Unlocking value from multiple projects?
What’s the collective noun for projects? Programme Management,
something that delivers multiple projects effectively,
so unlocking all their true value.
Every organisation has projects running but how can Programme
Management transform their effective delivery? In essence, it
involves running a group of projects in a coordinated
synergistic way, achieving additional benefits that are of
strategic importance to the organisation.
Why does my business need Programme Management?
- To enable the effective delivery of sustainable change,
which often involves the coordinated management of complex,
cross-functional projects
- To provide the implementation “glue” which links
strategy with tactics and ensures the delivery of essential
business benefits, especially in the last 20% of the project
path
- To make the best use of scarce resources, through
project prioritisation, based on their strategic importance
to the business
- To ensure the full and active participation of key
players such as sponsors and stakeholders.
Predaptive can
help with the development of highly competent Programme
Managers.
What Does My Business Need From A Programme Manager?
There is no shortage of information about the skills and
knowledge required for effective programme management.
However, until now, little has been understood about the less
easily learned but crucial behaviours that talented
practitioners exhibit. These behaviours are especially
critical for managing complex change projects and ensuring the
delivery of business benefits from a set of related projects.
At Predaptive, we’ve studied how the most effective programme
managers behave; in others words, not just what they do, but
how they actually do it. Here are just a sample of the
critical behaviours we’ve identified from observing the best
in action:
Customer and Stakeholder Driven
- Seeks to understand not just the current needs, but also
the future needs of customers and stakeholders
- Acts as a trusted advisor to customers and stakeholders
Performance & Delivery Focus
- Remains positive when faced with setbacks
- Creates a work climate that promotes achievement
Innovative
- Generates fresh ideas or new ways of looking at what is
done, through being aware of the changing nature of the
business environment
- Ensures that change can deliver intended benefits
Team Player
- Builds rapport with people
- Develops ideas and solutions jointly with others
Integrity
- Follows through on commitments
- Takes tough decisions that may be controversial
Leadership
- Acts as a role model of personal performance which
encourages excellence
- Generates energy and enthusiasm amongst colleagues
Strategic Perspective
- Articulates how the programme fits in the bigger picture
- Demonstrates political awareness; recognising and
managing the larger systems of which the programme is part
Communication
- Tackles disagreement constructively
- Cultivates and maintains informal networks
Managing People
- Agrees clear and realistic goals with others
- Understands and acts upon what motivates others to get
the best from them
Making Decisions
- Isolates key issues within complex information and data
- Takes into account the wider implications of own
decisions
How Can I Develop Talented Programme Managers?
Predaptive can help your business to realise vital business
benefits from programmes and projects. We can enable you to
identify and nurture talented programme managers, by focusing
on critical behaviours as well as skills and knowledge. We
don’t prescribe a single approach, but offer the most
appropriate solutions from a full range, including
psychometric appraisal, assessment and development centres,
360-degree feedback, one-to-one coaching and e-learning.
If you would like to talk more about any of the programme
issues you are facing, please contact us for a confidential,
no obligation discussion:
Lynn Joy
e: lynnj@predaptive.com
t: +44 (0) 1789 734333
f: +44 (0) 1789 734401
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