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Project Relationships and Programme Schedule

B3

Identify, document, and sequence programme projects based on their interdependencies and available resources.

Improvement Planning

Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)

Representative POMs are described for Project Relationships and Programme Schedule at each level of maturity.

1Initial
  • Practice
    Rely on the best endeavours of staff.
    Outcome
    An immediate basic capability is turned on.
    Metric
    Number of experienced staff.
  • Practice
    Leverage professional associations and networking to identify working approaches known to be effective.
    Outcome
    The implementation of working approaches that are known to be effective is very fast.
    Metric
    Number of approaches, methods, tools, or processes adapted from outside to get up and running.
2Basic
  • Practice
    Identify interdependencies and chronological constraints between programme projects.
    Outcome
    Implementable programme schedules are developed.
    Metric
    Number of interdependencies identified post scheduling.
  • Practice
    Use forward and reverse pass analysis techniques to ensure interdependencies are identified.
    Outcome
    Using both forward and backward passes increases the accuracy of dependency maps and of schedule reliability.
    Metric
    Number of interdependencies identified post scheduling.
3Intermediate
  • Practices
    • Identify usability issues — for example a research project may solve a problem and provide a solution.
    • The solution may need to be delivered as a service or fabricated by third parties, but this cannot be determined until the research solution is identified.
    Outcome
    Usability issues are identified up-front and any conversions, service provisioning, or productization or packaging and deployment actions can be identified.
    Metric
    Number of programme schedule changes and disruptions because of omissions.
  • Practice
    Provide tools to manage programme schedules that will ideally roll-up project schedules and provide transparency on the progress of all programme projects.
    Outcome
    Programme management transparency is supported and schedules from programme components (i.e. projects) can be aggregated quickly.
    Metric
    Number of programme management tools in use.
4Advanced
  • Practice
    Use advanced tools and techniques that support ‘what if’ analysis and optimizations to get the best possible programme schedule within the programme constraints.
    Outcome
    A best balanced schedule is identified.
    Metric
    Programme schedule variance.
  • Practice
    Provide training and education to advanced levels, including master's level for programme schedule management.
    Outcome
    Trained staff are able and competent in the use of the tool suite provided.
    Metric
    Number of staff provided advanced training.
5Optimized
  • Practice
    Monitor and review efficiencies and inefficiencies in programme scheduling and related approvals cycles for continuous improvement.
    Outcome
    Wait times are significantly reduced.
    Metric
    Duration of wait times for projects and tasks dependent on other projects.
  • Practice
    Develop a programme of continuous improvement around project relationships identification and programme scheduling that leverages best-known industry practice, research findings, and the advice of programme management tools vendors.
    Outcome
    Excellent programme scheduling approaches provide competitive programme schedules.
    Metric
    Number of programme scheduling innovations in the last year.