The Standard for Program Management - Fifth Edition

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Program Management Principles

In the arena of program management, principles serve as beacons of knowledge, proven practices, and accumulated wisdom. While they serve as foundational guidelines for strategy, decision-making, and problem-solving, principles also represent fundamental norms, truths, or values.

This section includes:

2.1 Stakeholders

2.2 Benefits Realization

2.3 Synergy

2.4 Team of Teams

2.5 Change

2.6 Leadership

2.7 Risk

2.8 Governance

The principles for program management outlined in this publication provide guidance for the behavior of people involved in programs as they influence and shape the program management performance domains (see Section 3) to produce intended benefits. Figure 2-1 demonstrates how the program management ...