The ultimate goal of a Programme is to realise outcomes and benefits of
strategic relevance.
To achieve this a programme is designed as a temporary flexible organisation structure created to coordinate, direct and oversee the implementation of a set of related projects and activities in order to deliver outcomes and benefits related to the organisation’s strategic objectives.
A programme is likely to have a life that spans several years.
A Project is usually of shorter duration (a few months perhaps) and will be focussed on the creation of a set of deliverables within agreed cost, time and quality parameters.
The term Portfolio is used to describe the total set of programmes and stand-alone projects undertaken by an organisation.
Programmes usually require the commitment and active involvement of more than one organisation to achieve the desired outcomes.
Programmes deliver, or enable, one or more benefits i.e. measurable
improvement resulting from an outcome and perceived as an advantage by
one or more stakeholders.
Learn more, getting the .pdf file from Guidelines for Managing Programmes: Understanding programmes of www.bis.gov.uk
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