Executing the program process group covers the process of managing execution of the program by completing the work as per the program management plan. Following processes are part of Executing process group:

Processes in Program Execution process group

Program Execution Process	Major Output	Knowledge Area
Develop Project Charter	Initiating	Project Charter
Direct and manage program execution	Program office, PMO, program work completed/results	Integration Management
Perform Quality Assurance	Quality-related findings and results	Quality Management
Acquire Program team	Staff assignments	Human Resource Management
Develop Program Team	Performance assessment	Human Resource Management
Information distribution	Formal and informal communication of information	Communication Management
Request seller responses	Requests for information, proposal and quotation	Procurement Management
Select sellers	List of selected sellers and contracts	Procurement Management

1. Program management plan is a super plan containing all the subsidiary plans included in the program to achieve and deliver the program benefits.


2. Program board is an empowered body that makes decisions regarding important program aspects such as scope, budget and schedule. It is responsible for resolving the program issues that are escalated to it from lower management level. The executive sponsor is a member of the Program Board.


3. Program Management Office (PMO) is responsible for managing cross-program governance for an organization running multiple programs. PMP typically provides program related governance processes and templates.


4. Program Office provides administrative support to the program team.


5. Program team are individuals that perform the activities in the program. It includes the Program Manager and team members.


6. Direct and Manage Program Execution process is used to manage various interfaces in the program to execute the work smoothly with the goal of delivering the planned benefits of the program. The process includes the following acticities:
   • Produce the program deliverables by executing the program management plan.
   • Implement the approved change requests and recommendation for corrective and preventive actions.
   • Implement the planned processes and standards.
   • Ensure that all the transition plans are executed.
   • Produce and distribute the status information.
   • Resolve interproject issues, risks and constraints.
   The inputs, Tools and Techniques and Ouptuts of Direct and Manage Program Execution process is given below.

   ITTO for Direct and Manage Program Execution process

   Inputs	Tools and Techniques	Outputs
   Program Management Plan	Management Information System	Work results
   Program Schedule	Work authorization system	Change request and Program termination requests
   	Status Review meetings
   	Products skills and knowledge
   	Organization Process Assets



7. The process "Acquiring the program team" involves staffing as per the program budget and schedule. This may involve negotiating with internal and external stakeholders. The inputs, Tools and Techniques and Ouptuts of Acquiring the program team process is given below.
   

   ITTO for Acquiring the program team process

   Inputs	Tools and Techniques	Outputs
   Staffing Management Plan	Pre-assignmentment	Assigned Staff
   Program Schedule	Acquisition or Procurement	Updates to Staffing Management Plan
   Program Budget	Negotiations

   In some projects resources may be pre-assigned from the already available work force. Acquisition is done from outside the organization if the resources are not available internally. Negotiations might be required to fulfill the staffing requirements from within the organization. This happens if the required resources might be involved with other programs in the organization.


8. The process "Developing the program team" involves assignment of roles and responsibilities, training plan and maintaining records for the resources in the program. A program management uses general management skills to ensure that the project team produces the desired results.

   ITTO for Developing the program team process

   Inputs	Tools and Techniques	Outputs
   Program Management Plan	Program Management Plan	Assessment of performance and improvement based on work results
   Staffing Management Plan	Team building activities	Updates to training records and team competency assessment
   Roles and Responsibilities assignments	Training
   Personnel Records	Co-location
   Training Plan, records and resources	Recognition and reward system

   General Management skills include effective communication, ability to influence, motivating people, Negotiation and Conflict management, problem solving skills and setting ground rules.


9. The process "Perform Quality Assurance" involves evaluating overall program performance to ensure that the planned quality standards are implemented. Quality management planning involves defining the quality metrics and operational definitions. After quality planning is done, quality audits and process analysis is applied. The results of QA are findings and change requests for improvement.

   ITTO for Perform Quality Assurance process

   Inputs	Tools and Techniques	Outputs
   Program Management Plan	Program Management Plan	Assessment of performance and improvement based on work results
   Work results	Quality audits	Findings and results
   Quality Management Plan	Process analysis	Quality related change requests and recommendations
   Quality Metrics	Quality Planning
   Operational definitions	Quality Control



10. The process "Request Seller response" involves requesting responses from vendors in various forms such as bids, quotations, proposals or offers. The RFI (request for information), RFP (request for proposal), and RFQ (request for quotation) are some response requesting methods that are used as per the program needs.

    ITTO for Request Seller response process

    Inputs	Tools and Techniques	Outputs
    Program Preferred Vendor list	Advertising	Request for Information(RFIs), Request for Proposals(RFPs), and Request of Quotation(RFQs)
    Acceptance criteria	Bidder Conferences	Response from vendors



11. Select seller process involves evaluating the proposals received during the request sellers process. The inputs, outputs, tools and techniques are given in the table:

    ITTO for Select Seller process

    Inputs	Tools and Techniques	Outputs
    Proposals	Seller Rating system	Selected Vendors
    Qualified Sellers List	Weighting system	Required documents: contracts, lease agreements, and basic order agreements
    Evaluation Criteria	Expert judgment	Updates to procurement management program
    	Independent estimates
    	Proposoal-estimation techniques
    	Screening System
    	Contract Negotiations



12. Information Distribution process involves communicating the program status as per the communication management plan. Three main channels for information distribution are Clients, Project managers of constituent projects and the sponsors.

    ITTO for Information Distribution process

    Inputs	Tools and Techniques	Outputs
    Communication Management Plan	Communication Skills	Formal communication of information
    Stakeholder Analysis chart	Information storage and retrieval systems	Informal communication on an as-needed basis
    Information requests	Information distribution methods
    Information to be delivered



13. Conflict management is the method to nourish positive working relationships among team members, which result in increased productivity. Various conflict management and resolution techniques are accommodating/smoothing, avoiding/withdrawal, collaborating/confronting/negotiating, competing, compromising and forcing using the power of position to resolve the conflict.