Program Life Cycle Management Tasks—Initiating

Phase
Tasks of the program life cycle management domain:

Initiating

● Task 1: Develop program charter.

● Task 2: Translate strategic objectives into high level program scope statements.
● Task 3: Develop a high level milestone plan.
● Task 4: Develop an accountability matrix.
● Task 5: Define standard measurement criteria.
● Task 6: Conduct program kick-off with key stakeholders.

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Program Life Cycle Management Tasks—Planning
Phase
Tasks of the program life cycle management domain:

Initiating Planning

● Task 7: Develop a detailed program scope statement.

● Task 8: Develop program WBS.
● Task 9: Establish the program management plan and schedule.
● Task 10: Optimize the program management plan.
● Task 11: Define project management information system (PMIS).
● Task 12: Identify and manage unresolved project level issues.
● Task 13: Develop the transition/integration/closure plan.
● Task 14: Develop key performance indicators (KPIs).
● Task 15: Monitor key human resources for program and project roles.

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Program Life Cycle Management Tasks—Executing
Phase
Tasks of the program life cycle management domain:

Initiating Planning Executing

● Task 16: Charter and initiate constituent projects.

● Task 17: Establish consistency.
● Task 18: Establish communication feedback process.
● Task 19: Lead human resource functions.
● Task 20: Review project managers’ performance.
● Task 21: Execute the appropriate program management plans.
● Task 22: Consolidate project and program data.
● Task 23: Evaluate the program’s status.
● Task 24: Approve closure of constituent projects.

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Program Life Cycle Management Tasks—Controlling
Phase
Tasks of the program life cycle management domain:

Initiating Planning
Controlling
Executing

● Task 25: Analyze variances and trends in costs, schedule, quality, and risks.
● Task 26: Update program plans.
● Task 27: Manage program level issues.
● Task 28: Manage changes.
● Task 29: Conduct impact assessments.
● Task 30: Manage risk.

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Program Life Cycle Management Tasks—Closing
Phase
Tasks of the program life cycle management domain:

Initiating Planning
Controlling Closing
Executing

● Task 31: Complete a program performance report.

● Task 32: Obtain stakeholder approval.
● Task 33: Execute the transition and/or close-out of all program and constituent project plans.
● Task 34: Conduct the post-review meeting.
● Task 35: Report lessons learned and best practices.

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Key Focus of Program Management

The key factors that influence the interdependencies

between projects of a program include the following:
● Conflict management and extensive resource
sharing
techniques among the related projects
● Settling any consequence of changed management in a
shared and structured organization
● Aligning the strategic directions that affect the
objectives of the projects of a program and avoiding
any future conflict

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Role of Program Manager
A program manager works within the five program management
performance domains.
● Some of the key roles are as follows:
 Interacting with each project manager
 Ensuring each component team completes work, and
integrates to deliver program end product, service,
result or benefits
 Checking that the projects are organized, executed in a
consistent manner, and fulfilled within established Program Manager
standards
 Addressing issues systematically and effectively during
the program

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Skills of Project and Program Managers
The roles and desired skills of project managers and program managers differ from each other.
Project Manager
● Good communication skills
● Eye for detail; ability to exercise control
● A mix of technology skills, subject
matter, and project management skills
● Reliability—ability to deliver at all
costs
Program Manager
● Good communication skills
● Eye on the big picture; ability to
delegate and influence
● A mix of analytical, general
management, and project/program
management skills
● Flexibility—ability to retain focus on the
benefits in face of change
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Program Management Domain Interactions
The work in each of the five program management domains is complementary to the other, i.e., their
activities may overlap. Program

Alignment
Strategy

Program Program Life Cycle Program Benefits

Governance Management Management

Program
Stakeholder
Engagement

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