[fab] I have a few questions for the board.

[Patrick W. Barnes]

On Wednesday 26 April 2006 08:47, Karsten Wade <kwade at redhat.com> wrote:
> The problem with this usage is that it is the exact opposite of the
> usage of the two terms in project management.[1]
>
> A program is a large, overarching project that consists of multiple
> projects.  A program manager is a PM over many projects that have their
> own PMs, etc.
>
> If we use this language backwards from the way the rest of IT uses it,
> we're more likely to foment confusion.
>
> [1] I just made Jeremy's blood pressure go up a few ticks, but recall
> that there are always useful things to learn from a discipline even if
> you don't adhere to it.
>

I certainly wouldn't mind using the two terms properly, but it would require a 
lot of changes, since we started out calling all of our big efforts 
"projects".  The approach is sound, we just have to decide what words to use.

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