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Managing Successful Programmes(MSP®) An Overviewof Cabinet Office’sBest Practice Methodology inProgramme Management
Paradigm Consulting Group (PCGI)
Best Practice Presentation –Oct 14, 2014
Presenter: Michael Plosz

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Agenda
•Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®): An Overview of Cabinet Office’s Best Practice Methodology
–MSP Principles
–MSP Governance Themes
–MSP Transformational Flow
–MSP Benefits Management
•Our Presenter
–Michael Plosz
•Paradigm Consulting Group (PCGI)
–About Us
–Accredited Consulting Organization (ACO)
–Best Practice Overview
–Cabinet Office Experience
–Organizational Reference
–Training Opportunities
–Contact Us & Questions
•Copyrights and Trademarks

What is a Programme?
Definition
‘A temporary, flexible organization created to coordinate, direct and oversee the implementation of a set of related projects and activitiesin order to deliver outcomesand benefitsrelated to the organization’s strategic objectives.’

Focus
Programmes
Projects
Overall
Direction and strategy; vision and blueprint
Management and co-ordination
Timescale
Loosely defined with end-point
Delivering outputs to time constraints
Risk
Aggregated risks, strategic and operational risks
Risks to cost, time, and quality
Issues
Inter-project and benefit-related
Product fitness-for-purpose
Planning
Outcomes through tranches
Product and activity-based
Benefits
Benefit delivery dominates; includes profiling and realization
Output fitness-for-purpose, based on clear requirements
Quality
Control and improvement
Product fitness-for-purpose, based on clear requirements
Business Case
Benefit realization vsproject and programmecosts
Accurate budgeting for outputs, and delivering outputs to cost constraints
Governance
Applied through strategies, based on organizational standards
Based on organizational standards
Stakeholder Engagement
Focused on all levels (internal and external)
Managed through project ‘boards’
ProgrammevsProject

Why Use Programme Management?
•Organizations are likely to fail to deliver change successfully where:
–There is insufficient board-level support
–Leadership is weak
–There are unrealistic expectations of the organization's capacity and capability
–There is insufficient focus on benefits
–There is no real picture (blueprint) of the future capability
–There is a poorly defined or poorly communicated vision
–The organization fails to change its culture
–There is insufficient engagement of stakeholders
MSP provides a structured framework that can help organizations avoid these pitfalls and achieve their goals

MSP®
•Principles
•Governance Themes
•Transformational Flow
Identifying a
Programme
Defining a
Programme
Closing a
Programme
Realizing the
Benefits
Managing the Tranches
Delivering the
Capability

MSP® Principles
•Remaining aligned with corporate strategy
–Insure that the strategic drivers are extended into the governance of the programme’s projects
•Leading change
–Clear leadership, open debates, evaluated risks, novel solutions
–Actively engaging stakeholders
•Envisioning and communicating a better future
–Having a range of stakeholders buy in to proposed direction
•Focusing on the benefits and threats to benefit realization
–Do not overlook strategic and long term issues
•Adding value
–Adding additional benefits to projects that wouldn’t be realized if projects operated independently
•Designing and delivering a coherent capability
–Maximum incremental improvement with minimal operational impact
•Learning from experience
–Assume a learning attitude, schedule regular and major review points

MSP® Governance Themes
•Organization
•Vision
•Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement
•Benefits Realization Management
–Strategic Context of Benefits Management
–Alignment of Benefits to Corporate Objectives
•Blueprint Design and Delivery
•Planning and Control
•The Business Case
•Risk Management and Issue Resolution
•Quality Management

Benefits Management – Strategic Context of Benefits Mgmt

Benefits Management – Alignment of Benefits to Corporate Objectives
Project
Outputs
Trigger
Enable
Realize
Helps Achieve
One or More
Capabilities
Organizational
Changes
Outcomes
Side-effects and
Consequences
Benefits
Dis-benefits
Corporate
Objectives
Also Cause
Realize
Further
Build
Enable
Result in

Governance Theme –Planning and Control
•Programme Controls should be established as early as possible, with assurance arrangements initially defined in the Programme Mandate
•Managing the Programme does not mean micro-managing the projects within it
•Projects should be empowered, but…
–Projects need clear tolerances and limits
–And Project Managers manage their projects within the tolerances
•Communication between Programmes and Projects
–As per standards, but likely to include:
•Project Initiation Documents (PIDs)
•Highlight Reports and Exception Reports
•Issue Register and Risk Registers
–Supported by the Programme Office

MSP Transformational Flow
Transform-
ational
Flow

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Our Presenter
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Michael Plosz
•Mike has over 27 years of experience in managing programmesand projects, with substantial expertise in project planning, scheduling, and execution in a variety of industry sectors. He is a recognized leader in IS methodologies and has established enterprise best practices and standards for portfolio, programme, and project management. Mike is currently an Executive Partner with Paradigm Consulting Group.
•Can be reached at:
–Email: mplosz@paradigm.sk.ca

