What are programs, projects, subprojects and events?

Program Planning utilizes programs, projects, subprojects and events. Viewed collectively, these elements comprise the program plan. To use Teamcenter Program Planning features, you must create a program plan.

Term	Description	Examples
Program	An investment-oriented business or technical initiative usually involving cross-functional teams over an extended period of time. A program can consist of projects and subprojects.	Hybrid motor for 2020 product launch
Project or subproject	Organizational or functionally oriented decompositions of the program, which may have line of business, top-level subassembly, or end-product orientation.	Prime mover, Electric motor, Converter, Transmission
Event	Representation of significant point-in-time program, project, or subproject inflection points.	Executive Approval, Virtual Build Event, Design Completion, Physical Build Event, Start Regular Production

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