Programme architecture

David Williams and Tim Parr

Chapter 6 in Enterprise Programme Management, 2004, pp 47-63 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Since 1995, the Standish Group have regularly published and updated a report entitled Chaos, which studies the trends and factors that cause projects and programmes to either succeed or fail. The top three critical success factors that have repeatedly been identified are: 1. User/team involvement. 2. Executive support. 3. Clear statement of requirements. The message is very clear. Getting team and leadership involvement right is of critical importance, ranked here as being more important even than having a clear statement of requirements! This reflects an obvious truth: no change, no matter how well defined or planned, can be achieved without clear accountability, commitment and support from both leadership and the people who need to make it happen within the organisation. Programme architecture is about implementing and using appropriate management and leadership skills and mechanisms, so that programmes can be resourced and managed effectively.

Keywords: Programme Leadership; Steering Group; Senior Executive; Team Building; Functional Director (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230514706_6

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