The follow-up criteria should be set from the start in the pre-study, as part of the complete project. A well conducted project with sharply defined demands and gains/goals is easy to follow up. All the goals, both the soft and the hard ones, should be analyzed. From the result of this analysis, you will know what adjustments are necessary in the following projects. This makes each project provide to an increased level of efficiency in project management. It means incremental growth - without having to invent the wheel over and over again. Each step of the business circle should be evaluated - from the business meetings where the business case was formed, to the actual delivery, following administration and support.
Updating the Business Integration strategy as a result of the performed project(s) is vital to the future. It is important to learn from the vast in-house experience obtained during the project in order to achieve even better results in future projects. This learning process is crucial to the future efficiency of the organization - this applies to administration and management as well as IT-departments.