What does POPS stand for?

Probability of Program Success

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

Information technology (IT) and computers
Business, finance, etc.

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Strategy #4: Strengthen the Program Management Office As I pointed out earlier, a technically strong PMO can improve the probability of program success by executing the disciplined systems engineering and program management processes necessary to manage risk effectively.

Information technology acquisition: a common-sense approach

For these providers, dedicating resources, either financial or personnel, to a program that may not directly improve their own situation is not feasible; thus, the probability of program success will be low.

Financial preconditions for successful community initiatives for the ...

Risk management has been unfairly framed by OM advocates as being a practice whose sole objective is to keep the expected probability of program success the same or that ignores alternatives that may lead to improved program outcomes.

Opportunity management: be careful what you ask for