In the run-up to the general election, all the political parties trying to win your vote using the NHS card. They make all these wild promises, but what is going on behind the scenes? Labour -- Gordon Brown's health team is promising something for everyone: the public can have whatever they want
A colleague asked me over a coffee “how do you go about identifying, defining and quantifying benefits? How do you create a benefits realisation plan?”. I think hidden behind the question was a number of thoughts:
If the Benefits Management Strategy is the high-level and relatively unchanging document, then with the Benefits Approach and Benefits Tracking process we get down to the nitty gritty of doing the doing.
The Benefits Approach is about a whole lot more detail on how you will tackle this
How to prepare a benefits realisation plan (BRP) and how it supports project management and performance management, with the main and most useful resources
Benefits Planning is much more than just filling in a template - besides, who's template do you complete?
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Which is better - private funding or public? Which gives a better outcome for the individual (* clinical outcome, * user experience, * cost-effective, * sustainable) and is there a clear picture?
One way to examine this question is to look at different countries in the world and see what works for them. I tackle this in the latest blog on Technorati.
I ask you - if you were to design a new national health service from scratch, would you really design it with nobody to think ahead and make decisions on resources?
So why are the main political parties in UK engaging in their favourite sport of manager bashing?

Do you see gossip as a waste of time? Do you suffer from spiteful or destructive rumours, disrupting the team and destroying team spirit? Do you find it impossible to control - chop off one head and two more appear somewhere else?
Read how Minney.org helps organisations to use this social glue for good ...
You only have one chance to make a first impression.
In fact, you only have one chance each time, to make a first impression that sets the scene for that day, that job, that opportunity.
What of those toilet cubicles which allow for both sexes - they have a little notice on the outside saying "either"?