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The rationale for conducting this research study is to develop an outline for a comprehensive program map. The Project Management Institute in The Standard for Program Management (3rd ed.) elaborates when the institute states, "The program roadmap should be both a chronological representation in a graphical form of a program's intended direction as well as a set of documented success criteria for each of the chronological events. It should also establish the relationship between program activities and expected benefits. It depicts key dependencies between major milestones, communicates the linkage between the business strategy, planned prioritized work, reveals and explains gaps, and provides a high-level view of key milestones and decision points" (PMI, 2013a, p. 29). Program maps are essential in program governance and for implementing and aligning business strategy within projects across the program. Therefore, program maps are vital for continued program success. This study will assume the perspective of a program manager supervising a program. What opportunities and problems are presented in this research study? This research study presents a unique opportunity to acquire an enhanced understanding of programs and program management while subsequently acquiring new revelations on the importance of program maps. The challenges presented in this research study are centralized within the scope and limitations. Given the variety of perspectives and interpretations, postulating a comprehensive program map becomes a unique challenge. Context within industry and business further complicates this ambitious goal. What is the environment in which this study is conducted? The environment in which this research study is conducted includes a diverse variety of academic interpretations, case studies, and professional interviews that can be utilized to provide support and evidence in achieving the objective.
Keywords: Program map, project management, knowledge transition, resource disposition
Introduction
The program road map is the simplified culmination of an intensive deep dive into what makes up the program, what it should look like in its end state, the program dynamics, the details behind each and the sequence in which the program will move.
Creating a program road map is critical to being able to see all of the "high-level strategic directions and dependencies" of a program in chronological order. It also provides "an integrated view" of your overall strategy and is useful in...