Outputs can be called deliverables or products. These might be physical, e.g. a school, or not physical like a song. From some perspectives, projects exist primarily to deliver outputs. These are the 'things' that the project produces. Steve Jenner tackles modest but essential knowledge to unders...

Steve Jenner, an expert on benefits, expresses concerns about the prevalent frameworks in use. He observes that a vast majority of the frameworks seem to be reiterations of previous ones, often resembling each other in content and approach. They seem to be developed in isolation, borrowing heavil...

Steve Jenner, a renowned Benefits Expert, delves into the complexities of project management, particularly when a project still faces delays despite meticulous planning. He highlights that even with the strategic division of a project into activities, identifying a critical path, and integrating ...

Steve Jenner, a Benefits Expert, discusses the broader implications and advantages of societal benefits. He starts by highlighting how certain infrastructural enhancements, like railways, can have broader positive impacts on society. For instance, promoting the use of trains can potentially reduc...

In this discussion by Steve Jenner, the topic revolves around the predictability and misestimation of time for tasks. Steve highlights a phenomenon he refers to as "Hof's Status Law," which essentially underscores the idea that tasks often take longer than one expects, even when accounting for po...

Outputs can be called deliverables or products. These might be physical, e.g. a school, or not physical like a song. From some perspectives, projects exist primarily to deliver outputs. These are the 'things' that the project produces. Steve Jenner tackles modest but essential knowledge to unders...

Steven Jenner looks at non-financial benefits, financial benefits that reduce spending and other creative ways to claim benefits that avoid having to identify and talk to benefit owners.

Using a sample business case, Steve Jenner highlights some glaring flaws that are easy to overcome if you are benefits-focused. He talks about intangible benefits and unmeasurable benefits included in any case. Others have no beneficial owner.

Steve Jenner summarises the traditional version of outputs, outcomes and benefits, then introduces the Victorian standard, looking at investment drivers, objectives and problems and solutions as the last step. Turning benefits thinking on its head. In the end, focus on the benefits, not the outputs!

Steve Jenner tackles some tricky project issues: Pet projects, No brainer projects, Intangible benefits, the economists' approach to benefits and what is benefits management all about then?

We learn about benefits from program management but consider how this has changed and how projects deliver those benefits instead. But even implementing things like the Victorian logic mapping is insufficient to ensure the delivery of benefits - so how do we do it? Steve tells us.