NICS Centre of Expertise for Programme and Project Management Generic PPM Templates Programme Brief CoE/PgB/V1.0 Programme Name Programme Brief V1.0 Document History Document Owner The owner of this document is: Document Location This document is only valid on the day it was printed and the electronic version is located … Document Status The current status for this document is DRAFT Revision History Date of next revision: Version number Approvals Name Distribution Revision date Previous revision date Summary of changes Changes marked This document requires approvals to be signed off and filed in project files Signature Responsibility Date of issue Version This document has been distributed as follows Name Responsibility Date of issue Version Purpose The purpose of the programme brief is to provide an outline description of the programme’s objectives, desired benefits, risks, costs and timeframe Contents The contents described below are suggested on the basis of a Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) approach to programme management Topic Sponsor Background Outline vision statement Description of proposed change Initial business justification Programme organisation Next phase plan Risk register Appendix A 1. Sponsor 2. Background 3. Outline vision statement 4. Description of proposed change 5. Initial business justification 6. Business requirements Stakeholders Dependencies and constraints Impact on departmental programme of change Interfaces Known risks and issues Strategic fit Indicative costs Outline benefits Business impact Programme organisation Roles and responsibilities Organisation structure and reporting lines Empowerment of teams Empowerment strategy Escalation and resolution process See Page 7. Next phase plan 8. Risk register 9. Appendix A