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Project Management Orientation

What Is a Subproject?

Like a project, a subproject is:

IBM uses the term subproject to refer to a part of a project managed with a level of independence.

What Is a Program?

The Worldwide Project Management Method (WWPMM) defines a program as a group of related projects and other activities managed in a coordinated way to achieve a common long-term objective.

A program is realized through multiple projects and ongoing activity. The scope of a program might be broadly defined and might evolve as the business or organization develops, or it might be specifically defined to achieve an agreed set of goals.

Program, Project, Subproject diagram
1: Getting Started
2: Define the Project Team
3: Team Management
4: Identify and Validate Requirements
5: Create Decomposition Structures
6: Risk Management
7: Project Estimates
8: Project Schedules
9: Change Management
10: Project Control and Execution
Defining the Project
11: Project Management Review
12: Project Closeout
13: Project Management Tool Suite
14: Self-Assessment and Final Exam
Fast Points
Concepts
Seven Keys
Case Study
WWPMM
Mentor
Check Point
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