APPENDIX X3

PROGRAM TYPES

X3.1 Overview

The Standard for Program Management describes how organizational strategy establishes the foundation for portfolio and program management. As defined in Section 1.2, program management enables the centralized coordinated management of program components (project and non-project elements) to achieve a set of strategic objectives and benefits. Programs are initiated from the portfolio and provide the critically important linkage between the organization's strategic goals and the component initiatives that are the means for achieving them. Together, programs and projects deliver benefits to the organization by generating business value, enhancing current capabilities, or developing new capabilities for ...

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