' a unique, transient strategic endeavour undertaken to achieve beneficial change and incorporating a group of related and business as usual activities'
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What is the distinction between project and programme management?
Project benefits are likely realised after the project is completed, programmes benefits are realised throughout the duration of the programme
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What is programme management?
'the coordinated management of projects and business as usual activities to achieve beneficial change.'
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When may programme management be more appropriate than project management?
When the strategic objective may require a longer time span; greater stakeholder engagement; coordination of a number of distinct elements of work; a greater focus on the result of the change rather than the outputs created.
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Why is programme management useful for dealing with uncertainty?
Programmes often can't specify in detail how to achieve the vision of the end result
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Programme management benefit: Prioritisation
Can effectively prioritise individual projects based on their contribution to the programme objectives
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Programme management benefit: Resource management
Effective management of resources and prioritisation of scarce resources
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Programme management benefit: smooth transition from project to operations
Consistent view of interdependencies between multiple projects and BAU makes a smoot transition from project to operations run more smoothly
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Programme management benefit: risk
Can manage risk, issues and changes more completely, the programme can define the standards the projects will use to manage these disciplines
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Programme management benefit: communication
Consistent reporting and escalation processes in addition to a single point of contact
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Programme management benefit: big picture
Can see how projects contribute to programme objectives as opposed to considering individual projects time, cost and quality
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Challenges of programme management: Organisation
The life cycle is continuing making it less obvious where the programme end-point is
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Challenges of programme management: Communication
There are a lot of stakeholders (more than one project) so must be clear in communication and decisions and be consistent across project and functional boundaries
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Challenges of programme management: Managing Change
Project business cases must be in line with programme business case and so the objectives and deliverables may change and will be influenced or dictated by the programme
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Challenges of programme management: Conflict
More stakeholders with competing objectives and priorities which can cause significant conflict
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Challenges of programme management: Uncertainty
Programme requirements aren't always clear which can cause confusion for the individual projects, especially if communication is poor
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Card 2
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What is the distinction between project and programme management?
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Project benefits are likely realised after the project is completed, programmes benefits are realised throughout the duration of the programme
Card 3
Front
What is programme management?
Back
Card 4
Front
When may programme management be more appropriate than project management?
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Card 5
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Why is programme management useful for dealing with uncertainty?
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