How to run software delivery, from the portfolio to the handover

Everything under way across the organization, and how it decides what starts next.

• Portfolio map
• Intake and scoring
• Capacity

A group of projects run together because they serve one goal.

• Program charter and benefits
• Roadmap and dependencies
• Program meetings

One piece of work with a sponsor and an end date.

• Project charter
• Acceptance and sign-off
• RACI
• Stakeholders and communication
• RAID log

How the work is broken down and scheduled, and what happens when the plan changes.

• Work breakdown
• Schedule
• Estimates
• Baseline and change control

The build itself, and the records kept while it happens.

• Status report
• Decision log
• Test evidence

The days around go-live, when the new system takes over from the old one.

• Readiness and go/no-go
• Cutover plan and rollback
• Rollout

When the project ends and a team that didn't build the system takes it on.

• Handover and ownership
• Project close