Off the playing field and back in the IT field, management disconnect is rapidly becoming intolerable to executive decision makers. If our project is veering off course, here's a method for early detection and correction. If our project is perceived as a failure, here's a way to quantitatively confirm or rebut that perception. Three keys to success You can develop a BCP methodology in-house or you can hire a consultant to do it for you. Either way, in addition to helping assure project success by embedding a BCP methodology into an initial IT proposal, you will increase its chances of being funded in the first place.
Executives love clear accountability, and a BCP-enhanced proposal delivers it.
Discover in advance the three to six benefit areas which will best reflect project success. Detect results via continuous collection of key data throughout the project. Disseminate results frequently to all stakeholders for analysis. Decide on relevant actions in response to progress reports. Set the expectation that BCP deployment will require a couple of months.