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APMP Section 1
Project context
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Health and safety management | The process of identifying and minimising threats to workers and those affected by the work throughout the project, programme or portfolio life cycle. |
| Safety plan | The standards and methods that minimise to an acceptable level the likelihood of accident or damage to people or equipment. |
| Business-as-usual | An organisation's normal day-to-day operations. |
| PRINCE2 | A project management method created for government projects. It is an acronym standing for PRojects IN Controlled Environments (second version). It is intended to be generic. |
| Professionalism | The application of expert and specialised knowledge within a specific field and the acceptance of standards relating to that profession. |
| Project | A unique, transient endeavour undertaken to achieve planned objectives. |
| Project management | The application of processes, methods, knowledge, skills and experience to achieve the project objectives. |
| Setting | The relationship of the project, programme or portfolio with its host organisation. |
| Blueprint | A document defining and describing what a programme is designed to achieve in terms of the business and operational vision. |
| Programme | A group of related projects and change management activities that together achieve beneficial change for an organisation. |
| Programme management | The coordinated management of projects and change management activities to achieve beneficial change. |
| Tranche | A sub-division of the delivery phase of a programme created to facilitate approval gates at suitable points in the life cycle. |
| Balance | A phase in the portfolio life cycle where the component projects and programmes are balanced in terms of risk, resource usage, cash flow and impact across the business. |
| Categorise | A phase in the portfolio life cycle where the component projects and programmes may be grouped according to shared characteristics. |
| Portfolio | A grouping of an organisation's projects, programmes and related business-as-usual activities taking into account resource constraints. Portfolios can be managed at an organisational, programme or functional level. |
| Portfolio management | The selection, prioritisation and control of an organisation’s projects and programmes in line with its strategic objectives and capacity to deliver. |
| Context | A collective term for the governance and setting of a project, programme or portfolio. |
| Environment | The circumstances and conditions within which the project, programme or portfolio must operate. |
| Setting | The relationship of the project, programme or portfolio with its host organisation. |
| Operations management | The management of those activities that create the core services or products provided by an organisation. |