Programme Management

What is the Purpose of Programme Management?

Programme Management provides the co-ordination and management of multiple projects, which may or may not be inter-related, other than they are collectively required to achieve a specific business goal or objective(s).

The purpose of Programme Management is not to duplicate the function of project management – it is to:

• Provide focus on the strategic goals, objectives and benefits of the programme and ensure these are evident in its constituent projects

• Co-ordinate programme and project planning to meet the needs of the business

• Manage stakeholders and sponsors across a programme and support Project Managers with the same

• Ensure the sum of the deliverables from the projects meet the business needs of the programme

• Ensure that Benefits are actively managed across the programme

• Ensure that wider business risks in relation to the programme are recognised and being managed

• Provide direction relating to priorities and resources among the projects within the programme

• Provide input to Portfolio Management in relation to wider prioritisation and resources.

• Projects

• Programmes

• Business As Usual (BAU) or Operations

Where is Programme Management in the Organisation?

It should not automatically be considered as an organisational ‘layer’ above project management, but it must be a function and process that is actively performed. Programme Management needs to be a real-time activity, unlike perhaps quarterly or bi-annual Portfolio Management.

What does Programme Management do?

Programme Management must either carry out or interface very closely with the following processes:

• Preparation and maintenance of Business Case

• Project and Programme Planning

• Benefits Planning and Management

• Project and Programme Governance

• Change Management

•  Change Control

•  Enterprise Risk Management

•  Project and Programme Risk Management

•  Stakeholder Management and Communication

•  Portfolio Management

Executive Presentation: Managing Successful Programmes

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