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How program management, and portfolio management are different?

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Question added by Salauddin Mohammad , Sr. Manager, Software Development , Aspen Technology Inc
Date Posted: 2014/09/10
Hammad Khaliq
by Hammad Khaliq , Head Projects Specialist - PMO , Ministry of Works

-Portfolio management is focused on the decision-making process around which programs and projects should be executed based on their alignment with the goals and objectives of the organization.

-Program Management focuses is on achieving cost, schedule, and performance objectives of the projects within the program i.e. intermediate layer that is focused on the delivery of business benefits.

-Project Management is largely concerned with achieving specific deliverables that support specific organizational objectives. 

Gourab Mitra
by Gourab Mitra , Manager IT Project Program and Delivery Management(Full Time Contract/Consulting Role) , IXTEL(ixtel.com)

Multiple projects in the same business area make up a program, and multiple programs in the same business area make up a portfolio. To manage the portfolio, one needs to know everything and manage effectively  the projects and programs that lie in the purview of the portfolio.

Mohamed Basem Hemedh
by Mohamed Basem Hemedh , Siren Projects Eastern Region Manager , Nextel Millennium Telecom Manager

I can see the main thisng here is that program mangement concern more about long term & stratigic projects & how to reach & achieve it & portfolio is concerning more about existing projest to be executed as per company's goals.

Jamal Al-Fadhli
by Jamal Al-Fadhli , Computer,Communcation ,and network Consultant , Advanced technology

 

portfolio management

includes two or more of programs management

  

Jalal RABBAH
by Jalal RABBAH , Data & Analytics Project Manager , Orange Morocco

Protfolio management is a mean to reach strategic goals of an organisation, so projects can be independent, and concern différent objectives. A Program is a set of projects that have a common  objective, a Portfolio can contain one or more programs

Sheraz Javaid
by Sheraz Javaid , Project Manager SAP HANA | IT Head , Roshan Packages

Portfolio management is at enterprise level, aligning organizational strategy, supports decision making whereas programme management is supporting the execution to achieve the goals 

Shahid Malik
by Shahid Malik , Monitoring, Evaluaton and Reporting Expert , Aurat Foundation

Almost the same thing except that the latter could constitute multiple projects. 

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