PMBOK® GUIDE SIXTH EDITION

The key elements of the benefits management plan

The benefits management plan describes key elements of the benefits and may include, but is not
limited to, documenting:

• Target benefits (e.g., the expected tangible and intangible value to be gained by the
  implementation of the project; financial value is expressed as net present value).
• Strategic alignment (e.g., how well the project benefits align to the business strategies of the
  organization).
• Time frame for realizing benefits (e.g., benefits by phase, short-term, long-term, and ongoing.
• Benefits owner (e.g., the accountable person to monitor, record, and report realized benefits
  throughout the time frame established in the plan).
• Metrics (e.g., the measures to be used to show benefits realized, direct measures, and
  indirect measures.)
• Assumptions (e.g., factors expected to be in place or to be in evidence); and
• Risks (e.g., risks for realization of benefits).