Programs vs projects
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In this lesson
tell when work needs program management rather than a single team plan.
Planned topics
- A project has one team and one deliverable; a program coordinates many teams toward one outcome.
- Programs fail on coordination, not on code: unclear owners, hidden dependencies, no shared view.
- The outcome is a changed state (all 20 teams on the new pipelines), not a list of tasks.
- Program work is a real job; plan time for it.
Draft outline details
Demonstration
a one-page program charter: outcome, scope, teams, sponsor, end date, how success is measured.
Check your understanding
What does a program coordinate that a project does not?
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Work and dependencies across several independent teams.
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