Execution Recap

Review: Maintaining program momentum

We've reviewed a lot of skills at this point in the course. Take a moment to reflect on the core skills that drive program momentum.

Common pitfalls

Program execution is wrought with pitfalls that can cause a program to be less effective. Here are some common pitfalls to consider:

• The program charter and program plan have gaps: When you're driving a program forward and find it difficult to gain alignment or identify what should be happening next, look back at the program charter and program plan. This also goes back to monitoring program health: trying to execute with weak alignment and weak vision will always be hard.

• Relying too much on synchronous events for progress: Too many meetings kills productivity. There is so much that can be decided, driven, ...