Thought this may be helpful for those looking at a Governance Process and Gate Reviews for project management. This aligns the Capital Planning and Investment Controls (CPIC) process of select, control, and evaluate phases with the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). There are 5 notional gate reviews with associated documentation for project conception, initiation, planning, execution, and launch. Of course, this can be modified as needed based on the project threshold and governance stringency required and seeks to create strategic alignment with the goals of the organization.

1. Project Gate Reviews
Project
Concept
Project
Initiation
Project
Planning
Project
Execution
Project
Launch
Operations
and
Maintenance
Select Control Evaluate
- Project Plan
- Requirements
Documentation
- Communications
Plan
- Risk Register
- Project Status
- Change Records
- Issues Log
- Training Plan
- Release Plan
- Sustainment Plan
- UAT Signoff
- Project Closeout
Checklist
- Lessons Learned
1 2 3 4 5
- Needs Statement
Concept Definition
CPIC
Phase
SDLC
Phase
Gate
Reviews - Business Case
- Project Charter