Project and Programme Management

A project is a unique set of co-ordinated activities, with definite starting and finishing points, undertaken by an individual or team to meet specific objectives within defined time, cost and performance parameters as specified in the business case.

The Echopark Project Management approach, based on Prince 2, is much more than a set of rigid processes and tasks carried out by a project manager. Our approach to project management is defined by a combination of the roles and responsibilities of individuals assigned to the project, the organisational structure that sets out clear reporting arrangements and the set of processes to deliver the required outcome. It ensures that everyone involved knows what is expected of them and helps to keep cost, time and risk under control.

Programmes are different from projects in that it is their outcomes that matter, not their outputs. Programmes are initiated to realise benefits through change, whether to do things differently, to do different things, or to do things that will influence others to change.  At Echopark, we make a distinction between Outcomes and Benefits.

Using MSP (OGC Managing Successful programmes) as our methodology, our consultants will define a programme through a combination of the following information:

Vision Statement

Blueprint

Business Case

Organisation

Project Portfolio

Benefit Profiles

Stakeholder Map

The Programme Manager is responsible for delivery of the new capability from the Project Portfolio and maintaining the overall coherence and integrity of the programme.  The Programme Manager is also responsible for the effective co-ordination of the projects and their interdependencies, and any risks and other issues that may arise.

Our programme managers pay particular attention to ensuring that Business Case Management, Benefits Management, Stakeholder Management, Risk and Issue Resolution, Programme Planning and Control and Quality Management are all applied with practitioner expertise, to ensure effective delivery. This helps mitigate any adverse impact on the programme of changes to the timing, cost, quality, or scope of any one project.

To find out how Echopark helped a world leader in mobile communications implement a global HR and IT programme, click on the link below:

CASE STUDY: Nokia

To find out how Echopark helped a the Metropolitan Police and the National Centre for Applied Learning Technologies (NCALT) develop a strategy to align the 43 police forces of England and Wales and implement business processes and a suppoting IM system a, click on the link below:

CASE STUDY: NCALT/Metropolitan Police

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