You are the program manager for your organization. Your program will create a new condominium in your community. There are several concerns about the condos including the timing, the local economy, th

While local government may be a regulatory stakeholder for a construction project, it does not review or approve the internal program management plan.

The change control board manages changes to an already-approved plan and baseline; it is not responsible for the initial approval of the program management plan.

Stakeholders are a broad group that provides input and feedback, but formal plan approval authority rests with the program governance board, not the general stakeholder community.

The program board, also called the program steering committee, is the formal governance body that oversees a program and holds the authority to review, approve, and authorize the program management plan before work proceeds. This is a core function of program governance, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and proper authorization before significant resources are committed. No program work should proceed without formal approval from this governance body.