Program Plan definition

Overview

During the concept phase of a program or project a 'Program Plan' shall be prepared to identify, state the intended purpose and provide a brief introduction of the projected system. It shall be maintained (updated) during the system life cycle to provide an executive view or policy of the systems management.
The objective of the 'Project Plan' shall be to provide:

• Criteria for evaluating the engineering planning and output;
• Establish the engineering effort and 'System Engineering Management Plan' (SEMP);
• Identify specific tasks pertinent to the acquisition program. e.g., Project Risk Management, Configuration Management, Documentation Standard, etc., (tailored to suit system).

This 'Program Plan' shall be prepared and maintained from project inception to production. It shall be distributed to all relevant contractors and suppliers to establish the project objectives as a statement of policy, i.e., to instill the culture of "we are doing this because this plan says so".

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FIGURE 1. PMS plans hierarchy.

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FIGURE 2. PM organizational structure.

For discussion on the Principles of Project Management.

For an introduction and discussion on the Principles of Project Risk Management.

For a discussion on the Example Organizational Structures for Project Management.

For a Model Text see Program Plan Model Text

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