McGrath, Stephen Keith and Whitty, Stephen Jonathan (2019) What is a program: an examination of terminology in practitioner reference documents. Journal of Modern Project Management, 6 (3). pp. 6-27. ISSN 2317-3963
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Abstract
Previously published work has identified confusion in the definition of the term program. This paper examines program terminology across a range of project management practitioner reference documents to determine if there is any definitional confusion within or between them and whether the boundaries with project and portfolio levels are clear. The examination finds that there are indeed inconsistencies in program terminology between the documents analyzed making it difficult to know where the boundaries with the project and portfolio lie. A set of mutually consistent definitions of terms including all three words is then developed using an established method.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Management and Enterprise (1 Jul 2013 - 17 Jan 2021) |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Management and Enterprise (1 Jul 2013 - 17 Jan 2021) |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Mar 2019 06:06 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jul 2022 00:20 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | portfolio management, program management, programme management, project management, transformation |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1503 Business and Management > 150303 Corporate Governance and Stakeholder Engagement 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1503 Business and Management > 150312 Organisational Planning and Management |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour > 350799 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour not elsewhere classified 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour > 350711 Organisational planning and management |
| Identification Number or DOI: | doi:10.19255/JMPM01801 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/36156 |
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