Programme Management

You already know that the key to smart management isn’t doing everything yourself. Rather, it’s choosing the right team - and knowing how to delegate. And when you’re in the middle of a complex implementation, you want team members who understand both your technology needs and your organisational dynamics.

Using our extensive experience delivering programmes of work into Recruitment companies and HR, as well as our hands-on Programme Management approach, we enable organisations to gain and retain control of all project activity and to create an environment in which projects will succeed.

What is Programme Management?

At its simplest level, Programme Management is the orchestration of a collection of projects effecting organisational change to deliver business benefits of strategic importance.

A programme may be defined in a number of ways:

One complex project broken down into components or stages.
A number of distinct projects which are connected to one strategic change.
A view of an organisation’s entire investment in projects (i.e. the portfolio).

The projects in a programme are linked by:

Inter-dependence
Competition for resource (capacity, skilled people, senior management)
Competition for finance (investment)
Impact on same business area

However, projects are temporary and do not usually reflect business operations, in terms of management structure.

How is it done?

Our approach to programme management is designed to connect this temporary work to the permanent organisational structure and decision making processes of the business, whilst ensuring strong synergy with business objectives.

What are the benefits?

Pan Eight's extensive experience within Recruitment and HR allows us to effectively prioritise components of a programme to deliver maximum results. This can lead to significant time and cost savings through:

Prioritised and integrated projects to manage resources better
A management framework that focuses on business change objectives
The bridging of gaps between strategies and projects
A wider understanding of the context of risks
Formal process for identifying, managing, realising and measuring benefits
Good management control of costs
Effective management of the Business Case to achieve the vision
Clear responsibilities for preparing for implementing business change Co-ordination and control of the complex range of activities