TABLE OF CONTENTS Each initiative described in the standard opportunity identification template includes:
Name
Description
Objectives
Criticality
Size
Risks
Interdependencies
In this way, project/program descriptions are standardized and the reader can quickly grasp the intention of each potential initiative enhancing the company s understanding of the importance of an opportunity.
The programs covered in this document include all of the Best Practices programs that are needed to keep the company competitive well into the future. The programs include:
Program-centric strategic planning
Resilient IT architecture (RITA) design
Results-focused communications
Portfolio-based project management
Uninterrupted business redesign (U-BPR)
Cross-functional workforce inclusion
Continuous employee improvement
Below are completed samples of each opportunities identification template.
This project focuses on establishing a strategic planning program that organizes initiatives into projects and programs. Projects are initiatives that are performed once and are finished. Programs are initiatives that are ongoing by nature and that will continue into the future. Programs can spawn one or more projects and/or programs (depending on the needs of the organization). It is essential that the plan encompasses all the strategic, tactical, and operational-related efforts to be performed within the enterprise.
Together with the senior management team, the project team will develop the initial program-centric strategic plan. Once completed, an administrative process will be defined and implemented to ensure that the strategic planning process remains ongoing.
To develop a program-centric strategic plan for XYZ Insurance Corporation (XYZ) that defines all the projects and...
