diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/appgroup_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/appgroup_types.go
index c2d07b48..9984a3c7 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/appgroup_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/appgroup_types.go
@@ -141,12 +141,26 @@ type ApplicationGroupSpec struct {
 	Interval *metav1.Duration `json:"interval,omitempty"`
 }
 
+type ParentChartOrder string
+
+const (
+	Parallel ParentChartOrder = "parallel"
+	First    ParentChartOrder = "first"
+	Last     ParentChartOrder = "last"
+)
+
 // Application spec and dependency on other applications
 type Application struct {
 	// DAG contains the dependency information
 	DAG `json:",inline"`
 	// Spec contains the application spec including the chart info and overlay values
 	Spec ApplicationSpec `json:"spec,omitempty"`
+	// Order specifies the order in which the application
+	// parent chart is deployed in comparison to it's subcharts (if any)
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum:="parallel";"first";"last"
+	// +kubebuilder:default:="last"
+	// +optional
+	Order ParentChartOrder `json:"order,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // DAG contains the dependency information
diff --git a/chart/orkestra/crds/orkestra.azure.microsoft.com_applicationgroups.yaml b/chart/orkestra/crds/orkestra.azure.microsoft.com_applicationgroups.yaml
index 5fbc0f64..5d5679fe 100644
--- a/chart/orkestra/crds/orkestra.azure.microsoft.com_applicationgroups.yaml
+++ b/chart/orkestra/crds/orkestra.azure.microsoft.com_applicationgroups.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ spec:
                     name:
                       description: Name of the application
                       type: string
+                    order:
+                      default: last
+                      description: Order specifies the order in which the application
+                        parent chart is deployed in comparison to it's subcharts (if
+                        any)
+                      enum:
+                      - parallel
+                      - first
+                      - last
+                      type: string
                     spec:
                       description: Spec contains the application spec including the chart info and overlay values
                       properties:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/orkestra.azure.microsoft.com_applicationgroups.yaml b/config/crd/bases/orkestra.azure.microsoft.com_applicationgroups.yaml
index 5fbc0f64..5d5679fe 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/orkestra.azure.microsoft.com_applicationgroups.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/orkestra.azure.microsoft.com_applicationgroups.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ spec:
                     name:
                       description: Name of the application
                       type: string
+                    order:
+                      default: last
+                      description: Order specifies the order in which the application
+                        parent chart is deployed in comparison to it's subcharts (if
+                        any)
+                      enum:
+                      - parallel
+                      - first
+                      - last
+                      type: string
                     spec:
                       description: Spec contains the application spec including the chart info and overlay values
                       properties:
diff --git a/config/samples/bookinfo.yaml b/config/samples/bookinfo.yaml
index 1dfb3b88..d12136b4 100644
--- a/config/samples/bookinfo.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/bookinfo.yaml
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ spec:
           #   name: <secret-name>
           #   namespace: <secret-namespace>
         release:
+          interval: 1m
           targetNamespace: ambassador 
           values:
             service:
               type: ClusterIP
     - name: bookinfo 
       dependencies: [ambassador]
+      order: last 
       spec:
         chart:
           url: "https://nitishm.github.io/charts"
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ spec:
         - name: details
           dependencies: []
         release:
+          interval: 1m
           targetNamespace: bookinfo 
           values:
             productpage:
diff --git a/controllers/appgroup_reconciler.go b/controllers/appgroup_reconciler.go
index 1e41a07f..f513540f 100644
--- a/controllers/appgroup_reconciler.go
+++ b/controllers/appgroup_reconciler.go
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ func (r *ApplicationGroupReconciler) reconcileApplications(l logr.Logger, appGro
 			appCh.Templates = append(appCh.Templates, dummy)
 		}
 
+		appCh.Metadata.Name = pkg.ConvertToDNS1123(appCh.Metadata.Name)
+
 		if err := appCh.Validate(); err != nil {
 			ll.Error(err, "failed to validate application chart for staging registry")
 			err = fmt.Errorf("failed to validate application chart for staging registry : %w", err)
diff --git a/examples/simple/bookinfo.yaml b/examples/simple/bookinfo.yaml
index 6bda06fc..d12136b4 100644
--- a/examples/simple/bookinfo.yaml
+++ b/examples/simple/bookinfo.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ kind: ApplicationGroup
 metadata:
   name: bookinfo 
 spec:
+  interval: 1m
   applications:
     - name: ambassador
       dependencies: []
@@ -21,13 +22,14 @@ spec:
           #   name: <secret-name>
           #   namespace: <secret-namespace>
         release:
-          timeout: 10m
+          interval: 1m
           targetNamespace: ambassador 
           values:
             service:
               type: ClusterIP
     - name: bookinfo 
       dependencies: [ambassador]
+      order: last 
       spec:
         chart:
           url: "https://nitishm.github.io/charts"
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ spec:
         - name: details
           dependencies: []
         release:
+          interval: 1m
           targetNamespace: bookinfo 
           values:
             productpage:
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/argo.go b/pkg/workflow/argo.go
index df5dbf10..d65c9fba 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/argo.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/argo.go
@@ -508,7 +508,15 @@ func (a *argo) generateSubchartAndAppDAGTasks(ctx context.Context, g *v1alpha1.A
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			Dependencies: utils.ConvertSliceToDNS1123(sc.Dependencies),
+			Dependencies: func() (out []string) {
+				out = utils.convertSliceToDNS1123(sc.Dependencies)
+				// If parent chart must be deployed first then add it
+				// as a dependency for every subchart
+				if app.Order == v1alpha1.First {
+					out = append(out, utils.ConvertToDNS1123(app.Name))
+				}
+				return out
+			}(),
 		}
 
 		tasks = append(tasks, task)
@@ -583,12 +591,14 @@ func (a *argo) generateSubchartAndAppDAGTasks(ctx context.Context, g *v1alpha1.A
 			},
 		},
 		Dependencies: func() (out []string) {
+			if app.Order == v1alpha1.Last {
 			for _, t := range tasks {
 				out = append(out, utils.ConvertToDNS1123(t.Name))
 			}
-			return out
+			return
 		}(),
 	}
+
 	tasks = append(tasks, task)
 
 	return tasks, nil