Programme definition document

Purpose
A document that is used to consolidate or summarize the information that was used to define the
programme

Content checklist Responsibilities

Approve Producer Reviewer
 What are the programme’s objectives? r
 What would the executive summary look like?
 What is the justification and context for the Producer Reviewer Approver Sponsoring group
programme?
 What are the criteria for measurement? SRO PgM BCM
 Has a vision statement been created?
 How would you summarize the blueprint?
 What are the roles and responsibilities?
 What governance principles have been Lifecycle
applied?
 How would you summarize the current state?
 How would explain the tranche delivery
structures?
Created Defining a programme
 What are the assurance arrangements?
 How would you describe the outcomes?
 How would you summarize both the risks?
and the projects dossier? Reviewed & Manging the tranche start/
 What is the summary for stakeholders? Updated Closing a programme
 How would you map out and show the benefits
and its various relationships?
 What are the timescales, milestones and
tranches?
 What are the information baselines, status and
content?

Hints and tips

A programme may choose to have a single document
that includes all the information developed during
definition. This provides a single point of reference but
may prove difficult to maintain under change control
because of its size and complexity. Smaller
programmes are more likely to find a single document
more appropriate

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