Managing successful programmesThe Stationery Office, 2007 M09 3 - 270 pages Combining rigour and flexibility, MSP helps all organisations - public sector and private, large and small - achieve successful outcomes from their programme management time and time again. With change a pressing reality for all organisations, successful programme management has never been more vital to success. Organisations must respond as new processes or services are introduced, supplier relationships alter and structures adapt to market forces or legislation. At the same time, all organisations strive to achieve excellence by improving practices, offering better services, preparing more effectively for the future and encouraging innovation. But change always creates new challenges and risks. Inevitably there will be interdependencies to manage and conflicting priorities to resolve as the organisation adapts not just to a new situation internally but to the constantly shifting world outside.To enable organisations to manage their programmes successfully, they need a structured framework that does two things. It must acknowledge that every programme exists in its own context and demands unique interpretation. At the same time it must be universally applicable. MSP has been developed with these two priorities in mind. Its framework allows users to consistently manage a huge variety of programmes so that they deliver quality outcomes and lasting benefits. Fusing leadership with management best practice, MSP enables organisations to coordinate their key functions, develop a clear sense of unity and purpose and achieve the strategic cohesion necessary to drive through effective change |
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achieved activities aligned Appendix appropriate assess audit Benefit Profiles Benefits Management Strategy Benefits Map Benefits Realisation Management Benefits Realisation Plan Blueprint Design Business Change Manager business operations change control Closing a Programme configuration management corporate costs Defining a Programme Delivering the Capability delivery detail developed dis-benefits documents effective enable ensure environment Establish example expected benefits Figure future Governance Themes Identifying a Programme impact implementation improvement initiatives Issue Resolution leadership maintaining Management Plan Mandate measures monitoring organisation's outcomes overall portfolio PRINCE2 programme and project Programme Board Programme Brief Programme Communications Plan Programme Definition Programme information programme level Programme Office Programme Organisation Programme Plan programme risk management programme's project outputs Projects Dossier Quality Management Realising Benefits relevant risks and issues roles and responsibilities Senior Responsible Owner Sponsoring Group Stakeholder Engagement Strategy strategic objectives suppliers throughout the programme timescales Transformational Flow transition Vision Statement