A robust business case, aligned to organisational objectives, may not be in place or have remained valid over time, to underpin and justify investment decisions.

Governance structures may not provide appropriate oversight or challenge and ensure that decisions are taken at the right level, based on complete and up to date information.

Management may not be able to effectively budget, resource and plan for programme activities without a clear, defined and agreed scope, which aligns to the programme business case.

The delivery model may not align to the plan or able to support the programmes aspirations. Plans may not contain all the required tasks to deliver, be resourced or regularly reviewed. Management may not have fully considered the impact of dependencies.

The team may not be clear on the amount  of resource needed to deliver successfully or have access to resources with the required skills and experience.

Stakeholders may not have been identified or communicated with effectively to ensure they are engaged and understand what is required of them to maximise benefits.

The programme may not be fully costed and funded. Budget’s may not be monitored or be delivering in line with projected spending limits.

A process of robustly impact assessing proposed changes may not be in place, resulting in changes being made without appropriate consideration and approval.

The programme may not be covered by fit for purpose commercial arrangements or be managing suppliers effectively.

An effective risk and issue management process may not be in place, or followed, resulting in avoidable risks materialising and issues causing delays, overspending or a failure to achieve the desired outcomes.

The intended benefits may not have been clearly defined or be supported by a process to allow the project to monitor & demonstrate the realisation of benefits over time.

Without clear definition and robust testing, programme outputs may not meet the required standard or quality to achieve the intended benefits.

The programme may not have fully considered the impact of the changes on to those involved or the investment required to successfully go-live and fully embed the changes.