Ashurst, Colin and Crowley, Catherine and Thornley, Clare (2016) Building the Capability for Benefits Realisation: Leading with Benefits. In: UKAIS 2016 : UK Academy for Information Systems 21st Annual Conference 2016, 12-13 April, 2016, Oxford, UK.

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Abstract

It is now 20 years since the publication of the paper that launched Benefits Management (BM), by Prof. John Ward and colleagues, and the launch of an open course on BM at Cranfield. This paper draws on recent work reflecting on the translation of BM into practice as well as a 10+ year programme of research seeking to understand how to develop the Benefits Realisation Capability of an organisation. In particular it draws on two longitudinal studies exploring the adoption of benefits-driven approaches. An important lesson is that BM needs to reflect a new mindset and is not simply another technique to add to our project management toolbox. Without a shift in mindset, BM becomes another technical, rational, approach that brings a new bureaucracy to the management of Information Technology (IT) investments when the need is speed to benefit. BM is primarily about people – about vision, engagement and motivation. It can contribute to the craft of leading change and help build an organisational change capability.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Keywords:	Benefits Management; Adoption; Capability; Leadership; Change; Benefits Realisation;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Institutes > Innovation Value Institute, IVI
Item ID:	9528
Depositing User:	IVI Editor
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2018 10:29
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Organisation
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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