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super human effort from the programme team to stay on top of all the moving parts .
Programme work is interrelated and requires a broader solution that will solve for the majority of complexities and requirements for programme managers . It must be an all-in-one flexible solution that expands as one progresses on the journey .
PPM solutions are inadequate if one considers all the complexities required to deliver these large transformation initiatives . Programme managers need to create the right environment for success and the key is clarity , flexibility and alignment . One needs to ensure an iterative approach to de-risk the programme versus long delivery cycles .
COSTLY MANUAL REPORTS More than 40 % of time is spent preparing costly manual reports . In most cases visibility is provided through status reports created in slide decks , for each tier of the programme to update the next . There is a risk that these update sessions provide the best version of information and not the best version of reality , similar to a resume for a job interview . The information can be selective in what is escalated and relevant to the next tier .
MEETINGS More than 50 % of time spent in ineffective meetings . The cornerstone of collaboration for programmes and where resources spend the majority of their time to de-risk , manage issues , provide status updates , what has been achieved , what is next and what should be escalated to the next tier .
Collaborate with the many teams , stakeholders and dependencies in the programme eco-system . However , a lot of the outcomes from these sessions , the actions and decisions from meetings captured in documents post the session and fragmenting the information makes it difficult to find . The performance and effectiveness of these sessions could be considered a blind spot .
TEAM CULTURE The impossible becomes possible with the right team culture , a purpose-driven culture . It ' s not easy and each programme manager will know exactly what ' s right for their team . There are a few principles that can get one off to the right start .
Businesses first need to get everyone on the same page with culture , and then focus and drive execution and results . Breaking work down into achievable chunks is an art before it becomes a science for results driven-execution . Bringing a team along on the journey is crucial and building the right team culture is core to productive teamwork .
SOLVING THE EXECUTION CAPABILITY If one considers the challenges faced by programme teams and their stakeholders , it is clear that a bottom-up solution is the answer . It must solve top down executive requirements , leveraging information to automate and reduce admin and effort for the programme teams . Finally , it should be easy to use and must have a strong ' what ' s in it for me ' value proposition for all involved . RACA
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