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The Business of Portfolio Management
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The Business of Portfolio Management

by Iain Fraser
July 2017
Intermediate to advanced
158 pages
3h 38m
English
Project Management Institute
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SECTION 3

Bad planning is the process that allows you to make the wrong decision with confidence!

—Anonymous

Using Program and Project Management to Deliver Change and Realize Benefits

3-1.Program Management Explained

Put simply, programs of work are a breakdown of content from authorized portfolios. They establish planned and authorized packages of work that are required to be executed within an agreed-upon time frame, budget, scope, and so on. The use of programs of work makes good business and logical sense, as it allows packages of work to be considered, grouped, planned, and executed in a holistic, coordinated, and efficient manner. This applies equally to opex- and capex-related work. An example of an opex application is an electricity ...

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ISBN: 9781628253733