Fill in the missing word(s): _____ management is an approach to manage several related projects, intending to improve the performance of the entire programme.

Question

Options

• APortfolio
• BBusiness Strategy
• CBusiness as Usual (BAU)
• DProgramme

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  4% (2)
• C
  6% (3)
• D
  87% (41)

Explanation

Programme management is correct because, by definition, a programme is a collection of related projects managed in a coordinated way to deliver benefits and improvements that could not be achieved by managing them individually - the definition in the question is nearly verbatim from standard project management frameworks (e.g., MSP, PMI).

Why the distractors are wrong:

• Portfolio management (A) oversees a mix of projects, programmes, and operations selected for strategic alignment - it doesn't require projects to be related to each other.
• Business Strategy (B) is the high-level direction an organization sets; it isn't a management approach for handling projects.
• BAU (C) refers to the ongoing, day-to-day operations of a business - not a method for managing projects at all.

Memory tip: Think of the word programme as the parent that groups related projects together with a shared goal. If you see "several related projects" + "improve overall performance," that's the textbook definition of a programme - not a portfolio (which can hold unrelated initiatives).

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