Program Name

Company Name

Preliminary Scope Statement

Program Manager:

Date:

Version:

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Table of Contents

Program Objectives

Program Boundaries

Projects in Scope

Projects Out of Scope

Program Deliverables

Deliverables and Target Schedule

Program Constraints and Assumptions

Initial Risks and Issues

Schedule Milestones

High-Level Work Breakdown Structure

Order of Magnitude Cost Estimate

Configuration Management Requirements

Initial Program Organization

Program Authority

Signatures

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Preliminary Scope Statement

Program Objectives

What are the primary objectives of this program?

Program Boundaries

Projects in Scope

What types of projects are included in the scope of this program?

What is included in the work of this program for those types of projects?

Projects Out of Scope

What types of projects are not included in the scope of this program?

What other work is not included in the work of this program?

Program Deliverables

Deliverables and Target Schedule

Project Name / General Project Description / Target Due Date

Program Constraints and Assumptions

ID / Type[1] / Description

Initial Risks and Issues

ID / Type[2] / Description / Owner / Importance[3]

Schedule Milestones

List the key dates for high-level deliverable milestones to meet strategic plan objectives.

High-Level Work Breakdown Structure

List the main categories of work activities to be accomplished to provide the high-level deliverable milestones, for example, phases.

Order of Magnitude Cost Estimate

List the estimated costs for each of the project deliverables to be included in the program as described in Program Deliverables. To the extent possible, break costs down bymajor deliverable milestones, activity categories, or phases, per the WBS.

Project Name / Project Deliverables[4] / Cost

Configuration Management Requirements

Describe how configuration management will be tracked and maintained and who will authorize change requests.

Initial Program Organization

Program organization will consist initially of what direct line positions and what matrix relationships? Describe.

Program Authority

Title / Resources Needed (Names)
Sponsor:
Program manager:
Project manager:
Project manager:
Project manager:
Project manager:
Steering committee:
Change control board:

Signatures

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Signature of sponsor

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Printed name of sponsor

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Date

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Signature of program manager

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Printed name of program manager

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Date

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[1]A: assumption; C: constraint

[2]R: risk; I: issue

[3]5: high; 4: medium-high; 3: medium; 2: low-medium; 1: low

[4]A: assumption; C: constraint