Consolidate project and program data using predefined program plan reporting tools and methods in order to monitor and control the program performance and communicate to stakeholders.
Evaluate the program’s status in order to monitor and control the program while maintaining current program information.
Approve closure of constituent projects upon completion of defined deliverables in order to ensure scope is compliant with the functional overview.
Analyze variances and trends in costs, schedule, quality, and risks by comparing actual and forecast to planned values in order to identify corrective actions or opportunities.
Update program plans by incorporating corrective actions to ensure program resources are employed effectively in order to meet program objectives.
Manage program level issues (for example, human resource management, financial, technology, scheduling) by identifying and selecting a course of action consistent with program scope,
constraints, and objectives in order to achieve program benefits.
Manage changes in accordance with the change management plan in order to control scope, quality, schedule, cost, contracts, risks, and rewards.
Conduct impact assessments for program changes and recommend decisions in order to obtain approval in accordance with the governance model.
Manage risk in accordance with the risk management plan in order to ensure benefits realization.
Complete a program performance analysis report by comparing final values to planned values for scope, quality, cost, schedule, and resource data in order to determine program performance.
Obtain stakeholder approval for program closure in order to initiate close-out activities.
Execute the transition and/or close-out of all program and constituent project plans (for example, perform administrative and PMIS program closure, archive program documents and lessons learned, and transfer ongoing activities to functional organization) in order to meet program objectives and/or ongoing operational sustainability.
Conduct the post-review meeting by presenting the program performance report in order to obtain feedback and capture lessons learned.
Report lessons learned and best practices observed and archive to the knowledge repository in order to support future programs and organizational improvement.
Develop the benefits realization plan and its measurement criteria in order to set the baseline for the program and communicate to stakeholders, including sponsors.