ABSTRACT

According to a number of recent chief executive officer (CEO) and chief information officer (CIO) surveys, strategic thinking has been at the top of the leadership agenda for executives, but implementing a strategy to realise value is not as obvious as it seems and optimising the use of resources to achieve this is even less evident. Can programme management provide executives with the means to achieve their objectives and increase the organisation’s competitive edge? Can it provide sponsors with a clear method for defining outcomes and benefits and mastering their delivery? Can it provide users with an assurance that their needs will be fulfilled, as much as is possible, within stated parameters?