Programme Sponsorship

Following on from our roundtable debate in Episode one, in this episode Jason and Joe discuss the essential role of programme sponsorship in more depth. Discover the knowledge, skills, experience and capabilities a sponsor needs to have to deliver a successful transformation, and how to connect people, business strategy and programme objectives for maximum impact. Jason and Joe also share their top tips for programme sponsors new to the role, looking at what you need to consider to set yourself up for success.

Show Notes

This season of the Underscore Transformation Podcast is based on our recent white paper covering the first stage of transformation: Scoping. The 10 Points covered in the Scoping Checklist are:

1. Programme sponsorship
2. Problem definition
3. Preparing for change
4. Requirements gathering
5. Vision, objectives and design principles
6. Governance and decision making
7. Methodology and approach
8. Programme management capability
9. Solution design capability
10. Business case

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This episode was recorded and produced by Matt Gore of icon business media.

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