Change Toolkit Programme Management Overview
Role of Programme Management
The elements of Programme Management are:
- Managing the Sponsor and Stakeholders
- Designing the approach to delivering the Programme outcomes
- Designing the highest level Conceptual Design of the solution for the business
- Defining the deliverable's of the workstreams that will deliver the solution for the business
- Managing the Change Management requirements for all workstreams and the Programme
- Ensuring that the Design developed by the workstreams fulfils the objectives of the Programme and delivers the anticipated benefits
- Managing the Communications for all workstreams within the Programme
- Managing the Programme Office for all workstreams including budgets, key meetings, documents, risk & issue registers, reports, resources and approvals
- Co-ordinating resolution of key issues and key decisions for all workstreams
- Iterative review of benefits and Programme costs.
Role of the Programme Manager/Director
The Programme Manager/Director is responsible for:
- Working with the Sponsor to define the Programme - the corporate strategy, the required changes, the approach to creating the change, identifying constraints and priorities, anticipated benefits and risks
- Developing the Programme Design (approach, solution overview, team structure, staged deliverable's, detailed benefits, costs, risks)
- Identifying impacted areas and areas critical to delivery
- Working with the Sponsor to identify the Stakeholder team
- Working and teaming the Stakeholder group
- Leading the Programme with energy and commitment
- Understanding the issues
- Setting up the workstreams
- Integrating the Programme with other change initiatives
- Ensuring all workstream plans are integrated to a co-ordinated delivery plan
- Tracking benefits delivery
- Managing all risks, issues and decisions
- Tracking and reporting the Programme
- Managing 3rd parties.
Appointing the Programme Manager/Director
The Programme Manager/Director should be appointed on formation of the Programme.
The Programme Manager/Director should remain appointed through the lifecycle of the Programme.
Authority
The Programme Manager/Director should have full authority over the delivery of the Programme. This includes:
- Assignment of resources
- Spend within agreed budgets.