Blaize ReichAcademic Member Advisory Group| Project Management InstituteVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
I am doing research with dr. Joe Peppard on benefits realization, and how organizations are finding ways to accomplish it. This practice seems obvious, but is rarely done. Would appreciate hearing about successes and struggles.
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
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A number of companies I consulted with or worked for have implemented approaches to benefits management but TD's was the one I was the most involved with having led the team responsible for establishing and rolling out PM standards to the 1000+ project management practitioners.
It was a full lifecycle approach that started at the business case stage and carried past project end over the benefits-tracking period post-project (the duration of which was defined in the business case). Benefits erosion was considered to be one of the criteria for deciding whether to keep funding a project or not and not just project delivery health measures.
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Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
At a recent client, a business division owner acted as a sponsor for key projects in his area. He published a monthly report for his portfolio of projects, detailing his key business KPIs and how they changed as projects progressed and business developed. He was the only business executive doing this among 30 peers. None of his project managers had this integrative view. I considered him acting as program manager.
So benefits tracking is not common, but examples like this show how it can be done.
My conclusion:
- Benefits are created among multiple projects (aka programs)
- Tracking starts early and is set up at least during project execution
- The horizon of project managers is too small and they are gone once projects end
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1 reply by Blaize Reich
Dec 12, 2025 9:52 PM
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Hi Thomas Would you be willing to connect us with your former client? I'd like to understand how he created this culture of benefits realization many thanks Blaize [email protected]
Program Manager| HARPER SRLSanto Domingo / Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Great initiative, Blaize. I’ve seen that while most organizations claim to focus on benefits realization, few have a structured mechanism to measure it post-delivery. In my experience, benefits tracking often stops once the project is marked “complete,” even though true value emerges months later.
In a PMO-supported, we implemented a benefits register tied to business KPIs and reviewed it quarterly with sponsors, that simple governance step created accountability and clearer visibility of outcomes.
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Oct 25, 2025 5:29 PM
Blaize Reich
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many thanks Lissette
I would love to connect with you and do a short interview about your experiences with benefits realization.
Would you be available for an interview in the next month?
I am at [email protected] cheers, Blaize
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Blaize ReichAcademic Member Advisory Group| Project Management InstituteVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Oct 25, 2025 9:48 AM
Replying to Lissette Indhira Pimentel Sosa
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Great initiative, Blaize. I’ve seen that while most organizations claim to focus on benefits realization, few have a structured mechanism to measure it post-delivery. In my experience, benefits tracking often stops once the project is marked “complete,” even though true value emerges months later.
In a PMO-supported, we implemented a benefits register tied to business KPIs and reviewed it quarterly with sponsors, that simple governance step created accountability and clearer visibility of outcomes.
many thanks Lissette
I would love to connect with you and do a short interview about your experiences with benefits realization.
Would you be available for an interview in the next month?
I am at [email protected] cheers, Blaize Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
At a recent client, a business division owner acted as a sponsor for key projects in his area. He published a monthly report for his portfolio of projects, detailing his key business KPIs and how they changed as projects progressed and business developed. He was the only business executive doing this among 30 peers. None of his project managers had this integrative view. I considered him acting as program manager.
So benefits tracking is not common, but examples like this show how it can be done.
My conclusion:
- Benefits are created among multiple projects (aka programs)
- Tracking starts early and is set up at least during project execution
- The horizon of project managers is too small and they are gone once projects end Saving Changes...
Blaize ReichAcademic Member Advisory Group| Project Management InstituteVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Oct 25, 2025 5:35 AM
Replying to Thomas Walenta
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At a recent client, a business division owner acted as a sponsor for key projects in his area. He published a monthly report for his portfolio of projects, detailing his key business KPIs and how they changed as projects progressed and business developed. He was the only business executive doing this among 30 peers. None of his project managers had this integrative view. I considered him acting as program manager.
So benefits tracking is not common, but examples like this show how it can be done.
My conclusion:
- Benefits are created among multiple projects (aka programs)
- Tracking starts early and is set up at least during project execution
- The horizon of project managers is too small and they are gone once projects end
Hi Thomas Would you be willing to connect us with your former client? I'd like to understand how he created this culture of benefits realization many thanks Blaize [email protected] Saving Changes...
DORA LUZ MejiaCEO| IT ExploreEnvigado, Antioquia, Colombia
I have seen more customers using OKR from strategy to execution to align all organization to the same goals and track the results. Other customers are using back testing to the business cases in the projects to present every cycle usually 6 months to analyze the original business cases vs the real results and generate accountability in sponsors and PMO teams about the promise. Saving Changes...
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