MSPF Managing Successful Programmes Foundation Questions and Answers

Effect on the programme if something goes wrong

An event that might increase a programme's outcome

The amount of risk that will be tolerated

Possibility that something will go wrong

Analyse stakeholders

Sum ma rise risks

Carry out a health check

Conduct a visioning workshop

Verifiable improvement resulting from an outcome

New operational processes after transition

Deliverable ready for handover by a project

Totality of outputs from projects

Reflect lessons learned, in Managing the Tranches

Adjust programme governance to align with project governance, in Delivering the Capability

Reflect lessons from earlier programmes, in Identifying a Programme

Prepare for benefit reviews, in Realizing the Benefits

Maintain alignment of supplier activity

Consolidate the Programme Definition

Monitor changes to corporate strategy

Provide feedback to corporate governance

Benefits management

Risk management

Business analysis

Gated review

Value of the benefits

Costs of delivering the Blueprint

Strategic risks to the programme

Definition of internal controls

Describe the resourcing of programme activities

Present the rules for all parts of the organization

Describe why and how something will be undertaken in a programme

Define the organization’s approach to achieving its corporate objectives

Other benefits have to be realized, but will need to be owned and managed to pre-agreedtarget levels that are yet to be achieved

The Business Change Team’s benefit responsibilities need to be re-allocated due to a numberof members leaving the organization

The Benefits Map has been redrawn as a result of a change to the strategic objectives of theorganization

A business assurance review is needed to ensure capabilities are being embedded and

benefits measured

Effect on the programme if something goes wrong

Trigger for escalation when exposure is too high

Likelihood that something will go wrong

Indication of when an event may occur

Transition

Project

Risk

Portfolio

Identifying stakeholders with negative views

Demonstrating the potential negative impacts of insufficient stakeholder commitment

Focusing programme resources on desired outcomes

Ensuring stakeholder communication is appropriately prioritized

A tool used to help track the progress of a programme

An organization that perceives itself to be affected by a programme

A goal which defines the end point of a programme

A key message in the Programme Communications Plan