During the kickoff workshop for a program that will add 500 MW of new solar capacity, the operations vice-president demands aggressive construction schedules, the finance director insists on prioritizing projects with the highest short-term ROI, and the sustainability officer wants only sites meeting strict environmental certifications. Before detailed planning begins, which action should the program manager take first to keep the effort aligned with the company's strategic sustainability objectives?
Facilitate consensus on program objectives linked to the sustainability mission and document them in a draft program charter.
Produce a detailed stakeholder communication matrix indicating frequency and format of updates.
Allocate preliminary budgets to each project based on forecasted return on investment.
Develop a phased construction roadmap that compresses high-capacity sites into the first two years.
The program manager should first facilitate consensus on program objectives that explicitly reference the company's sustainability mission and record them in a draft program charter. Establishing this shared definition of success ensures that every stakeholder's later requests for resources, schedules, and communications are evaluated against the agreed strategic drivers. If objectives are not clarified up front, downstream plans may optimize individual interests rather than enterprise value, leading to misalignment and conflict.
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