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What Is Program Management?


Program and Project Definitions

Many organizations still struggle to distinguish program management from project management, and research confirms that program management definitions vary significantly among companies and industries. Often, program management is defined as the management of multiple projects that have common funding and stakeholders. As program management definitions vary, so do program management approaches, methodologies, and tools.

A program is a group of related projects, subprojects, and program operational management activities, managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually. Among numerous examples of programs, is a program to develop a new product, implement a process improvement effort, modernize business, and ensure regulatory compliance. Programs include individual projects and subprograms. A subprogram is a program that includes individual projects and is managed as a part of another program. Programs include elements of related work outside the scope of the discrete projects in the program, called program operational management. Any part of the program described earlier, including subprograms, projects, and program operational management activities, can be referred to as a program component. A key difference between program management and project management is the strategic focus of programs.

A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. The temporary nature of the project indicates that a project has a definite beginning and end. Among numerous examples of projects is a project to improve a specific process, develop a product or a process, implement a change, and implement a new industry standard or regulatory requirement. Programs are designed to align with organizational strategy and ensure organizational benefits are recognized.

The program includes operational management activities, such as setting up program infrastructure, managing program costs and risks, managing links between program components, and coordinating resources across the program. Programs add value to organizations by delivering a variety of benefits. Examples of benefits include launching new products, developing new and enhancing existing organizational capabilities, facilitating business changes, and implementing process improvements. Programs also realize a benefit of managing related projects as a program, a benefit that cannot be obtained if projects are managed individually. Program benefits can be realized all at once or in increments, depending on how the projects included in the program deliver their benefits at once or in phases. An example of a program that realizes benefits at once maybe a program to develop a new product; an example of a program that realizes benefits in increments is the call center’s process improvement program, which implements process improvement projects in call centers at a time.

 

Why Do Organizations Deploy Programs?

 

Organizations deploy programs to execute organizational strategy. Programs provide a critical link between organizational strategy and its execution. And, through program execution, organizations realize benefits.

 

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