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Portfolios, Programs, and Projects: What's the Difference?

Understanding the terminology used by organizations when talking about Portfolios, Programs, and Projects is a key requirement for any individual tasked with delivering or contributing to a project in today's working environment.

Ben Howard - Pluralsight course - Portfolios, Programs, and Projects: What's the Difference?
by Ben Howard

What you'll learn

All knowledge areas contain a multitude of buzzwords, terminology which you need to quickly grasp and understand in order to work within that knowledge area. In this course, Portfolios, Programs, and Projects: What's the Difference?, you'll quickly and effectively differentiate between three of the most overused and badly used terms within the Project Management industry. First, you'll discover robust "industry standard" definitions of these key terms. Next, you'll explore robust examples supporting those definitions. Finally, the course digs deeper and discusses other key concepts. By the end of this course, you'll be armed with the knowledge required to quickly feel comfortable discussing key Project Management issues.

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About the author

Ben Howard - Pluralsight course - Portfolios, Programs, and Projects: What's the Difference?
Ben Howard

Ben is a Power BI & Data Specialist with a healthy interest in Microsoft Project with over 30 years of customer and implementation experience. He has been a Microsoft MVP for 13 years, is a frequent speaker at several European conferences, and blogs and creates videos on a semi-regular basis.

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