The Standard for Program Management — Third Edition

APPENDIX X1

THIRD EDITION CHANGES

X1.1 About this Appendix

To fully appreciate the changes that have been made to the structure and content of The Standard for Program Management – Third Edition, it is important for the reader to be aware of the update committee's objectives as well as the approach that was taken for the development of the revision to this standard.

Through the planning and chartering process, it became clear that the growing importance of program management as an organizational competency was generating an increasing demand for clearer lines of distinction between The Standard for Program Management and PMI's other core standards, including A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), The Standard for ...