A program review involves assessing the success and effectiveness of a program based on its ability to deliver value to stakeholders. Whether the program is related to business initiatives, technology innovation, or any other type of effort, the review should focus on understanding how well the program aligns with its objectives and if it has achieved its intended outcomes.

There are two distinct dimensions of program review. It is where latitude and longitude intersect at a given interest point. It is important for the reviewers to understand the purpose of metrics.

Dimension longitude: Character pillars, functional areas of a program.

Using the AWS Well-Architected Review (WAR) framework, you can create a six-pillar review category, each representing an essential part of cloud computing. Within each pillar, you can further review the execution of your program and give a quantitative rating of scores. A sample review result will look like this:

Dimension latitude: execution pillars, execution areas of a program.

You can also perform, visualize, and/or summarize the same review from another lens. This one, from execution perspective. We will examine the execution from areas of: understanding, plan and preparation, implementation, quality of work, resource management, and values returned to customer. The advantage of execution perspective is to focus on how the work is organized, carried out, and concluded. Therefore, lessons learned and best practices are more actionable for future. An effective management will make work more repeatable, consistent, and quantitatively measurable.

With further customization and careful consideration, this framework can assist organizations in creating helpful reviews, data-driven insights, and actionable follow-ups. For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact me.