Programme and project

Roles that need it

• Programme Manager
• Programme Manager (Banking)
• Project Manager
• Portfolio Analyst (PMO)
• Transformation Programme Manager

Skills it belongs to

• Project governance and reporting
• Portfolio management and benefits realisation

Related concepts

• PMO (project management office)A PMO is the team that supports and oversees projects or a whole portfolio: it sets standards and templates, collects status and financials, maintains RAID logs, prepares governance packs and tracks benefits. Project, programme and portfolio PMOs differ in scope.
• Business caseA business case is the document that justifies a proposed investment or change by setting out the problem, the options considered, costs, benefits, risks, timing and the recommended option. It is approved before funding and revisited at each stage gate.
• Benefits realisationBenefits realisation is the work of defining, tracking and confirming the benefits a change was meant to deliver, such as cost savings or fewer errors, after the project closes. Each benefit has an owner, a baseline, a target, a measure and a date.

Sources

• PMBOK Guide and standards, Project Management Institute (external site) accessed 31 Oct 2026
• PM2 project management methodology, European Commission (external site) accessed 31 Oct 2026

Updated 31 Oct 2026.