What a DORA Programme Manager Does
DORA compliance is delivered as a programme. The Programme Manager is the professional who plans it, runs it day to day, and brings it home.
Director vs Programme Manager
| Implementation Director | Programme Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Strategy, sponsorship, board | Delivery, execution, the plan |
| Question | "Are we doing the right things?" | "Are we doing things right, on time?" |
| Owns | The mandate and the outcome | The plan, the tracking, the delivery machine |
On a large programme the two roles are distinct; on a smaller one, one person wears both hats. This certification builds the delivery craft — the discipline that turns a DORA roadmap into completed work.
The Programme Manager’s core craft
Plan
Scope, workstreams, roadmap, schedule, budget.
Run
Lead workstreams, track progress, manage risk.
Communicate
Stakeholders, steering committee, board reporting.
Close
Quality-assure, transition to BAU, close cleanly.
Why DORA needs a Programme Manager
DORA failures are rarely failures of understanding — the requirements are public and well documented. They are failures of delivery: a Register half-built when the deadline arrives, a testing programme designed but never run, vendor contracts unrepapered because nobody chased procurement. The Programme Manager exists to close that gap between knowing what DORA requires and actually having it done, evidenced and sustained. The craft is unglamorous — tracking, chasing, sequencing, reporting — but it is what separates a compliant entity from a well-intentioned one.
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