Exploring the differences between a project and a program

Risk management, as a process, does not vary between a project and a program. Instead of thinking about cross-task risks at the project level, you must think about cross-project risks at the program level. Risk registers, risk logs, and scorecards are utilized in both cases.

As for the tools, each one provides risk management forms and templates at the project level. Tracking risks at the program level may require some workarounds in popular tools. Creating a program project within the program to track these concerns is one such way. Transferring risks down to the projects can also work, though this will include some duplication. Depending on the level of cross-project communication, each project team knowing about every risk that impacts them is a way to reduce instances of risks being missed.

Assessment

When planning the project composition of a program, one aspect to look at is how the project structures can create...