Safe Hands or Society s Change-makers? The future of Programme Management

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1 Safe Hands or Society s Change-makers? The future of Programme Management

2 A Message from Paul This presentation was delivered for the APM ProgM SIG on 21 st June It was a superb evenings discussion with a very participative audience, and re-enforced how important it is for projgramme managers and our profession to step up to the plate and fulfil our role as society s change-makers. If you would like to understand how you or your organisation can be more successful at enabling change, or want to inspire colleagues and friends with a similar presentation, please feel free to contact me. Paul.Major@ManagementFramework.com Enterprise control and collaboration Change leadership & strategy design

3 Introduction 18 years delivering transformational change through personal heroics in global corporates. 12 years facilitating change for clients. Contributor to APM conferences, articles, CMAG. Sponsor of APM Programme of the Year Founded two organisations to support delivery of change. Enterprise control and collaboration Change leadership & strategy design

4 WHERE DOES THE FUTURE LIE FOR PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT? Will your legacy be measured by how many certifications you have achieved, books authored, outcomes delivered or will it be measured by how big an impact YOU made on achieving enduring change in the organisations and communities you served?

5 A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER Our challenge is not managing successful processes, but realising change that allows benefit to be enjoyed.

6 DID YOU KNOW VIDEO Versions of this can be found on YouTube here also look at the originators site here

7 Workplace The World is Changing! Friends & family Society

8 IMAGINE THIS

9 Group 1 School Governor Its your kids school. OFSTED have threatened the school with closure. Non attendance & social issues combined with low staff morale. Operating model needs complete redesign. Group 2 Acquisition You re the CEO. 80% of acquisitions don t deliver, this one has to be different! Cost reduction, cultural clashes, behaviours must change, harmonisation of services. Who can help you pull this together? Group 2 Public Service You re a senior health professional. You fix people not business. Your hospital is changing to a Foundation Trust which means changes for everyone and for many it is an ideological insult. Who do I get to help and advise?

10 WHAT DOES A PROGRAMME MANAGER LOOK LIKE? Engineer or architect? Tactical or strategic? Project or business & operations? Manage & coordinate or lead & facilitate?

11 A Project Timeline Pre history Exploring Forming Adapting Defining 4000 years 90years 15years 15years 10years Giza Pyramid US Railroad CPM & PERT PMI Founded PROMPT launched SCRUM named PRINCE published PMBoK published PMBoK2 published MSP revised PMBoK4 published BC 2570 BC Great Wall of China Gantt Chart IPMA Founded APM Founded The Goal Published PMBoK white paper PRINCE2 published Agile Alliance MSP published PMBoK3 published MoP published

12 Where do you Focus?

13 What is the Difference? Safe hands Qualified Structured Directive Focussed Competent Experienced (in PM) Change-maker Pragmatic Flexible Influencer Open minded Character Experienced (in life)

14 WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? Enablers of change Enable: give (someone) the authority or means to do something; make it possible for:

15 1 ST & 2 ND GENERATION PROFESSIONS

16 LAND GRABS Oklahoma Land Grab 1893

17 Managers charged with change management and indeed managers with change management in their role titles are becoming more numerous, and the process itself is becoming acknowledged as a key organisational attribute. a programme, project or change manager should be appointed with clear responsibility to keep things moving and to orchestrate the process. IoCM Change Management Toolkit: Programme, Project and Change Management

18 HOW WE CAN SHAPE OUR FUTURE Start to think like a change-maker!

19 What do we need to change? Systems Policies Training Forms Procedures Rules Mind set Opinions Habits Informal Practices Social norms Attitudes

20 START WITH THE END IN MIND programme managers delivers an outcome, change makers deliver a legacy!

21 THE END OF PUBLISHING Credit for this video goes to Pearson UK and specifically Dorling Kindersley Books. The video can be found on YouTube here,

22 FRESH EYES Our world is not sustainable unless we can adapt to the pace of change. Our profession is redundant if it cannot show how to successfully adapt, adopt & deliver change. Want to become a change-maker? paul.major@managementframework.com paulmajor.wordpress.com