This Technical Report provides a framework within which an organization can establish the basis for the
development of programme/project management specifications and plans when undertaking the execution of
a specific programme/project. It enables the programme/project manager to establish the criteria for
programme/project success and to secure the organization’s commitment to the programme/project
manager’s management approach for the overall programme/project and its constituent elements. It includes
guidelines leading to the establishment of a programme/project management framework, and identification of
practices to be applied. Following these guidelines also results in traceability of the considerations and
decisions on why and how the programme/project is conducted according to its specific characteristics.
This Technical Report provides a holistic approach for programme/project managers to apply their
organization's programme/project management practices when defining the management framework for
programme/project planning. It is based on a systematic method of
defining the programme/project objectives and success criteria,
identifying and elaborating the specific characteristics of their programme/project,
specifying the management elements needed,
establishing and agreeing the management approaches to be implemented,
compiling these into a programme/project management framework document.
The guidelines in this Technical Report are applicable to any organization undertaking the execution of space
programmes/projects.