The Standard for Program Management defines five interdependent performance domains: Program Strategy Alignment, Program Benefits Management, Program Stakeholder Engagement, Program Governance, and Program Life Cycle Management. They are not phases — they run in parallel and influence one another.

Strategy Alignment sets direction; Benefits Management defines and tracks value; Stakeholder Engagement keeps the people aligned; Governance provides oversight and decisions; Life Cycle Management coordinates the components. Mastering the interactions between domains is the heart of the PgMP exam.

Mnemonic: Strategy → Benefits → Stakeholders → Governance → Life Cycle — value flows from why, to what, to who, to how it is controlled, to how it is delivered.

🎯 Strategy💎 Benefits👥 Stakeholders🏛️ Governance♻️ Life Cycle

📊 PgMP Program Management