Program (management) - Definition and Overview

A program or programme (in management) has at least two senses:

1. A collection of projects that are directed toward a common goal, e.g., the NASA space program
2. A broad framework of goals to be achieved, serving as a basis to define and plan specific projects, e.g. the EU's SAPARD Programme.

In international English, "program" is often often used with a technical meaning (like computer program), whereas the spelling "programme" is used in the sense of "collection of managed projects".

References

• The Stationery Office, Managing Successful Programmes, ISBN 0-11-330016-6

External links

• APM Group's Managing Successful Programmes website http://www.programmes.org

See also

• list of project management topics