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DEMAND MANAGEMENT
Assess proposals, agree priorities and get the right projects started.
Which initiatives will move your business forward? With Can Do, you can capture project requests, use scores to compare their benefits and agree priorities. Reviewing effort, budget and capacity shows which projects you can approve for delivery.
Demand Management
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WHY CAN DO
A score expresses your assessment as a number. Whether you use a weighted decision matrix, weighted criteria or financial analysis, you define the assessment method and record the result in Can Do as a basis for comparison.
Compare benefits with effort and risks. Use this assessment to agree which initiatives take priority and which should be deferred.
Before making a decision, check that the budget, capacity and required skills are available. This connects your priorities with realistic delivery plans.
ASSESS AND APPROVE REQUESTS
Demand management means capturing business needs, assessing them and comparing them with the resources available. In a project context, a demand is a project request whose benefits and feasibility are reviewed before approval.
READINESS & APPROVAL
Define which initiatives should be submitted as demands and who decides on them. Minimum scope, readiness criteria and approval stages depend on your organisation.
Set criteria such as effort, budget or strategic importance to determine when a project request is required. Small routine tasks can then remain outside the formal demand process.
Check that information is complete and of sufficient quality. A configured completeness measure supports the formal check; the people responsible still assess the substance of the request.
Define which decision-makers are involved at each stage, such as the business department and budget owners, with a portfolio board or executive board also involved in major initiatives.
AI IN CAN DO
Reviewing a request's feasibility can reveal resource risks. AI support within the shared planning environment helps you assess these risks. The score is recorded; the people responsible decide which requests take priority and which projects are approved.
SEE THE CONNECTIONS
What benefits will the initiative deliver?
Score and contribution to business objectives.Which initiatives take priority?
Weigh up benefits, effort and risks.Is delivery realistic?
Check budget, capacity and skills.The people responsible bring assessment, priority and feasibility together to make a reasoned decision.
Portfolio management → How is our overall project portfolio performing?
Resources & skills → Who can take on which tasks?
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
A demand is a project request. It describes a new initiative whose benefits, effort and feasibility are reviewed before approval. Your organisation defines its own criteria for which initiatives must follow the demand process.
A request should only be submitted once the agreed minimum information is available, such as objectives, benefits, estimated effort and ownership. In Can Do, the completeness measure can be configured using relevant fields and weightings. A defined minimum level can control when the request is passed on for approval. Your process rules also define the required quality of the content and the minimum size of an initiative.
The score is a number that makes the assessed benefits of an initiative comparable. It can be derived in different ways, such as a weighted decision matrix, weighted criteria, a strategic assessment or financial analysis. The result is recorded as a score in Can Do. To compare requests meaningfully, the decision-making group should use consistent criteria and scales.
Your organisation defines responsibilities and approval stages. Depending on the importance, budget and scope of an initiative, decisions may involve the business department, budget owners, a portfolio board or the executive board. Can Do brings request and planning information together; the designated decision-makers approve requests through the agreed process.
No. The benefit value derived from your assessment is recorded as a numerical score. The people responsible compare it with effort and risks, agree priorities and decide whether to approve the project.
See in a personalised demo how Can Do helps you assess initiatives, agree priorities and involve the right decision-makers.