4.5. Key Points for Project Business Management Planning Success

The following are the key points on which to concentrate during the planning process and authorizing of the portfolios, programs, and projects related to one’s business objectives.

Strategic Planning

  • The business strategies must align with the enterprise vision or mission.

  • The business strategies must not conflict with the known enterprise environmental factors.

  • The corporate culture and organizational structure need to be compatible with, or supportive of, any defined business strategy.

  • The expected strategic benefits need to be explicitly defined.

  • A business case document needs to be developed for each strategy.

Tactical Planning

  • Each business objective must directly relate to ...

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