3. Realize Benefit and Communicate Value

<p>This stage generates a benefit statement and optionally supporting commentary or quotes from the benefactors, in the form of a benefit statement. &nbsp;This statement may optionally be assessed and by stakeholders and subject matter experts such as financial management, and assessed as to its degree of relevance and truth. &nbsp;The SMO ‘banks’ all benefit statements and may publish them for general audience consumption.

The SMO shall regularly publish statements on the improvements identified, in progress, and realized once applied as part of an ongoing communications plan.

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