Project and Programme Management Skills

Strategic Management
Involved in the analysis and development of the Strategic Plan. Work on strategies to achieve the Plan. Develop Programme and Project scoping statements designed to achieve strategies.
Financial Management
Adequate knowledge about development and make-up of the Business Case, and how benefits are defined, monitored and measured (Benefits Realization)
Know how to define a project budget and to monitor and report on that budget; familiar with standard financial modeling techniques and indicators, such as ROI, IRR and NPV.
Stakeholder Management
Produce a Stakeholder Management Plan and set up agreements with project service providers (internal), ensuring that all accountabilities are clearly understood and committed to.
Work closely with other managers in clearly understanding (and setting) expectations and in defining all key roles and responsibilities required for their delivery.
Business Management
Understand the organization’s processes, policies, management structures and culture. Appreciate how projects relate to organization drivers and strategies.
Have detailed knowledge of current organization plans and operations, with good experience in setting up and managing Project Office.
Able to plan and appreciate the complexity of major changes within the organization and the impact of projects at a strategic level.
Procurement Management
Understand contractual aspects in the bidding and tendering process. Able to undertake analysis associated with tenders, bids and procurement. Ensure the latter align with project resource baseline requirements.
Portfolio Management
Support Management in the development of the Project Portfolio. Advises senior management as to options in structuring the Portfolio, and its implications for organization’s strategies and plans.
Able to develop policies processes and procedures associated with Portfolio Management for the organization.
Programme Management
Able to identify and manage stakeholders in the programme. Understands and is able to manage the difference between the programme life cycle and the project lifecycles for the projects associated with the programme.
Integration Management
Effectively work with project stakeholders in creating an ‘end-to-end’ view of the project. Able to integrate the needs and dependencies of multiple projects. Implements an integrated change control process for the project.
Scope Management
Defines and manages all aspects of scope impacting on the project. Can implement a Project Control system for the purpose of managing scope. Familiar with Configuration Management systems and their integration with Scope Management.
Adept at managing all aspects of scope impacting a single project, and able to negotiate issues which affect project scope with stakeholders.
Time Management
Is familiar with advanced scheduling approaches. Able to integrate vendor schedules; develop control systems associated with time, cost and scope (such as earned value, SPI, CPI, milestone charts, etc.). Familiar with common scheduling tools and able to integrate tools for scheduling with other systems (such as time sheets or financial systems). Defines scheduling processes and can define a schedule review check-list for others to follow. Provides guidance to other project managers in how to develop, control and report on the project schedule.
Risk Management
Understand risk management and is aware of organizational policies and procedures in relation to risk. Can develop a Risk Management Plan (identifying, assessing and defining contingencies for risk), and manage the project in a ‘risk aware’ manner. Reviewing risk on a regular basis, ensuring identified risks stay under control, developing mitigation and contingency plans and ensuring those working on the project act to control risks.
Approach risk management from a strategic perspective and advise management on risk and its impact on delivering the organisation’s strategy. Able to develop project risk management policies for the organization
Communication Management
Define appropriate communication strategies (often in the form of a Communication Plan) both within the project (Project Intranet site), and between the project and its stakeholders. Ensure communication channels and strategies work effectively, by seeking feedback from those identified in the Communication Plan.
Advise on setting up project and programme communication channels across the organisation.
Quality Management
Understand the elements of quality and the relationship to the project. Manage all aspects of quality associated with the project – including management and project processes, as well as defining and meeting the quality requirements of the products to be delivered. Develops and manages a Quality Plan. Able to identify relevant standards (ISO, AS, IEEE) which apply to the project and its associated products.