Project Services:
Preparation
| Resources | Post-Project
Activities
Organisations cannot afford to allow computer or business change projects
fail or come up short of expectations - but they do.
Investment Appraisals
Large investment in organisation reforms or change is always risky. It can be a lengthy and iterative process requiring representation and persuasion at the highest level. The Investment Appraisal may
undergo several transformations before its message and impact is understood and agreed by decision makers. The involvement of several disciplines is required to contribute to the
Investment Appraisal and the coordination of their activities can significantly benefit from the experience of consultants specialising in this field.
Open Enterprise can help you to identify the options available and provide for each one the financial cost and benefits plus an assessment of their non-financial benefits.
We can also help with the Financial Analysis in terms of calculation of Net Present Value. Importantly,
we will assist in determining the risks and uncertainties involved in the proposal and develop a Risk Management Plan.
And finally, we can advise on how best to deliver and present the results expressed in media tailored specifically for your organisation.
Business Case Preparation
The Executive Board has no interest in Process and Data Models, they want to see Improvements, Options, Savings and Return On Investment (ROI), and they want to know how soon.
A well crafted Business Case is concise and to the point. It should be accurate, informative and well researched and easily readable.
Importantly, it should be delivered with confidence and approved by the
Board first time.
Open Enterprise can help and advise you build your Business Case and how best to express its
benefits.
Feasibility
Studies
No organisation wants to stifle business notions or suggestions. On the
contrary the flow of ideas is essential to continuous improvements in commercial practice, business behaviour, cost awareness etc.
But whilst not all ideas are good ideas those that endure need some formal recognition and process to take them forward. By conducting a high-level
analysis to determine both the problems and requirements and to model both in terms of
business processes and data, a formal definition and justification of the requirements can be reached.
Open Enterprise provides a formal, structured technique so the input and audit trail for subsequent activities in the project lifecycle, should it proceed beyond the Feasibility Study.
Programme
Strategy Planning
When organisations see large scale position change as a means to get where they want to be, the
programmes - and individual projects - required to implement and support that strategy change must consider:-
• Shared Objectives
• Complexity of large scale change
• Potential for shared resources
• Advantages and economies of scale
Open Enterprise can help to formally define the boundaries of your
Project, formulate a business model, specify and plan the relationships and dependencies of projects and the optimum grouping of project portfolios. We can also help you define and analysis risks to the Programme.
OGC
Gateway Reviews
Aimed mainly – but not exclusively – at Procurement Projects the service provides preparation and walkthoughs for the 6 Stage Review Process. It will help you prepare a Project Profile Model (PPM) and a plan for the inclusion of the reviews in the project. It will also guide you through preparation for:
• Review 0 - Strategic Assessment
• Review 1 - Business Justification
• Review 2 - Procurement Strategy
• Review 3 - Investment Decision
• Review 4 - Readiness for Service
• Review 5 - Benefits Evaluation
Open Enterprise will prepare you for the Gateway Review, providing iterative structured walkthroughs well in advance, to build confidence in the project and your preparation. The Gateway Review Process is an ideal self examination process for all projects.
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Open Enterprise
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