MSP For Dummies

Chapter 9

Organizing a Programme: Who does What

In This Chapter

Understanding the basic roles in your programme

Allocating responsibilities to each programme role

Adjusting the relationships between roles

Maintaining the power balance between roles

Each programme has its own organization with defined roles and responsibilities, and it is almost certainly supported by a Programme Office. The organization structure for a programme can be fairly straightforward, although as I discuss in this chapter, the relationships between the different roles become quite subtle in larger programmes, and you need to balance the power of these roles.

I lay out the responsibilities of roles such as the Senior Responsible Owner, the Programme Board, the Programme Manager, Business Change Managers, Business Change Teams and Programme Office. I also consider the attributes you need to look for in the people you ask to fill each of the roles: after all, people have different strengths, skills and experience, and you want the right person in the right role.

Don't be fooled by the superficial simplicity ...