Getting known to Kathleen Kuryl from the Tasmanian Government has been a pleasure and very enlightened as she has introduced to us several processes and methodologies applied in her area.

Today I have received notification that a new “Outcome Realisation Kit” has been released on their website.

In there view a Outcome Realisation is used to 

support the organisational change management process required for effective utilisation of the agreed project outputs in the business unit(s). It assists in ensuring the achievement of the project outcomes described in the Project Business Plan.

So don’t get confused that Outcome Realisation is like Benefit Realisation. In their sense its more about the transition of project deliveries in to day to day operations, how to manage organisational change coming with it as well how this transition is taking place.

So, the purpose is highlighted as follows:

• the final stages of the project are managed in a satisfactory manner;
• the transition to maintenance/operational mode is managed appropriately;
• the utilisation of the project’s outputs are linked to the planned project outcomes;
• the success of the project’s outputs is assessed and corrective action performed if required;
• ongoing ownership of the project outputs and any maintenance requirements are confirmed; and
• the planned project outcomes are wholly achieved, or achieved to a significant extent, prior to formal project closure.

Just look at all the great resources they have released in a very structured way. The kit includes the following

• Resources for outcome realisation
• Example project documentation and a case study
• Presentations from related better practice forums
• Links to other useful websites.

Everybody knows project methods that are very good but you need to pay for them and purchase the whole lot or bits and pieces online, like the MPMM (Method123 Project Management Method), which i already bought some templates from just recently. They are great to get ideas and improve your toolbox that you would go back to if you need something specific and tailored to your current or a new environment.

Just came across this free Project Method available on the internet.

The Monash Univsersity, based in Victoria (Australia, for the foreign readers), has published their PM Method which is being saved under their staff section.

The Method Guideline can be found here, and then their are heaps of templates, structured and free to download right here plus some comprehensive examples.

And a check list can be found here.

Whether it is allowed to use them or not is not clearly stated, how ever the website is protected under copyright. I will contact them to see what they are up to.

Looks like a fair approach and definitely something to get ideas from for your own method or to improve an existing one.