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Background to the project:

The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is made up of 21 economies and plays an important role as the Asia-Pacific region in furthering diplomatic efforts, negotiating…

Getting the most out of your ILM workshops – Founding Partner, Karen Tregaskis talks about using a Strategic Case on a Page to tell a better investment story.

Using the outputs of the ILM workshops we can also develop a Strategic Case on a Page, which captures the richness of the investment story and the case for change. It can be used as a communication to…

Good portfolio management is increasingly critical to organisational success. Many EPMOs are seeking to leverage anything they can to be better at providing good advice and support to investment decis…

Background to the project: With growing demands on the land transport system and an increasing risk posed by climate change and natural hazards, resilience is becoming increasingly important as both a…

Capturing your plan in a concise, easy to read format will help you nail your understanding of the most important aspects of the work and can be used as a communication tool with stakeholders. Tregask…

Lara Ariell (CFO at Inland Revenue) shares her observations on public sector investment and her experience with the IR transformational change programme.

Craig Murphy (Manager, Investment Management and Asset Performance) from the Treasury outlines the future focus for the IMAP team, and what's next for the Investor Confidence Rating (ICR).

Karen Tregaskis explores the question of whether time is up for the traditional Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO).

How do you know your benefits are on track to be achieved before your final solution is delivered, so you can make adjustments along the way? Our Benefits Hypothesis Testing Tool enables you to do jus…

The Benefits Management ‘Plan on a page’ is a great way of communicating your project’s benefits story to your project board and other interested stakeholders. It captures the key elements of your pla…

A benefits register is a useful way to record and monitor planned benefits across projects and programmes. This will help you track all your benefits, and also identify which benefits are dependent on…

A benefit profile helps you define each benefit in greater detail, such as how and when it will be measured, by whom, and some assumptions and risks around the benefit. It provides a high-level snapsh…

Here is a sample benefits map – generally the first artefact produced at the very outset of the benefits management process (the ‘identify’ stage).

If you're new to benefits management, this guide will give you a basic understanding of what benefits are, why they matter, and how to manage them