This Blueprint contains templates to assist in the planning, structuring and establishing a Programme of work where:

• The programme includes projects for the creation of new software systems or changes to existing software systems
• Multiple teams will work in parallel on separate, yet interdependent software solutions
• Interfaces are required between legacy solutions and newly added systems

The stages in Programme Management Office Essentials are:

1.Programme Setup
This stage is intended to be used to scope and deliver a Programme of work.

Templates used in this stage are:

• Programme Brief Template
• Programme Establishment File Template
• Programme Status Report Template
• Programme Tracking Worksheet Template
• As-Is Business Processes Template
• Business Transition Requirements Template
• To-Be Business Processes

2.Idea
This stage is intended to be used to scope a small to medium IT systems development project.

Templates used in this stage are:

• Project Brief Template
• Business Case Template
• Stage Checklist-Idea Template

3.Project Definition
This stage is intended to be used to plan, establish, scope and kick-off a small to medium IT systems development project.

Templates used in this stage are:

• Project Plan Template
• Project Quality Plan Template
• Risk Management Plan Template
• Project Communication Plan Template
• Project Risk Assessment Template
• Non-Functional Requirements Template
• Use Cases Template
• Business Glossary Template
• Business Object Model Template
• Requirements Traceability Matrix Template
• Solution Overview & Architecture Template
• Interface Specification Template
• User Interface Specification Template
• Product- Based Estimate Worksheet Template
• Training Needs Analysis Template
• Acceptance Criteria Template
• Solution Specification Checklist Template
• Stage Checklist-Planning

4.Project Delivery
This stage is intended to be used for User Acceptance Test Planning and execution for a project.

Templates used in this stage are:

• Lessons Learned Log Template
• Product Status Log Template
• Quality Review Form Template
• UAT Strategy & Plan Template
• UAT Test Cases Template
• UAT Execution Log Template
• UAT Results Report Template
• UAT Issues Log Template
• Training Plan Template
• Support Plan Template
• UAT Acceptance Certificate Template
• Software Implementation Pre-cutover Checklist Template
• Stage Checklist-Execution Template

5.Project Review & Closure
Provide document templates required to review and handover a completed project.

Templates used in this stage are:

• Lessons Learned Report Template
• End Project Report Template
• Post-Project Handover Template
• Stage Checklist-Closure

6.Controls - All Stages
This stage is not a project stage but contains all of the deliverables used across all stages of the project.

Templates used in this stage are:

• Project, Stage Status Report Template
• Issue Log Template
• Risk Log Template
• Lessons Learned Log Template
• Time Sheet Template
• Tracking Worksheet Template
• Quality Log Template
• Quality Review Form Template