Planning Basics

An introduction to the program planning phase.

What is program planning?

This phase is officially kicked off with the closure of the initiation phase. In this phase, we take the previous output of the initiation phase and dive into more details. We gain better clarity on how we will accomplish the overall vision and objectives of the program.

Inputs and outputs

Inputs

The primary input is the program charter. This should contain details such as:

  • In-scope vs. out-of-scope

  • Initial stakeholder list

  • Working agreement ...