Design Theme

Question 1

Acronym used to help remember the content of the Program Brief

Answer 1

VERBOF

Vision - or reasons why
Estimates - Time/Cost/Quality
Risks
Benefits (measurable)
Outcomes / Options (which will also include do nothing)
Funding

Question 2

Which elements of the Project Brief show the program is justified?

Answer 2

hERB

Estimates
Risks
Benefits

Question 3

What documents are associated with the Design Theme?

Answer 3

Programme strategy: design approach: To define how the vision,benefits, target operating model,and associated risks willbedefined and approved by governance

Vision statement: To document the vision for theprogrammein a way thatenables engagement,motivation,and alignment of the largecommunity of stakeholders involved in theprogramme, possibly across multiple organizations

Benefits map: To show the relationship between outputs, capabilities, outcomes, benefits (ordisbenefits),and organizational objectives

Benefit profile To provide a description of the attributes and interdependencies of a single benefitand to detail how it will be realized and measured

Risk register: To record those uncertain events that would affect one or moreprogrammeobjectives

Target operatingmodel: To articulate the future organization structure, its working practices and processes,the information it requires, and the technology that supports its operations

Question 4

Definition of benefit

Answer 4

Benefit The measurable improvement resulting from an outcome perceived as an advantage by the investing organization(s) and which contributes towards one or more organizational
objectives.

Question 5

Definition of dis-benefIt

Answer 5

Dis-benefit: The measurable decline resulting from an outcome perceived as negative by the investing organization(s) and which detracts towards one or more organizational objectives.

Question 6

Two types of benefit

Answer 6

Efficiency
Effectiveness

Question 7

Draw the benefits map

Answer 7

Question 8

Measuring and realising benefits. Acronym

Answer 8

DOAM

Describe - What is the benefit?
Observe - What will be different?
Attribute - Where will it occur?
Measure - How and when will it be measured?

Question 9

Components of a Target Operating Model

Answer 9

TOPIICK

Technology
Organisations
Process
Infrastructure
Information and Data
Knowledge and Learning.

Question 10

Example of gap analysis

Answer 10