NDLI: Business Case Control in Project Portfolios—An Empirical Investigation of Performance Consequences and Moderating Effects

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Kopmann, J. Kock, A. Killen, C.P. Gemunden, H.G.
Copyright Year	1988
Abstract	Practitioners place strong emphasis on business cases with the expectation that using business cases to inform and drive investment decisions will assist in creating value from those investments. Maximizing the value generated by project investments is a central aim of the project portfolio management, and the business case provides the underlying rationale for the evaluation of the value created in each project. However, research regarding the use of business cases at a project portfolio level is scarce, and there is a little guidance for portfolio managers on when and how to control the business cases. We identify three elements of a business case control at the portfolio level-the initial review, the ongoing monitoring during the project execution, and the postproject tracking until the business case is realized-and investigate the relationship between business case control and project portfolio success. Furthermore, we analyze enablers and contingencies for the application of the business case control. Based on a cross-industry sample of 183 firms, we find that the business case control is positively related to the project portfolio success. Accountability for business case realization and corresponding incentive systems increase this positive effect. Finally, we show that the portfolio complexity also positively moderates the relationship.
Sponsorship	IEEE Technology Management Council
Starting Page	529
Ending Page	543
Page Count	15
File Size	689510
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00189391
Volume Number	62
Issue Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Portfolios Monitoring Project management Resource management Investment project portfolio management Business case control (BCC) project management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Strategy and Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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