Developing Programme Management Capability

Leicestershire County Council

Introduction In 2009 worked with the APM to adapt the

Project Management Competency Framework to be a ‘development needs assessment tool’

Developing our project management capability so we are able to source internally and reduce spend on project management resourcing.

Harnessing and developing the considerable in-house expertise and knowledge that we have in order to deliver successful projects time and time again.

In 2012 we turned to developing our Programme Management capability

Why Programme Management

Why Programme Management

Small is beautiful – like super heroes their numbers are small but what we ask them to deliver is huge

Success doesn’t just happen – In real life people aren’t born super heroes

Making the right sourcing decisions –there is a choice and we need to understand competencies for different programmes

Gap in the market – No competency assessment tool

Getting help

Getting help

Recognised this was new – not adapting a tool but developing from scratch

Known complexities in assessing Programme management competencies – broad and difficult to differentiate

CITI – “Thoughts on Programme Management Competencies”

The End Game

The End Game

Interventions Individual development Programme and role profiling Learning and development planning

Outcomes Reduced sourcing costs Retention and succession planning Programme performance

Developing a Framework

Accountable/ Responsible role definition

Actions to fulfil role

Skills requiredfor role

Role competencies

DevelopmentInterventions

Description of key activities

Competencies mapped to key activity and area of

responsibility

Programme SponsorProgramme Manager

Business Change Manager

Multiple development options/opportunities

Aggregation /characterisation

Peer Review Group

Relevance beyond Leicestershire, across the public sector

Critical Challenge Road testing – Pilot Sites Championing – Take Up

Next Stage

Pilot in the new year – Jan/Feb Soft Launch – Spring