Mary has just completed a large program for her organization. What should Mary now do with the program records that she has created throughout the program?

Program records are the intellectual property of the performing organization, not the customer - archiving them with the customer would be inappropriate and would constitute a loss of organizational knowledge.

The program sponsor is an individual stakeholder role, not an organizational repository - program records should not be archived with a specific person.

Organizational Process Assets include historical information, lessons learned, templates, and completed program documentation that the organization retains for future use. Archiving program records as OPA ensures future program managers can leverage past experiences, processes, and data. Formal archiving of records is a required program closure activity under program management standards.

Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEF) are external conditions that influence programs such as market conditions and regulations - they are planning inputs, not an archive for completed program records.