From the course: Program Management Foundations (2019)
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Program phases
- Program delivery doesn't happen all at once. Thank goodness. It happens in phases. Now, a phase normally consists of a number of projects and activities, and each phase of the program needs to deliver a step change in capability. In other words, it needs to deliver project outputs that will improve operations and work towards outcome and benefits achievement. So the question is how does the program define what will constitute each phase? Let's take a look at what to consider when planning the program phases. Working with business change managers, you will need to identify when the capability needs to be delivered, so you will need to understand the business priorities. This is when you will identify which projects in the program are needed more urgently than others. These can then be planned for delivery in an early phase. Sometimes the priority is to deliver early benefits, either as proof of concept or to gain confidence from the key stakeholders. If so, this will need to be…
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