The Standard for Program Management — Third Edition

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INTRODUCTION

The Standard for Program Management—Third Edition provides guidelines for managing programs within organizations. It defines program management, performance domains, and related concepts; describes the program management life cycle; and outlines related activities and processes. This edition of The Standard for Program Management expands, reinforces, and clarifies many of the concepts presented in the previous editions. This standard also coordinates with and fits logically alongside the remainder of the Project Management Institute's (PMI) core standards including the latest edition of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) [1],¹ The Standard for Portfolio Management [2], Organizational Project Management ...