Program dependency and decision register
Keep dependencies, steering decisions, actions and scope changes in one register with an owner, a due date and the milestone each one holds up.
- Industry
- Management and Strategy Consulting
- Team
- Operations
- Use case
- Project management
- Tags
- Client delivery Approval workflow
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Overview
What this template supports
A program register for PMO and operations improvement teams. It records each cross-workstream dependency with its client owner, the milestone it holds up and how long it has been open, each steering decision with the workstream actions it created, and each scope change with its effort and the sponsor decision it needs. It includes a complete table view, a status board and saved views for open dependencies, decisions with their actions and scope changes, plus example records you replace with your own.
- Open dependencies board, oldest first
- Steering decisions linked to their actions
- Scope changes with effort before work starts
- Client owner and the milestone each item holds up
How to use this template
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Review the workflow
Confirm the record types and the stages from Raised to Closed match how your program team runs steering.
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Replace the sample records
Delete the example records and add your own clients, workstreams, owners and milestones.
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Decide who has access
Invite the people who update records and confirm what each person can view or edit before sharing anything outside your team.
Frequently asked questions
What does Program dependency and decision register track?
Keep dependencies, steering decisions, actions and scope changes in one register with an owner, a due date and the milestone each one holds up.
Which views are included?
An All records table, a Workflow Kanban board grouped by status and 3 saved views: Open dependencies; Decisions and their actions; Scope changes for a sponsor decision.
Which statuses does a record move through?
Raised, Waiting for owner, Owned, In progress, Waiting for sponsor, Escalated, Closed and Declined. Terminal states stay at the end of the board.
Which document templates embed this database?
Dependency register review (DC84, view: Open dependencies), Steering decision log (DC85, view: Decisions and their actions) and Scope change request (DC86, view: Scope changes for a sponsor decision). Each page embeds one saved view and cites its records.
How many records does it start with?
40 example records in the Program register table, spread across the saved views. Replace them with your own records before you share any view.
Who can open the database?
People you invite to the workspace, with the view and edit rights you give them. There is no public database link; the gallery shows screenshots of the table and the Kanban board.