Programme Plan for Strategic Business Transformation

Business Case/Programme Management

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It is important that you research how other organizations have approached the project/programme management of strategic change in support of your advice on ALL the points indicated above.

QuestionsYou have been asked by the Chief Executive who chairs the Programme Board to provide an initial report to SB considering the following key issues.
For part Ayou are required to write a 3,500-wordconsultancy report, in this case a programme plan, from which they could deliver this strategic business transformation.

·Business Case/Programme Management–Identify and critically evaluate the key issues to be considered for the overall Strategic transformation programme and in particular providedetailed advice on the key Business Case issues relating to the Manufacturing Location options.

How would you recommend these are assessed and managed through the delivery of the 2-yearprogramme?

·Programme Scope and Deliverables -Identify and critically evaluate the Programme Scope and Deliverables giving a detailed analysis of the Product Development project;

·Estimating and Scheduling -Identify and Critically evaluate the estimating and scheduling issues/approaches for the Programme but also for each project noting the key differences;

·Risk and Issues Management -Provide a justified Risk Management strategy identifying up to 5 key risks/issues and potential mitigation steps;

·Programme Management Organisation, Governance and Stakeholders -Recommend how the organization should structure and organise for the good practice delivery and governance  of  the  Programme  considering  its  existing  structures  and  challenges including   the   various   projects?   Identify   and   critically  analyse   the   views   of stakeholders especially in respect of the outsourcing/locationof Manufacturing?

·Programme Control -Identify and critically evaluate the Programme Control methods for managing the transformation and justify your choices. Show how would you approach the development of a detailed plan and identify key milestones for the Programme.

·Contracting and Supplier Management -Criticallyevaluate the options for procuring, supplier selection and contracting the consultancy Contract for the Centre of Excellence.

It    is    important    that    you    research    how    other    organizations    have    approached    the project/programme management of strategic change in support of your advice on ALL the points indicated above.

This separate report should identify how you would recommend that the company  organizes  and  manages  the  strategic  change  based  on  recommended  Best  Practice Frameworks especially considering the P3M3 assessment.

The report must:1.Compare   the   advantages   and   disadvantages   of   two   Project/programme   Management Frameworks/Techniques of  your  choice  in  terms  of  how  they  would  achieve  improved management performance relating these to the case study  

Critically  justify  your  choice  of  frameworks  and  analyse  why  they  are  relevant  to  the  Case Study? Highlighting the challenges faced.3.Reflect on the choices and provide a clear recommendation for improving Project/programme Management Performance within