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Value Improving Practices (VIPs)
VIPs are a specific set of engineering
and construction methodologies applied via team workshops
to yield additional business, economic, technical or operational
value from a project. For MPMP-Communications, the potential
benefits of VIPs come from applying the best practice concepts
behind them rather than actually conducting formalized workshops.
VIP Concept Application to Communication Projects
Class of Quality |
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How to prevent the “gold-plated” project;
i.e., one whose design complexity, choice of materials,
"bells and whistles" or resource team far
exceeds what is needed to accomplish the project's
primary business objective. Think “overkill.” |
Design-to-Capacity |
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Give consideration to the amount of information
relative to the medium or channel being used to carry
it; e.g., a client provides content for 50 slides
and wants a 10-minute presentation. Also, explore
design solutions that allow room for expansion or
can be easily and cost-effectively updated with only
a partial reprint/insert of new content. |
Design-to-Resources |
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Balance the level and complexity of design to the
availability of appropriate skill sets and the existing
work loads of
resources/teams. |
Price/Value Ratio |
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Extrapolate a dollar value for the business impacts
a communications project will deliver compared to
the cost of producing it;
e.g., a new training website at $20 would have a great
ratio if it
eliminates $50k of annual travel costs for offsite
training. |
Constructability Review |
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Consult with appropriate experts to ensure that
the design of a print piece, web site, trade show
booth, etc, poses no costly or insurmountable challenges
to standard production techniques, materials requirements,
etc. |
Customized Standards and Specifications |
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Validate that customized project elements generate
sufficient value to justify their additional cost
and schedule impacts. |
Technology Selection |
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Review all technology options to select the one
that best serves the audience (and it's skill level),
the program content and the business goals of the
project. |
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