- An overall plan to deliver your IPTV service to market. This includes such elements as establishing a Program Management Office (PMO), a detailed schedule with key milestones, definition of delivery scope, allowances for a market trial, lab readiness, and RFP preparation and assessment.
- Identification of a program governance structure and process.
- Identification of the resource requirements.
- Clarification of roles and responsibilities within the program.
Program Planning is multi-faceted and requires much more than crafting a Gant chart and assigning a project manager.
- An insightful governance model that ensures balance across the organizational stakeholders.
- Clear linkages between a wide range of program interdependencies.
- The incorporation of several large sub-projects such as lab preparation, RFP management, market trial delivery and assessment.
- An experience-based approach that allows for informed trade-offs and parallel pathing.
- Human resource insight and skills balancing.
- An experience-based program plan that reflects known challenges and conflicts; not just academic.
- A program plan that reflects a comprehensive approach.
- A program plan that is designed for a range of stakeholders.
- A program plan that can stand on its own or be used in conjunction with Mariner’s Program Management service.
- A program plan that can be augmented in several dimensions as needed, by highly skilled Mariner resources.
To gain insight beyond IPTV readiness, check out Mariner’s Design and Integration suite of professional services.