• Business case template enabling high quality insights and value tracking over time
• Business case dashboard for like for like comparison and a portfolio dashboard giving an integrated overview and strategy fit
• Process & governance including roles, responsibilities (RACI) and an updated meeting cadence
• Adoption & capability building via training, communication and on the job coaching; support for 25+ business cases
Vanderlande, the global market leader in logistic process automation, aimed to improve profitability and make more data driven choices in R&D. Business cases were not always present or uniform, value tracking was missing, and the portfolio view (balance, fit, integrity) was fragmented. Been Management Consulting designed and implemented a standardised Business Case Framework, bringing together tooling, process and governance, so that priorities, budget allocation and progress can be steered on facts.
From scattered insights to consistent steering
The R&D organisation had limited ability to prioritise fact based and insufficient insight into actuals versus plan, hampering corrective action and strategy alignment. The question: how to ensure quality, comparability and continuous value insight in a single, coherent way of working?
Co-creating the framework, tooling and governance
With sponsorship at board level, we worked agile in a cross functional team and delivered: 1) Standardised tools: business case template, business case dashboard and portfolio dashboard. 2) Process descriptions & governance: clear roles, responsibilities and decision making. 3) Enablement: hands on support in creating business cases and dashboards; training and communication across the organisation.
LET'S CHANGE THE SYSTEM!
Better decisions, faster
Management now has actionable insights for budget allocation and portfolio management; initiatives are comparable, quality is assured, and value tracking enables course correction. The renewed meeting structure sustains the new way of working.
From intuition to evidenced value
The framework brings discipline and speed to the R&D portfolio: from idea to decision, and from plan to results. Investments align more tightly with strategy, strengthening the profitability of developments in a durable way.
“The solid framework we implemented helps teams decide faster, more transparently and with greater impact.”
How we helped NAM translate strategic goals into measurable design criteria, compare scenarios, and select a scalable organizational structure with governance.
