Project Benefits; Easy to Forget

There's a good article in Computerworld about how frequently projects begin with a certain ROI expectation, only to have it forgotten by the time the project ends.

Everyone's so busy trying to complete the project on time and on budget, that nobody remembers to track the benefits the project was supposed to bring in the first place.

In fact, the two most critical parts of project success are often overlooked or not even covered in the project lifecycle: the up front strategy piece (i.e. why are we doing this project) and the post-project benefits followup (or at least a transition to benefits analysis as a prerequisite to project closure).

Here's the article, which offers some interesting examples...

Not So Fast! - Computerworld