Strategic Program Management Worksheet

Strategic Program Management Worksheet
IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES MMPBL/510

The purpose of this assignment is to begin the process of Problem Based Learning. In this step, you will be looking at one or more realistic situations and using them, in the context of this course, to identify the key concepts involved that you will need to understand in order to solve whatever problems you might encounter in those situations. Complete the table below by identifying at least five concepts that you will study from the text on the rEsource page in order to resolve the situations presented; list and briefly describe them in column A.

You have on the rEsource page a scenario that provides an examples of realistic situation in which these concepts apply. Examine this scenario and in Column B identify specific examples from it which illustrate an application of the concept. The example could be an issue in the scenario which illustrates a concept.

Cite in Column C where in the reading you found the concept that the example illustrated.

Table for Assignment One
|A: Concept |B: Application of Concept in Scenario |C: Citation of Concept in Reading |
|Implementing Organizational Initiatives MMPBL/510 |Implementing Organizational Initiatives MMPBL/510 |“One of the distinguishing characteristics of project |
|1. Define the elements of strategic program |(Scenario One: Foundation Schools, 2006). |management is that it has both a beginning and an end |
|management. | |and typically consists of four phases: defining, |
| |“The three-year strategic program plan includes a |planning, executing, and delivering. Effective project |
|The elements of defining, planning, executing, and|number of new projects