Planning
Levels
- 1. Awareness
You can:
- understand the importance of planning and forecasting
- show an awareness of the different ways to develop a plan
- 2. Working
This skill level is currently not defined.
- 3. Practitioner
You can:
- understand the environment and prioritise the most important or high value tasks
- use data to inform planning
- manage complex internal and external dependencies
- provide delivery confidence
- remove blockers or impediments that affect plans and can develop a plan for difficult situations
- ensure that teams plan appropriately for their capacity
- 4. Expert
You can:
- lead a continual planning process in a very complex environment
- plan beyond product delivery
- identify dependencies in plans across services and co-ordinate delivery
- coach other teams as the central point of expertise
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Closest ESCO skills
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Role levels that expect this skill
| Role level | Role | Band | Expected level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical coding manager | Clinical coder | 7 | Working |
| Associate delivery manager | Delivery manager | 5 | Awareness |
| Delivery manager | Delivery manager | 7 | Practitioner |
| Senior delivery manager | Delivery manager | 8a | Expert |
| Head of delivery management | Delivery manager | 8c | Expert |
| Digital portfolio analyst | Digital portfolio manager | 5 | Awareness |
| Digital portfolio manager | Digital portfolio manager | 6 | Awareness |
| Senior digital portfolio manager | Digital portfolio manager | 8a | Practitioner |
| Head of digital portfolio | Digital portfolio manager | 8c | Practitioner |
| Executive office manager | Executive assistant | 6 | Practitioner |
| Programme delivery manager | Programme delivery manager | 8b | Expert |
| Senior programme delivery manager | Programme delivery manager | 8c | Expert |
| Assistant project manager | Project manager | 5 | Working |
| Project manager | Project manager | 6 | Practitioner |
| Senior project manager | Project manager | 7 | Practitioner |
| Lead project manager | Project manager | 8a | Expert |
| Head of project management | Project manager | 8b | Expert |
| PMO analyst | Project support officer | 5 | Working |
| PMO manager | Project support officer | 6 | Practitioner |