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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Programme Management – Managing Successful Programmes

Managing Successful ProgrammesLarge, complex deliveries are often broken down into manageable, inter-related projects. For those managing this overall delivery the principles of programme management are key to delivering on time and within budget. MSP offers best-practice guidance to all organizations - large or small, public or private sector - to help them achieve successful outcomes from programme management, time and time again. MSP has been developed to help achieve excellence by improving practices, offering better services and preparing more effectively for the future.

What can MSP deliver?

MSP is a best practice guide that aims to help your organisation coordinate and plan all projects so that they support each other and are allocated the necessary resources. It will help you:

  • Plan projects to support the programme
  • Deliver on time and on budget
  • Define responsibilities and lines of communication
  • Break down initiatives into clearly defined projects and offer a framework for handling them
  • Involve interested stakeholders
  • Manage risk and ensure the programme responds to change
  • Audit and maintain quality

How does MSP work?

MSP benefits from extensive experience in creating and then developing best practice guidance. It complements the approaches and methodologies laid out in PRINCE2. MSP will show you how to:

  • Develop a clear view of the programme's aims and identify its benefits
  • Define the programme and show how it will affect and change the organisation
  • Create a strong framework for monitoring and coordinating the various projects within the programme
  • Ensure the programme moves forward
  • Manage the impact of the programme on the organisation
  • Close the programme, ensuring it has achieved its ends and its successes are acknowledged

Who uses MSP?

MSP has been adopted by hundreds of organisations worldwide. Equally applicable to large and small organisations in the public and private sectors, clients include:

  • Barclays
  • British Telecom
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Ministry of Defence

To view testimonials and case studies from those organisations that have adopted Best Practice guidance visit Best Practice Users.

» Programme Management – Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Publications.

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