects and use IT. His book, The Search, written as a novel, provides business executives with the knowledge they need to confidently and successfully direct and manage IT. He has also published more than 100 articles and a series of eBooks and "How To" guides. He has pioneered the concept of 'value delivery management. For more information, visit www.project-sponsor.com.
Arguing that the objective of projects is to enable, support and deliver business value and that current approaches are not well aligned to this, this 'holy grail' book argues for the careful and very specific definition of measurable 'desired business outcomes' and their use as the central focus of all projects.
Examples of how this approach transforms projects and dramatically increases project results are provided. An essential read for anyone involved in projects, especially those struggling to get a business case up!
Jed Simms, Founder and Executive Chairman of Capability Management and project-sponsor.com, has pioneered the focus on project delivery capability as a competitive weapon. Born in Britain, Jed has lived and worked in Europe, the Middle East and, for the past 30 years, in Australia. Jed is a former Asia-Pacific IT Strategist for The Boston Consulting Group and led worldwide studies into what drives and destroys project value. Through these studies he discovered and quantified the correlation between the maturity of an organization’s capability to direct and manage projects and the financial returns it receives over time. Using these findings, he developed a suite of value delivery management approaches and methodologies(Programs) to help organizations to quickly learn for themselves how to increase their capability and consistently get extraordinary value from their projects.
An awarded public speaker in Australia and internationally, Jed has written extensively on how business can better manage projects and use IT. His book, The Search, written as a novel, provides business executives with the knowledge they need to confidently and successfully direct and manage IT. He has also published more than 100 articles and a series of eBooks and "How To" guides. He has pioneered the concept of 'value delivery management. For more information, visit www.project-sponsor.com.
