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What is a Program?

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Mark Smith

In a management terms, a program is group of related projects. These projects are grouped to obtain benefits and control that is not available from managing them individually. Programs may include elements of related work outside of the scope of … Continue reading →

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What is gold plating?

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Mark Smith

Gold plating happens when the project manager makes additions to the project scope in an effort to consume entire budget rather than surrender the balance to the program manager or customer.

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What is Program Management?

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Mark Smith

Program Management is the centralized, coordinated management of a program to achieve the program’s strategic objectives and benefits. Program amanagement involves the management of all the coordinated projects within a program. Program management include the following three key aspects: Benefit … Continue reading →

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What is a Program?

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Mark Smith

Program By definition, a program is a group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually. A program is includes two or more projects managed in a controlled, balanced … Continue reading →

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