Enterprise Programme Management; Delivering Value

by David Williams and Tim Parr

• ISBN13: 9781403917003
• ISBN10: 1403917000
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2004-02-07
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Many large scale projects are delivered over schedule and over budget. Program management is a new approach to maximize the likelihood of successful change management. Based around a set of techniques, this book describes an approach to program management that outlines the skills and capabilities that organizations need to develop in order to manage change programs effectively. It is the first book to take this holistic view of program management linked to the capabilities and strategy of the organization.

Author Biography

David Williams is Partner, Consulting Division, Deloitte & Touche, UK. Tim Parr is Director, Consulting Division, Deloitte & Touche, UK.

Table of Contents

List of figures	vii
List of tables	x
Acknowledgements	xiii
Foreword	xv
Introduction	1	(4)
Part I The enterprise programme management framework	5	(90)
Why an enterprise approach is required	7	(11)
Strategic portfolio management	18	(13)
Programme delivery management	31	(12)
Project management	43	(4)
Programme architecture	47	(17)
Change architecture: managing the human side of change	64	(22)
Developing an enterprise-wide approach to programme and project management	86	(9)
Part II Enterprise programme management essentials	95	(146)
Introduction	97	(3)
Programme management systems	100	(33)
Managing programme risk	133	(22)
Benefits management	155	(19)
Managing suppliers	174	(16)
Building a communications capability	190	(30)
The enterprise programme management office	220	(21)
Part III Getting started	241	(32)
Introduction	243	(1)
Enterprise programme management capability check	244	(14)
Making sense of your current situation: Knowing where to start	258	(5)
Practical steps for success	263	(10)
Glossary	273	(9)
References and further reading	282	(1)
Index	283