My favourite metaphor for a great project manager is a great cook. Yes, we are taking project management to the kitchen and I will show you why.
A great project manager can be seen from a mile away, much like a great cook. Like the aroma seeping out of the kitchen oven, success is evident throughout a project manager’s process and not just from the result.
So let’s spice things up! What do successful chefs and successful project managers have in common?
A programme is a temporary and flexible structure that is used to direct and implement related projects. The implementation of projects in such a structure conducts business as usual. A project is a part of the programme and is created to develop business outputs.
The PRINCE2® processes describe a step by step progression through a project’s lifecycle. A process is a set of activities designed to accomplish a specific objective.
A stakeholder is a person, group or organisation that is interested or concerned with an organisation’s project. Stakeholders can affect, or be affected by, your project. Examples of stakeholders include directors, employees, suppliers and unions.
The difference between a project and a programme:
The PRINCE2® processes describe a step by step progression through a project’s lifecycle. A process is a set of activities designed to accomplish a specific objective. 
What makes a project different from business as usual?
