The Standard for Program Management — Fourth Edition

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INTRODUCTION

The Standard for Program Management – Fourth Edition provides guidance on the principles of program management. It provides generally accepted definitions of programs and program management and concepts important to their success—program management performance domains, the program life cycle, and important program management principles, practices, and activities. This edition of The Standard for Program Management expands and clarifies concepts presented in previous editions. It complements and aligns with the Project Management Institute's (PMI's) core foundational standards and guidance documents, including the latest edition of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) [1],¹ The Standard for Portfolio ...