A project lives or dies through its business case. This session combines developing business
case writing skills with those of investment management to ensure business activities are
evaluated and prioritised according to the economic value they are forecast to deliver. ( Download PDF )

This session will look at competing methods in the management of time, cost, scope and quality on projects.
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This session will take participants through several of the project management methodologies that exist including the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK), Projects In a Controlled Environment Version 2 (PRINCE2), Theory of Constraints and sub-sets of these methodologies like Earned Value and Critical Path Method (CPM). ( Download PDF )

Business case and the project manager.  ( Download PowerPoint )

Surveys in feasibility analysis techniques used by top 100 listed companies both in Australia and around the world consistently show that Net Present Value (NPV) is still not the tool of choice. This is despite the fact it has been academically proven to be the only true measure of how much value a project will create for the business. ( Download PDF )

Investment management. Impact on performance management. (  Download PowerPoint  )

The concept of stage gate financing is centered around the need for companies to be agile and

able to quickly capitalise on changes in market demands and dynamics. ( Download PDF )

As a teacher/trainer we have inbuilt concepts and philosophies that guide us in the beliefs we have
on education, and how we should train, teach or facilitate learning. ( Download PDF )

Portfolio management, when applied to real assets, is about selecting a collection of investments that will maximise

shareholder wealth. ( Download PDF )

This month’s edition looks at the rise of portfolio management as a key source of competitive advantage and economic
value to organisations across the globe. ( Download PDF )

This month we are tackling that most overmentioned
and under-utilised of processes - stakeholder management. ( Download PDF )

This paper will explore the process that is required to ensure the risk of poor investment decisions is reduced
and that when poor decisions are made, project managers act quickly to reduce the damage that is created. (   Download PDF )

A facilitator in the business world is an adaptive soul – with a broad knowledge of the
commercial world along with a good understanding of human behaviour and group dynamics. ( Download PDF )

It has become increasingly obvious that adults are surging back to education. Whether in
Universities, TAFE, private enterprises or in house work places the trend is up. ( Download PDF )

As human beings we naturally have at least a mild reluctance to change. In the back of our
minds we are thinking ……hang-on, I’m waving good-bye to a situation I am familiar and
comfortable with to start a potentially painful journey…and for what…to arrive at an unknown
destination that I may not even like! ( Download PDF )

This survey was developed to investigate the leadership qualities of project managers across
Australia.( Download PDF )

MBH decided to research the standing project managers have with senior management. The
goal of the study was to come to a conclusion on whether project managers are wimpy and
fail to lead when managing projects. ( Download PDF )

It is not difficult to work out that Integration projects are the most difficult projects for a project
manager to implement successfully. ( Download PDF )

In the June 2002 edition of PM Network (p.24), Neil Whitten made the assertion that project
managers don’t have enough backbone at crucial stages of their project to deliver the real
benefits that were originally planned in the business case. ( Download PDF )

One of the interesting questions, or on some occasions statements we hear against our four
principled approach to business management known as Managing by Project is that it doesn't
take into consideration program management. ( Download PDF )

This newsletter will quote from the May issue of MIS magazine and highlight the
misunderstandings of NPV and other financial measures that took place. ( Download PDF )

As readers of our monthly newsletters will realise, MBH has been a major champion of using
option pricing to value the yes/no decision of project selection. When you consider that most
companies have to choose from a variety of ideas during a year and that only a fraction of
these ideas can be implemented within the resource constraints of that company, it is
interesting the it has taken 35 years for this concept to finally start to catch on. ( Download PDF )

The importance of the business case in terms of a projects feasibility has been documented
extensively in previous editions of the MBH newsletter (Particularly Nov 2001 which can now
be downloaded from our website). This article is about the importance of tracking and
monitoring that initial feasibility study. ( Download PDF )

There are some important steps for in keeping project team members feeling fresh, motivated
and productive. ( Download PDF )

Many people view project management as a science, some view it as an art form, others as a
professional discipline, and sadly some see it as yet another business function. The last view
is probably the most damaging: project management is designed for change, not for
business-as-usual. ( Download PDF)