Typically, a concept paper is presented to a Dean or Department Chair for discussion and approval. Once a concept paper has been approved in principle, the basic foundation of the program can be planned out. Your program has some specific outcomes or results that you want to achieve. Once these decisions are made, you can summarize everything in a program outline. The program outline summarizes the justification, rationale, and purpose of the program, and gives details of all major aspects of program operation.
Some programs exceed departmental resources.
Others may conflict with established schedules. Still others may not elicit sufficient student or faculty support. In these cases, it's better to put things on hold, or to go back and re-design things. If you do not do this at an early stage, you will have problems later on. Make sure that each individual understands what you expect them to do, and when.