Abstract
Many organizations establish projects to undertake change efforts. However, the aimed-for benefits are often difficult to harvest. A viable way
to move the field forward may be to address the WHO question related to project benefit realization. A case study was undertaken in the
international service organization with multi-site branches. The aim of this study was to investigate the potentials of integrating line managers in a
formal role as project benefit managers within a project team for enhancing realization of project benefits. Based on the findings, we claim that line
managers as project benefit managers can enhance compliance in project implementation. This is not least due to their detailed knowledge about
operational processes. However, the cohesiveness of a project benefit manager’s network as well as the mutual relationship between the project
benefit manager and relevant peer managers has an importance for the success of the project benefit managers.
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