Programme Manager Placement

Purpose

To provide a contract Programme Manager to manage a programme of projects on your behalf where there is a need for additional capacity or expertise. These projects could either be part of an overall programme strategy or quite disparate in nature.

Benefits

  • Extends the capacity of the programme management function without an increase in permanent overhead
  • Complements existing programme management skills
  • Enables flexible resourcing
  • Support from a professional project and programme management organisation
  • Our Programme Managers blend into yuor organisation so that there is no distinction between your Programme Managers and ours; our people treat your business with the importance that they treat our own

Method

Programme Manager Placements are successful when the right level and type of Programme Manager is assigned to match the Client's environment and culture. We capture the key requirements to determine a profile for the type of Programme Manager required. Normally, a selection of CVs is submitted to the Client and after successful selection, the WPM Programme Manager starts on the date and at the location agreed.

  • WPM's Programme Manager works under your instruction
  • The Hiring Manager allocates specific programme(s) to the Programme Manager
  • The Programme Executive or Sponsor for the programme(s) directs the Programme Manager regarding the requirements for the programme(s) and the resolution of any issues that would take the project outside agreed tolerance
  • The Programme Manager immediately establishes a communications and reporting strategy with your Project Managers working on the programme
  • The Programme Manager ensures that there is a controlled hand-over of the programme(s) at the end of the placement (should the programmes still be in progress) and produce an assignment report for the Hiring Manager

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Deliverables

  • Programme Manager equipped with laptop computer and mobile phone
  • Highlight Reports
  • Summary Report (based on the Programme Manager's weekly Highlight Reports)

Reporting & Reviewing

The WPM Programme Manager will receive Highlight Reports from the programme Project Managers on a weekly basis. He or she will then produce a summary report for the Programme Executive detailing the current status of the programme(s) and raising any issues where an Executive action is required. These reports will be at a frequency agreed between the Executive and the Programme Manager.The Programme Manager will also issue standard monthly reports for the WPM Operations Manager.

Assumptions

The WPM Operations Manager will have a performance review with the Hiring Manager within the first month of the placement and one review with the Hiring Manager at the end of the placement.

Price

Pricing is agreed before the Programme Manager Placement begins and is dependent on the duration and location of the assignment.

Acceptance Criteria

  • The Programme Manager is a Managing Successful Programmes (MSP™) Practitioner
  • Executive Reports and monthly reports are issued within the timescale specified
  • Programme Files are maintained to MSP™ and PRINCE2™ standard or to company-specific standards

Product Code

CON-012

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