BT Centre for Major Programme Management
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The BT Centre for Major Programme Management is an interdisciplinary research and center at University of Oxford
on management of major programs, which are commonly also called "megaprojects". The Centre is located at Saïd Business School
. The BT Centre for Major Programme Management conducts research into megaprojects to create a community of knowledge and it provides a resource for practitioners to locate the latest thinking on specialist topics. It is the centre's goal to disseminate its work to a wide audience of practitioners and academics alike through publications, case studies, workshops, executive education and events .
Major programmes or megaprojects are the research and teaching focus of the BT Centre for Major Programme Management Megaprojects. Megaprojects are suites of projects that aim to transform social organizations such as companies, government agencies, and societies . As such megaprojects are highly complex and involve significant cost, schedule and benefit risks .
, commercial and contract law, lifecycle planning, risk management
, programmatics, organisation leadership and communication
. Managers on megaprojects need to successfully implement a social contract that unifies the individual values and agendas of private and public organization while creating a collaborative model of project management, crafted in a way that clearly defines authority and responsibility . The BT Centre for Major Programme Management has the goal to develop leaders and scholars who understand the strengths and weaknesses of major programmes and have the knowledge, skills and tools necessary to decide when to, and not to, execute such programmes and to successfully formulate policies for and plan, manage and deliver programmes on behalf of business, government and society . For this purpose the BT Centre for major programme management runs a two year Master of Science
course in Major Programme Management..
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
on management of major programs, which are commonly also called "megaprojects". The Centre is located at Saïd Business School
Saïd Business School
Saïd Business School is the business school of the University of Oxford in England, located on the north side of Frideswide Square on the former site of Oxford Rewley Road railway station. It is the University's centre of learning for graduate and undergraduate students in business, management...
. The BT Centre for Major Programme Management conducts research into megaprojects to create a community of knowledge and it provides a resource for practitioners to locate the latest thinking on specialist topics. It is the centre's goal to disseminate its work to a wide audience of practitioners and academics alike through publications, case studies, workshops, executive education and events .
Major programmes or megaprojects are the research and teaching focus of the BT Centre for Major Programme Management Megaprojects. Megaprojects are suites of projects that aim to transform social organizations such as companies, government agencies, and societies . As such megaprojects are highly complex and involve significant cost, schedule and benefit risks .
Research
The Centre's research agenda focuses on a broad and deep understanding of major programmes in a variety of areas such as construction megaprojects, sporting events, IT projects, and major science programmes. Key topics and selected publications includeInfrastructure
- Survival of the Unfittest: Why the Worst Infrastructure Gets Built— And What We Can Do about It
- Delusion and Deception in Large Infrastructure Projects: Two Models for Explaining and Preventing Executive Disaster
Organisational behaviour
- From Organising as Projects to Projects as Organisations
- Strategic Management of Performance: An Examination of Public Sector Organizations in the United Arab Emirates
Teaching
The BT Centre for Major Programme Management educates managers of major programs and provides them with the required knowledge of systems engineeringSystems engineering
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that focuses on how complex engineering projects should be designed and managed over the life cycle of the project. Issues such as logistics, the coordination of different teams, and automatic control of machinery become more...
, commercial and contract law, lifecycle planning, risk management
Risk management
Risk management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities...
, programmatics, organisation leadership and communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
. Managers on megaprojects need to successfully implement a social contract that unifies the individual values and agendas of private and public organization while creating a collaborative model of project management, crafted in a way that clearly defines authority and responsibility . The BT Centre for Major Programme Management has the goal to develop leaders and scholars who understand the strengths and weaknesses of major programmes and have the knowledge, skills and tools necessary to decide when to, and not to, execute such programmes and to successfully formulate policies for and plan, manage and deliver programmes on behalf of business, government and society . For this purpose the BT Centre for major programme management runs a two year Master of Science
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
course in Major Programme Management..