Quick answer
Project delivers a defined output; program coordinates related projects for benefits; portfolio selects all work for strategy — the three levels of the work pyramid.
Project
Temporary, unique, bounded — ‘build the website’.
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Program
Related projects coordinated for benefits — ‘the digital transformation’.
Portfolio
All projects and programs selected/balanced for strategy — ‘everything we’re doing this year’.
The hierarchy
Portfolio contains programs contain projects — each level answers a different question.
Bottom line
Project delivers a defined output; program coordinates related projects for benefits; portfolio selects all work for strategy — the three levels of the work pyramid.
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