Combining rigour and flexibility, MSP helps all organisations - public sector and private, large and small - achieve successful outcomes from their programme management time and time again.
With change a pressing reality for all organisations, successful programme management has never been more vital to success. Organisations must respond as new processes or services are introduced, supplier relationships alter and structures adapt to market forces or legislation. At the same time, all organisations strive to achieve excellence by improving practices, offering better services, preparing more effectively for the future and encouraging innovation. But change always creates new challenges and risks. Inevitably there will be interdependencies to manage and conflicting priorities to resolve as the organisation adapts not just to a new situation internally but to the constantly shifting world outside.
To enable organisations to manage their programmes successfully, they need a structured framework that does two things. It must acknowledge that every programme exists in its own context and demands unique interpretation. And at the same time it must be universally applicable.
MSP has been developed with these two priorities in mind. Its framework allows users to consistently manage a huge variety of programmes so that they deliver quality outcomes and lasting benefits. Fusing leadership with management best practice, MSP enables organisations to coordinate their key functions, develop a clear sense of unity and purpose and achieve the strategic cohesion necessary to drive through effective change.
Key features
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Extensively updated and revised, the MSP manual reflects the latest changes and developments in best practice along with practical advice.
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A simplified structure and new layout highlighting the guidance's key themes.
Key changes cover clearer distinction between programmes and projects; programmes in the context of the overall portfolio of business change; benefits realisation; governance; transformation of the business and transition to operations; stakeholders; leadership; and competencies and behaviours.
The eBook allows for easy individual access while you're on the move:
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Portable - Dataset downloadable to most handheld devices
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User friendly - View via a desktop, laptop or a handheld device
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Added value - Purchase of the handheld eBook also provides access to eb20, which is a web based eBook reader application. This means that in addition to downloading the eBook Handheld you can now read the book online from any computer with an internet connection
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Complete - All illustrations displayed and available as larger images with one click
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Tailored - Allows you to annotate sections of text and diagrams. You customise
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Lookup: If you have a handheld dictionary loaded you can look up terms
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Highlight: You can highlight any text for future reference
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Modify: Add your own text into the main text. Visually similar to track changes in MS Word
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Add: Add bookmarks, drawings and links of your own.
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Individual - Single user, non-networkable.
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ITIL Glossary terms available as links from the main text straight to the Glossary desciption and back to where you were.
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Table available as text-based or images. Your choice depending on the abilities of your handheld device.
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Internal section links from main text to other sections of the eBook.
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Full dynamic Tables of contents for every level down to level 3 or 4 i.e., 6.4.3.2.
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Hard Disk: 650 - 800KB
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Available Formats
Managing Successful Programmes 2007 - Book
Managing Successful Programmes 2007 - PDF