1. Using Project Performance Reporting
  2. Program Overview

Program Overview

The Program Management application enables you to track programs and review program performance. It helps you roll-up projects under a program, analyze performance of these projects, and report overall program health to your stakeholders.

You can also use Program Management to analyze program performance and create action plans around programs and projects that need attention.

Use Program Management to:

  • Group related projects, view project progress, and analyze related financial data.
  • Work with stakeholders to manage risks.
  • Centralize analysis while still managing specific deliverables at the project level.
  • Improve communication and coordination between program managers and stakeholders.

More specifically, use Program Management to:

  • Define your program using a guided process to describe its purpose, invite contributors and stakeholders, and add projects.
  • Organize your programs into a hierarchical structure, where you can add child programs and grandchild programs.
  • Report on projects in a program using a currency and calendar of your choice. For example, you can create a report that lists values in pounds instead of dollars, and follows a financial calendar rather than the project calendar.
  • Use the Program Headlines and Analysis tabs to monitor program performance and identify risks. The Headlines tab provides insights into program performance for four of your top measures. The Analysis page displays details assciated with your program's performance, including actual cost and effort numbers, nonbillable totals, budget and forecast, commitments, capitalization, earned value, margin, and revenue performance.
  • Track programs and projects of interest in your watchlist.
  • Keep track of decisions, comments, and issues through the program life cycle by adding notes to programs and projects.
  • Keep stakeholders informed by regularly publishing program communications. Program Managers can share the program's health status with stakeholders, and stakeholders can view and collaborate on the shared reports.
  • Create analysis using the Projects - Program Performance Reporting subject area in the Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence (OTBI) work area.

How Not to Use Program Management

Program Management helps program managers effectively track and report on program progress. However, it may not function as efficiently as an operational or organization-level reporting tool.

When you bring large numbers of org-wide or unrelated projects under a single program, it may become difficult to create meaningful reports and generate actionable insights into program progress. The main reason for these difficulties is that Program Management is specifically designed to analyze and report on programs that have inter-related projects. Adding multiple unrelated projects under a single program may lead to insights and reports that do not offer any significant benefit.