Chapter 9. Analyze Added Value

“Show me the money.”

—Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding, Jr.)^[1]

^[1] Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe, Director and Writer, 1996.

This chapter provides you with a very powerful yet simple approach to modeling and analyzing the financial benefits and other added-value factors in your project (see Figure 9.1).

Like all the eXtreme project management tools, the roles of your stakeholders and project sponsor are key to ensuring that your project not only is delivered but, more important, delivers the benefits expected.