OPM Planning
Advanced Planning & Programming
"First plan, then produce."
A clear mandate and disciplined planning framework are essential to maintaining project continuity and integrity—particularly across leadership transitions, organizational change, or extended delivery timelines. ORION’s Organizational Program Management (OPM) planning approach establishes this foundation at the outset.
Requirements Definition & Master Planning
ORION delivers a comprehensive assessment of an organization’s physical, operational, and service delivery requirements, resulting in a clear and actionable Statement of Requirements and project logic. This analysis forms the basis of a master plan that integrates acquisition strategy, infrastructure planning, capacity management, and building or facility design.
The master plan is structured to support immediate priorities while preserving flexibility for future growth, evolution, and operational change. It serves as the authoritative reference against which scope, decisions, and change are governed throughout the program lifecycle.
Phased Governance & Decision Gates
To ensure quality, accountability, and disciplined decision-making, ORION applies a structured Gate Control Process (GCP) as a core planning and governance mechanism.
The Gate Control Process introduces defined checkpoints across the phased delivery of infrastructure and related business transformation. At each gate, strategic, technical, and administrative benchmarks are evaluated and formally authorized before progression is permitted. This ensures alignment with the approved master plan and prevents unmanaged scope expansion or premature commitments.
Change management is therefore constrained to clearly articulated strategic imperatives that have been reviewed, approved, and incorporated into the governing plan.
Gate Control Process Milestones
Gate 0 – Statement of Requirements
Consolidates analysis of objectives, constraints, operational needs, and guiding concepts. This milestone establishes the program vision and approved master plan.
Gate 1 – Statement of Design
Development and formal authorization of engineered designs, ensuring alignment with requirements, standards, and operational intent.
Gate 2 – Implementation
Execution of infrastructure delivery and associated subprojects, culminating in system installation, integration, and commissioning.
Gate 3 – Client Cutover
Structured transition of infrastructure, processes, and personnel into operational service, minimizing disruption and ensuring readiness.
Gate 4 – Stakeholder Review & Deficiencies Closure
Post-occupancy review involving all relevant stakeholders, identification and remediation of deficiencies, and confirmation of management system integrity.
Outcome
Through advanced planning, phased programming, and disciplined gate governance, ORION enables predictable delivery, controlled risk, and sustained alignment between strategic intent and operational execution—providing organizations with the confidence to proceed through complex initiatives with clarity and control.