Resources
We also recommend you use the news feed, on our homepage, where there are links to almost all extant BVMF® related material. Apart from material directly on this site, we have links to half a dozen recent articles at Open Access Government (OAG), four articles at Brainz online magazine, four webinars at IIBA UK, a podcast on Spotify under The Independent Minds and a dozen videos on what can be done about project failure and how to boost business value and ROI. The OAG and IIBA UK material is specific to BVMF®. The articles at Brainz are about David Jacobs' journey to develop and roll out BVMF® with lessons for entrepreneurs, leaders, analysts and project managers. The Spotify podcast is for senior and C suite officers/managers and business owners.
Videos
Articles
Post 2012 articles are available on our homepage newsfeed.
- Getting Maximum Value (2012): A Surrey Business magazine feature introducing MaxVal’s business-IT mediation and value maximisation services.
- CRM: Solution or Part of the Problem? (April 2008): An article published in Conspectus's Evaluation Centre on customer-facing systems and CRM projects, focused on asking the right business-led questions before choosing new software.
- Reality Bytes: Enterprise Software and Business Value (October 2000): A piece published in Consultants' Advisory on keeping software projects grounded in real business needs, rather than letting technology lead the thinking.
- Getting Best Value from Enterprise Software (February 2000): An article exploring how businesses can get more value from enterprise software by keeping projects focused on practical business outcomes.
- Not Ignoring Is Not Enough (June 1996): A letter published in Computing magazine pushing back against IT’s over-focus on technical issues and calling for a more active focus on business processes and business requirements.
- A New Breed of Friendship for Business and IT (July 1996): A foundational article offered to the FT IT Review arguing for much closer collaboration between business and IT, and making the case for hybrid professionals who can bridge the gap between the two.
- Bridging the Gap Between Business and IT: A magazine-style article on aligning business aims and IT activity so projects deliver clearer value and better results.
- The Safest Route to Effective IT (July 1995): Understanding the role of functionality and its appropriate documentation, published by Corporate IT Strategy.
Book Contributions & Reviews
Contributed
- Failsafe IS Project Delivery by Andrew Holmes, pub. Gower 2001, reprinted 2017/18 (Preview at Google Books)
Reviewed
- Troubled IT Projects (Prevention and Turnaround) by John M Smith, pub. The Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) 2001
Leaflet Archive
- Are You Confidently and Consistently Getting Maximum Success, Value and ROI?: A short promotional guide introducing MaxVal’s approach to improving success, value and return on investment from IT and digital work.
- BVMF: Past, Present and Future: An overview of how the Business Value Maximisation Framework has developed over time and where it is heading next.
- The Story of MaxVal and BVMF: A background piece on the development of MaxVal Consultancy and the thinking behind the Business Value Maximisation Framework.
- Top Tips for Supercharging Business Value, Success and ROI: A quick-read guide packed with practical ideas for improving project success, business value and return on investment.
- Key Questions That BVMF Answers (2023): A practical FAQ-style guide showing the main questions BVMF helps answer, along with the models, concepts and techniques behind them.
- A Business Value Guide for Company Owners and Managers (2015): A practical leaflet for leaders who want IT-enabled processes to contribute more clearly to business performance.
- Gain More from IT-Enabled Business Process (2015): A leaflet explaining how better alignment between process, people and technology can improve value and outcomes.
- More Value, More Success, More Profit (2015): A concise flyer showing how a stronger focus on business value can lead to better project results and commercial gains.
- Understanding Information Systems Business Value (ISBV) (2015): An explainer on what Information Systems Business Value means and how it can be understood, measured and improved.
Related Services
- Howard Lock Consulting: Business Analysis as a Service (BAaaS), high-grade, flexible business analysis resources
- BVMF Ltd (training): Training in Business Value Maximisation Framework to become a Business Value Maximisation Specialist (BVMS)
- Your Big Pic: To optimise your Laws of Engagement
- Project Doctors: Restoration services for troubled projects
- The AI Collective: Dedicated to help make sense of the rapidly evolving field of AI
- StratNavApp: Dedicated to enabling business develop & execute evidence-based, future-oriented business strategies