The Lewis & Fowler Deliverables Based Planning^® method’s five core processes increase the Probability of Program Success. These process areas are:

• Define the Capabilities needed to achieve the program objectives. Define these capabilities through scenarios from the customer point of view in Measures of Effectiveness meaningful to the customer.
  
• Define the Technical and Operational Requirements Baseline needed for fulfilling the system capabilities to ensure availability to the customer. Define these requirements in Measures of Performance isolated from any implementation of technical products. Only then connect the requirements with technology in the requirements baseline.
  
• Establish the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) describing the work to be performed, the budgeted cost for this work, the organizational elements that produce the deliverables from this work effort, and the Measures of Performance showing this work is proceeding according to the “Plan of the Week.”
  
• Execute the PMB, composed of Work Packages, in the planned order using “Rolling Waves,” to assure all performance assessments are 0%/100% complete before proceeding. No rework, no forward transfer of activities to the future. Assure every requirement is traceable to work and all work is traceable to requirements.
  
• Perform Continuous Risk Management for each Deliverables Based Planning^® process area to Identify, Analyze, Plan, Track, Control, and Communicate programmatic and technical risk.