Chapter 2
Understanding What's Involved in a Programme
In This Chapter
Recognizing the reasons for programme management
Managing benefits within the programme
Thinking about documenting your programme
Describing the programme's end state
Choosing the sort of programme that's right for you
Most likely you haven't come across programmes before (as I define them in Chapter 1). Or perhaps transformational change in your organization has been run using a series of projects, with the change in business as usual taking place in a less controlled way. Understanding the differences between programmes and projects is crucial to successfully understanding programmes, so if you are uncertain about these differences, I suggest taking a look at Chapter 1 before reading this chapter.
In the sections that follow I give you a simple picture of what a programme is like and introduce you to some of these new ideas. I provide a helpful model for picturing a programme and discuss the benefits, documentation ...
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