| B |
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| Benefits Management Strategy |
How the programme will handle benefits management |
| Benefits Realisation Plan |
A complete view of all the Benefit Profiles in the form of a schedule |
| Business Change Manager |
The role responsible for benefits management |
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| C |
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| CFOA |
Chief Fire Officer's Association |
| Communications Plan |
A plan of the communications activities during the programme |
| Cookie |
A temporary text message stored on your computer when you visit a website to indicate if a user has visited a site previously. A cookie can also be used to identify users and personalise their visit by customising web pages for them, for example by welcoming them by name next time. |
| CSS |
Cascading Style Sheets. Gives both Web site developers and users more control over how pages are displayed. These style sheets can then be applied to any Web page. |
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| D |
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| DCLG |
Department for Communities and Local Government
(Formerly the ODPM - Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) |
| DTI |
Department of Trade & Industry |
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| E |
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| End Tranche of Review |
A detailed summary report presented periodically to the Programme Board (and key stakeholder groups) that reports upon the programme's progress |
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| Fire Authority |
A statutory body established under the Fire Services Act 1947 (as amended) |
| FiReControl |
The DCLG national project established to oversee the development and implementation of regional fire controls |
| Firelink |
The DCLG national project established to oversee the procurement and implementation of national fire service voice and data communications system |
| FRS |
Fire and Rescue Services |
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| G |
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| Gateway Review |
A formal review of the programme |
| GOWM |
Government Office for the West Midlands |
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| H |
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| HRM |
Human Resource Manager |
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| I |
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| ICP |
Integrated Clothing Project |
| IPDS |
Integrated Personal Development Scheme |
| IRMP |
Integrated Risk Management Plan |
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| L |
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| LA |
Local Authority |
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| M |
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| MSP |
Managing Successful Programmes |
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| N |
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| New Dimension |
The DCLG national project established to oversee the development and implementation of contingency measures within the fire and rescue service to mitigate the effects of terrorism |
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| O |
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| ODPM |
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (now DCLG Department for Communities and Local Government) |
| OGC |
Office of Government Commerce |
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| P |
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| PDF |
Portable Document Format that can only be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader. The files are not editable and a stadnard format for documents on websites. |
| Planning and Control |
The strategy document that establishes the programme's planning and control mechanisms |
| PRINCE2 |
PRojects IN a Controlled Environment (Version 2) |
| Programme |
A portfolio of projects and activities that are co-ordinated and managed as a unit such that they achieve outcomes and realise benefits |
| Programme Board |
The Sponsoring Group established to assist in the direction-setting and leadership of the programme |
| Programme Manager |
The role responsible for the set-up, management and delivery of the programme |
| Programme Office |
The function providing the information and support hub for the programme and its deliver objectives |
| Programme Plan |
The document scheduling the projects, their costs, resources, risks, and transition activities together with the monitoring and control activities |
| Project |
A temporary organisation that is created for the purpose of delivering one or more business products according to a specified Business Case |
| Project Board |
The Sponsoring Group established to assist in the direction-setting and leadership of a project |
| Project Manager |
The person given the authority and responsibility to manage the project on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Project Board |
| Project Portfolio |
A list of all the projects and activities to deliver the required 'future state' described in the programme's 'Blueprint' |
| PSA |
Public Service Agreement |
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| Risk Management Strategy |
How the programme will establish and maintain an effective risk management regime on the programme |
| RMB |
Regional Management Board |
| RoSPA |
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents |
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| Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) |
The role ultimately accountable for the for the successful delivery of a project/programme |
| SDA |
Service Delivery Agreement |
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| W3C |
Abbreviation for the World Wide Web Consortium, a standards body based in the United States, Europe, and Japan. The W3C (“double-yew-three-see”) is dedicated (in part) to encouraging the development of open Web standards, such as the HTML and XML document markup languages |
| WMFRA |
West Midlands Fire & Rescue Authority |
| WMRMB |
West Midlands Regional Management Board |
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