Innovators and thought leaders: Michael Kaplan

There’s a wealth of information out there, coming from project management professionals who have established themselves as thought leaders and influencers. One of these influential voices is Michael Kaplan, senior change agent focused on program performance and transforming organizations.

“Michael helped deliver $10 million IT project portfolio for a New York insurance company encompassing ITIL/ITSM re-engineering projects, resulting in 15 percent reduction in service desk tickets over a 1-year period.”

Organisations often fail in implementing their strategies even though they employ project, programme and portfolio management techniques. Benefits Realisation Management (BRM) is a set of processes structured to close the gap between strategy planning and execution by ensuring that planned benefits are realised. However, proving BRM effectiveness can be complex.

Perhaps this in not the best way to start explaining BRM benefits.

As my boss once said: “What can you do, you try and you try and you try.”

90% of CEOs identify communications as critical to the success of their strategic initiatives, according to the Economist. Statistics of failure are shocking:

That’s reasonable since most companies fail to establish proper success metrics to assess success, and without numbers it’s impossible to communicate effectiveness and success to decision-makers. This is where BRM comes to save the day. I found the following presentation from Michael Kaplan very interesting to watch.

Find Michael Kaplan and the most influential people in PM here.

Also have a look at the 21 Shocking Project Management Statistics That Cost Business Owners Millions Each Year:

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Much of my job boils down to understanding and communicating the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything. | Find me at zoetrope.gr