Program sponsor identified?
Key Stakeholders identified/stakeholder analysis completed?
Have features in scope been identified?
Have features 'out of scope' been identified?
Project Steering Committee members identified, if applicable?
Define projects, goals and objectives
Have program success criteria been identified?
Have risks been identified?
Determine if there any conflicts with existing projects
Are there any compliance issues to be considered?
Are there any audit (internal or external) findings that should be addressed by the program?
Will the existing technical infrastructure support this program?
Has scope statement been written?
Has program approach been determined?
Does program require an RT queue?
Have resource requests been made to functional managers
Has preliminary budget been reviewed by finance
Has preliminary project schedule been developed?
Has project wiki been created?
Have program processes been documented
Have progrm processes been communicated to the team?
Document risk and escalation procedure