Decision Program Management
"Excellence is never a coincidence; instead, it consistently emerges as the outcome of strategic planning and meticulous execution."
When embarking on complex initiatives aimed at achieving a mission, the first priority is to identify the critical decisions that need to be made and establish their sequence. Questions arise, such as who will be responsible for making the decisions and what resources will be required. It becomes necessary to determine how these resources will be allocated.
A decision program can be visualized as a collection of interconnected projects that work together to achieve a strategic objective. Each decision project within the program plays a vital role in making a key decision that supports the program's mission. Tailored decision-making processes are employed based on the specific characteristics of the decision scenario. The decision program forms a network of decision projects, with the relationships between projects capturing dependencies and priorities.
Decision program management entails the high-level process of planning, managing, and tracking decision-making processes across the entire program of projects or initiatives. This form of management support is invaluable for program managers, strategic planners, and executives involved in decision-making at a higher level.
Did I get my decision projects network right?
When decomposing a decision program into a network of decision projects, it is important to plan the network in the most effective manner. From the planned network, individual decision projects can be initiated, and the progress of the overall program can be monitored and managed.
A decision project network is considered appropriate if the following conditions are met:
Each decision project launched within the network is expected to be completed within the committed time and cost.
There is a high level of confidence that all launched decision projects in the network will be completed within the program's committed time and cost.
A well-defined mechanism exists to gather the information required for the successful execution of each launched decision project.
The decision project network exhibits non-dominance in terms of its trackable program performance characteristics.
DAO Decision Program Manager
In straightforward decision-making scenarios, a decision program consists of a single decision project, eliminating the need for a separate decision program management layer. However, for complex scenarios, it becomes crucial to decompose the decision program into a network of interconnected decision projects. This process is non-trivial and can greatly benefit from the support of automation and intelligent tools.
The DAO Decision Program Manager is a cutting-edge software application that brings intelligence and automation to decision program management. It collaborates seamlessly with the decision program management team, assisting in the development of an optimal project network. Moreover, it provides ongoing monitoring and management of decision program execution.
Salient features of DAO Decision Program Manager include:
Decision Program Information Manager
Decision Projects Network Builder & Analyzer
Decision Program Status Monitoring
Launch of Decision Projects
Decision Program Change Management
With the assistance of the DAO Decision Program Manager, you can effortlessly facilitate systematic and strategic decision-making throughout a complex program comprising multiple decision projects.