http://pm-lotus.com/Wordpress/2009/11/04/project-or-program/ Useful tools, tips and techniques for doing project management stuff – and opinions on all things project Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:24:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 http://pm-lotus.com/Wordpress/2009/11/04/project-or-program/comment-page-1/#comment-255 pm-lotus | Connecting Strategy and Tactics Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:24:06 +0000 http://pm-lotus.com/Wordpress/?p=793#comment-255 [...] Properly connecting strategy and tactics involves the disciplines of portfolio and program management. This crucial linkage – often missing or incomplete – bridges the gap between the promise of strategy and the actuality of operational results. Portfolio management, most importantly, establishes executive oversight for project selection, project prioritization (see Project Prioritization Criteria), funding and resource allocation (see The Goals of Portfolio Management). Program management provides the governance and architecture for defining, planning and controlling broad strategic initiatives comprised of interdependent projects (see Project or Program). [...] [...] Properly connecting strategy and tactics involves the disciplines of portfolio and program management. This crucial linkage – often missing or incomplete – bridges the gap between the promise of strategy and the actuality of operational results. Portfolio management, most importantly, establishes executive oversight for project selection, project prioritization (see Project Prioritization Criteria), funding and resource allocation (see The Goals of Portfolio Management). Program management provides the governance and architecture for defining, planning and controlling broad strategic initiatives comprised of interdependent projects (see Project or Program). [...]

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