Difference between Project Management and Program Management

What is Project Management?

Project Management is the discipline of planning, monitoring, and controlling software projects, identifying the scope, estimating the work involved, and creating a project schedule. Along with it is also responsible for keeping the team up to date on the project’s progress handling issues and discussing solutions.

What is Program Management?

Program Management, as name suggests, is simple management operation that includes creating and managing various projects within organization to achieve goal and objective.

Difference between Project Management and Program Management :

Project Management	Program Management
It mainly focuses on management of project.	It mainly focuses on management of project process and measures result of project.
Project manager has to manage operations of all project within organization.	Program manager has to make better understanding and express clearly regarding goals or objectives of program.
Its main focus is on others elements such as completing project on given deadline, managing budget, providing resources that are required, etc.	Its main focus is on strategy and implementation i.e. to identify and complete all projects that is needed to reach goal.
Project management simply means to manage team that is going to complete project and achieve target.	Program management simply means to manage programs and project also.
Project management is basically a narrow or limited responsibility to do than program management.	Program management is basically a greater and large responsibility to do than project management.
This management focuses towards creating a more efficient deliverables i.e. product as much as possible.	This management focuses towards increasing benefits and deliver value for organization.
Various project management tools are available such as Kanban board, Time tracker, To-do lists, etc.	Various program management tools are available such as Gantt Chart, Timesheets, Calendar, etc.
This management is a temporary i.e. for short period of time until particular project is completed.	This management is permanent i.e. ongoing process to achieve goal or objectives.
Program management cannot be a part of project management.	Project management can be a part of program management.