Paradigm Consulting Group (PCGI) About Us
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•Within the Paradigm Consulting Group (PCGI) offices in Regina and Winnipeg, we employ over 110 staff.
•We offer our customers a wide range of IT and business consulting services.
•Our experience spans customers within several industries, with particular expertise in Healthcare, Insurance, and the Public Sector.
Winnipeg
www.pcgi.mb.ca
Regina
www.paradigm.sk.ca

Paradigm Consulting Group (PCGI) Accredited Consulting Organization
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•We have been awarded the Accredited Consulting Organization (ACO) designation in Project, Programme and Portfolio Management!
–Only the second organization in North America.
•To achieve this designation, ACOs have:
–Undergone rigorous assessments by a large international organization
–Proven their knowledge, experience and communication skills
–Achieved high examination scores and passed multiple product knowledge interviews
–Undergone multiple client references
•Which means….
–ACOs offer superior standards of consulting services
–The robust accreditation process provides assurance that their advice is valid and trustworthy!

Paradigm Consulting Group (PCGI)– Accredited Consulting Organization
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•How can this benefit you?
–ACOs have exclusive access to assess organizations using the P3M3 Assessment Tool for:
•Portfolio, Programme & Project Management Maturity Model (P3M3®)
•PRINCE2®Maturity Model
–An assessment will benchmark your program, project and risk management processes and will get you on the right course to ensure the full value of the project is achieved AND sustained.
–An assessment is invaluable whether you are:
•in the early planning stages of a new initiative, or
•struggling in the latter stages of an implementation

Paradigm Consulting Group (PCGI) Best Practices
•Paradigm’s Best Practices provide:
–an opportunity for our consultants to share experience and insight.
–strengthening the Paradigm culture and promoting personal and professional growth.
•Best Practices meetings occur weekly and offer an opportunity to connect with team members and clients from other work sites.
•Sharing knowledge and training opportunities within our diverse team helps strengthen Paradigm employees and benefits our clients.
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Paradigm Consulting Group (PCGI) Cabinet Office Experience
•We have consultants with the following Cabinet Office certifications.
–PRINCE2®(Project Management)
–MSP®(Programme Management)
–MOP®(Portfolio Management)
–P3O®(Project, Programme, and Portfolio Offices)
–M_o_R®(Risk Management)
•We value and encourage continuing learning and certifications, we can proudly state that we have most PRINCE2® practitioners than any other organization in Canada!
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Paradigm Consulting Group (PCGI) Organizational Reference
The Paradigm Consulting Group’s depth of consulting expertise in the area of Project, Programme and Portfolio Management Best Practices is the strongest in Canada.
Their Accredited Consulting Organization designation and over 90 certifications among their consulting staff demonstrates this expertise.
With their depth of experience in PRINCE2, Managing Successful Programs and Management of Portfolios with numerous clients in Western Canada, Paradigm is a proven and respected leader in this rapidly expanding field.
David Smyth
Marketing Manager, Canada
APMG International
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Paradigm Consulting Group (PCGI) Cabinet Office Training Opportunities
•Paradigm partners with an accredited training organization (Advantage Learning) to offer accredited training in PRINCE2®, MSP®, P3O®, M_o_R®and MOP®, as well as Agile Project Management.
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•Our trainers have years of real life project and programme management experience.
•We offer a small class format to verify participants understanding of the content and progress prior to the course exams.
•All courses are independent of each other and there are no prerequisites for any class.

Paradigm Consulting Group (PCGI) Cabinet Office Training
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Contact us at headoffice@paradigm.sk.cafor training dates and course information or to register for any of our courses:
–PRINCE2®
–MSP®
–P3O®
–M_o_R®
–MOP®
–Agile Project Management

Paradigm Consulting Group (PCGI) Contact Us
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To learn more about us:
•Winnipeg:
–Internet: http://pcgi.mb.ca/
–LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/pcgi-consulting- services
–Twitter: https://twitter.com/PCGI
•Regina:
–Internet: http://paradigm.sk.ca/
–LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/paradigm- consulting-group

Paradigm Consulting Group (PCGI) Questions?
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If you have any questions about howPCGI can assist your organization, please contact:
Ken Howell, Registered ACO Consultant, PRINCE2MOPP3O Practitioner certified, PMP
Executive Partner
Paradigm Consulting Group (PCGI)
khowell@paradigm.sk.caor khowell@pcgi.mb.ca
204-999-8555

Copyrights and Trademarks
All diagrams produced by Cabinet Office and Office of Government Commerce.
PRINCE2®, M_o_R®, MSP®, P3O®, MSP®, MoV® and MoP® are registered trademarks of AXELOS Limited.
All AXELOS Limited product training courses are offered by Advantage Learning UK, an ATO of AXELOS Limited.
Copyright © 2014 All rights reserved.
Reproduction or reuse of this material is strictly prohibited without prior written approval and consent of the Paradigm Consulting Group (PCGI).
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