PMI The Standard for Program Management – 4th Edition

pmi standard for program management fourth edition

Exposure Draft

Now Open for Comment: The Standard for Program Management – Fourth Edition

The Standard for Program Management – Fourth Edition will be open for review and comment from 8:00 am EST, 19 September 2016 to 5:00 pm EST, 18 October 2016.

Meanwhile you can still use and apply The Standard for Program Management – Third Edition

New Content

No major changes were made to The Standard for Program Management – Fourth Edition. However, several updates were made:

  • The standard intends to shift closer to being principle-based rather than process-based. Therefore references to “supporting processes” were changed to “supporting program activities.”
  • Program activities were realigned to program lifecycle phases rather than topics.
  • Section 1 was expanded to address the key roles of the program manager, program sponsor and program management office.
  • Roles associated with program governance were expanded.

We plan to publish The Standard for Program Management – Fourth Edition in Q3 2017.

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The Standard for Program Management – Third Edition