Projects, Programs and Portfolios

Project is temporary endeavor undertaken to produce unique product, service or result with definite beginning and end

Projects are subsets of Programs and Programs are subset of High level Portfolios.

Program is a group of related projects to harmonize the objectives of various projects and have coordinated benefits not available from executing projects separately.

	Projects	Program	Portfolio
Scope	Limited	Larger than projects	At organization levels
Authority	Project Manager	Program Manager	Portfolio Manager

PMO:

· PMO’s role is to administer and support a project

· PMBOK enlists following primary functions of PMO, amongst others

o Manage shared resources across projects

o Identify and develop PM methodology, tools and techniques

o Coach, mentor, training and oversight

o Monitor compliance for project policies processes etc

o Communication between projects

Resources and Links over the web

Here's the list of resources over the web that I referred to for PMP study. Initially I recevied 1000s of links in Google search. However many of these were not very helpful. Here is a list of few of the resources that I found helpful in preparing for PMP exam.

1. Useful links:

1. http://www.pmi.org

PMP's website: Contains information on PMI, various certifications, eligibility etc

2. PMI’s NYC Chapter (www.pminyc.org)

For Networking events, study groups

3. Prometric (www.prometric.com):

To Schedule/Reschedule Project Management Exam

4. PMBOK 4^th Ed:

www.pmi.com: Free pdf download for PMI’s members

www.skillport.books24x7: pdf download

2. Free questions/tests:

1. Oliver Lehmann’s 75 Questions list:

http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm

- So far the best set of questions

2. Oliver Lehmann’s 150 Questions list:

http://www.oliverlehmann.com/contents/free-downloads/175_PMP_Sample_Questions.pdf

- 1 MB Download size worth answering

3. 200 Questions on googlesite:

http://pmpbank.googlepages.com

- Contains a list of about 200 questions with medium difficulty level.

3. Books

a. PMP's PMBOK: 4th Ed

b.Rita's PMP Study guide