INITIATE PROGRAMS

LECTURE 1

Melissa Smith
Advanced Diploma of Program Management
 ENABLE PROGRAM EXECUTION

✓ Envision the desired future state

✓ Shape and sustain the program execution
approach
✓ Shape and sustain the program’s business case
✓ Shape and sustain program governance
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✓ Define and agree description of the desired future state with

pertinent stakeholders
✓ Define and agree gaps between the current state and the desired
future state with pertinent stakeholders
✓ Define and agree changes needed to move from the current state to
the desired future state with pertinent stakeholders
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Introduction

✓ What is program management?

• Wikipedia defines program management as:
“…program management or programme management is the process of
managing several related projects, often with the intention of improving
an organization's performance. In practice and in its aims, program
management is often closely related to systems engineering, industrial
engineering, change management and business transformation…”
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Introduction.

✓ What is the difference between program

management and project management?

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_management
 INTRODUCTION
Initiate Programs
MODERNISATION BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT

TECHNOLOGY RESTRUCTURING TRANSFORMATION

INFLUENCE SHAPE

ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGY OR POLICY

DEFINE SCOPE
PRIORITISE BLUEPRINT
(VISION)
PROGRAM ACHIEVED

INITIATE MONITOR
ALIGN

RELATED
PROJECT 1 PROJECT 2 PROJECT 3 ACTIVITIES

DELIVER AND
IMPLEMENT

NEW TRANSFORMED BUSINESS OPERATIONS OR ORGANISATION

MEASURE AND
REALISE

OUTCOMES AND BENEFITS ACHIEVED

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Background and business drivers – Case Study

Who is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XRDzqSTqgg
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Background and business drivers
✓ In order to envision the future state, what must you do as an
organisation?
• Figure out where we are now
• Consider our goals
• Objectives, vision, goals
• What are the organisation goals
• Forecasting
• Budget
• Guarantee that it is a profitable business
• Scenario planning
• Gather important information including process
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Vision.

✓ Vision
Vision is a guide to help organisation make decisions to align with
desired future state

• SAMSUNG vision: Inspire the world. Create the future.

• SONY vision: Using our unlimited passion for technology,

content and services to deliver groundbreaking new
excitement and entertainment, as only Sony can.

• LIME vision: Smart Mobility for the Modern World.

Source: https://www.clearvoice.com/blog/difference-between-mission-vision-statement-examples/