The short form “PMP” stands for Project management professional and certification that places an interest in the expertise and a verified knowledge in management projects. A professional with this certification is internationally recognized with immense respect because of the perception of handling large management projects with high precision and an optimistic attitude.

Before I evangelize the merits of programme management I want to clarify what a programme is and what a project is. This might seem a little trivial but I’ve seen these two words used so interchangeably across many organisations in many countries with people calling a project a programme and vice versa.