The Role of Benefits Management in Project Management
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Benefits management is an important branch of the project management discipline that has the potential to improve the competitiveness of companies and reduce costs. This paper explores the role, process and consequences of benefits realization management in the context of benefits management and maturity models, and its improved application in project management. In addition, the P3M3 and OPM3 models are presented and analysed in the context of project management maturity models, and their differences are compared and analysed. After additional contemplation, paths for future research development are identified as well as some of the main issues that need to be addressed in the future as a project management professional.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/mmf.v6i8.8539
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