Posted by: Ramez Hanafi on February 10, 2022
Ask any group of Program Managers the question “What’s the hardest part of launching a major digital payment program?” and you’ll get answers related to complexity. The expectations for the role are changing. Traditionally, Program Managers organise work, document, manage risk, and coordinate stakeholders. Then ask, “What should these leaders be doing?” First, they must […]
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Posted by: Alexander Nowak and Siji Sowonola on January 7, 2022
Get to know one of our MSc in Major Programme Management current students, Siji Sowonola, by reading about his background, aspirations, motivations and plans for the future in an interview conducted by fellow classmate, Alexander Nowak. Generations through Oxford Expectations. Standards. Aspirations. Dreams. Being an Oxford scholar bears their weight of without respite, so how […]
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Posted by: Alexander Nowak on November 2, 2021
Module One: How to not panic manage your first assignment Life in the MMPM is about balance, with full-time job and family duties locked into a tug-of-war with academic responsibilities without respite. Hardly breaking news. Nevertheless, how does a battle-tested project manager and major programme management aspirer fall victim to dipping into the ‘dark web’ […]
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Posted by: Alexander Nowak on September 15, 2021
Time. Task. Team. Transition. After an incredible 96 hours (plus a 48 bonus Gateway) of living the 4 Ts of Module One, the MMPM13 cohort has wrapped up its first hybrid week of the programme. It’s been a rollercoaster of a journey; a steady building of anticipation and then relishing of the rush of application. […]
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Posted by: Leah Malla Rackovsky on September 1, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly changed our lives fundamentally and irreversibly. As its ramifications continue to upend our lives, I have learnt to appreciate the silver lining under these circumstances — the opportunity to consider my life holistically and re-evaluate my mission and purpose. This re-evaluation encouraged me to revisit my past, and I was […]
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Posted by: Hashim Sirhindi on February 25, 2021
2020 was an extraordinary year by many measures. Our whole planet had been impacted by a pandemic and there was a lot of anxiety, fear, and uncertainty around us. I recall conversations with friends, family, and peers where the sense of disbelief about the events was overwhelming. Consciously or unconsciously people kept looking for an […]
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Posted by: Carolyn Moore on December 8, 2020
Coming from Australia to join the MSc in Major Programme Management, I was very aware of the experience of travelling to the UK, and to Oxford and that indeed meant about a 20-hour flight each way. It also meant the perfect escape time to immerse in readings for the MSc MPM course. Right now though, […]
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Posted by: Damian Fessey on September 24, 2020
My thanks to Brandon de Leon who provided the inspiration for this post via the simple question as to tips and tricks to maximise the Oxford Major Programme Management experience. In true Oxford style (courtesy of having been on Cohort 1 in 2009), I’ve set my answer out in 1,310 neatly presented words, but (also an […]
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Posted by: Moira McCarthy on July 30, 2020
The rally cry went out to the MSc in Major Programme Management Cohort 11 class on May 27, 2020: “In the interest of bonding and as an incentive to exercise, you are invited to participate in the “Cohort 11 5K!” Date: July 12-17, Place: Wherever you are. The response was immediate and thunderous (or at […]
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Posted by: Zameer Baber on June 9, 2020
I have spent most of my life in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota. I joined Saïd Business School’s MSc in Major Programme Management in October 2010. My curriculum focused on the science of implementing major programs, which are defined as enormous transformational initiatives that can fundamentally revolutionize companies, cities, and […]
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