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A large international manufacturing company is centralizing its IT which is currently spread over 16 countries. The transition means physically regrouping the infrastructure and aligning processes and

The correct answer is A. A detailed plan showing dependencies among the constituent projects. The business case for a program spanning technology, process, and HR workstreams must demonstrate how the constituent projects relate to and depend on one another. Compensation analysis (B) and infrastructure inventory (C) are inputs to specific component projects, not the busine

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A large international manufacturing company is centralizing its IT which is currently spread over 16 countries. The transition means physically regrouping the infrastructure and aligning processes and organizations. The high-level scope of this transformation encompasses three main areas: 1. The technology area--assessing which technology/tooling should be retained for the target data center. 2. The policies and procedure area--aimed at establishing a common set of processes supporting the new way of delivering services. 3. The HR area--assuring the new organization best fits the diversity of the countries and functional domains, while offering equivalent compensations for comparable functions. You have selected your team and you are preparing the business case to support 1) the team selections you made and 2) your recommendation to proceed to the program's next phase. Which document should be present in your business case?

Options

  • AA detailed plan showing dependencies among the constituent projects
  • BA comprehensive analysis of the different compensation packages offered in the 16 countries
  • CAn inventory detailing all physical and logical components in place and the employees in scope
  • DA cost/benefit analysis of the different scenarios, presenting their respective contributions

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    84% (26)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    10% (3)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

The business case for a program spanning technology, process, and HR workstreams must demonstrate how the constituent projects relate to and depend on one another. Compensation analysis (B) and infrastructure inventory (C) are inputs to specific component projects, not the business case itself. A cost/benefit analysis (D) is valuable but secondary if the interdependencies are not understood first. Option A is correct because a detailed dependency map among the constituent projects is foundational-it shows sponsors and stakeholders how the three areas are sequenced and interconnected, which justifies the program structure and de-risks the investment decision.

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#Program Business Case#Program Planning#Program Dependencies#Program Lifecycle Management

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