The ABCs of program management
14.09.2015
Imagine that you are asked to lead a large-scale business transformation program. Before you start, you can pick 26 instruments that will set you up for success. It can be a mix of tangible or non-tangible items. What are your ABCs of Program Management What do you put in your bag pack before you head out and deliver Here are mine:
Awareness
Budget
Collaboration
Decisiveness
Escalation
Finesse
Grit
High trust
Issues
Judgement
Knowledge transfer
Listen
Management information
Negotiation
Organizational Change
People
Quality
Risk
Scope
Timeline
Usability
Value
Willpower
X-road
Yield
Zero defects
As you have probably noticed my ABC’s are a fine mélange of core program management aspects and transformational values like grit, trust and willpower. Program managers who make-things-happen in today’s world are very capable of applying both dimensions intermittently. I'm curious what your selection is. Let me know!
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