Channel Trivia: What Does the Acronym PRM Stand For?

The most commonly used term in channel management is partner relationship management (PRM). However, the acronym PRM is used in many other contexts. Here is a short list of multiple meanings for the term PRM; however, the majority of them do not apply to channel management.

1.        Partner Relationship Management
2.        Partidul Romania Mare (Romania Mare Party)
3.        Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (US State Department)
4.        Professional Risk Manager
5.        Project Resource Manual (formerly CSI Manual of Practice)
6.        Precision Runway Monitor
7.        Performance Reference Model
8.        Packet Radio Measurement (Internet protocol)
9.        Public Relations Manager
10.        Project Risk Management
11.        Programmer's Reference Manual
12.        Protocol Reference Model
13.        Patient Relationship Manager (electronic medical records)
14.        Pre-Regulator Module
15.        Partnership Relationship Management
16.        Performance Report Message
17.        Presidential Review Memorandum
18.        Proactive Risk Manager (ACI Worldwide, Inc.)
19.        Physician Relationship Management
20.        Pressurized Rescue Module (US Navy)
21.        Pulse Rate Modulation
22.        Proactive Reliability Maintenance
23.        Prevention Reference Manuals (EPA)
24.        Passenger with Reduced Mobility (EU policies)
25.        Power Range Monitor
26.        Probabilistic Resilient Multicast (data recovery scheme)
27.        Pacific Rim Marketing
28.        Pattern Recognition Molecule (immunology)
29.        Personal Radiation Monitor
30.        Process Radiation Monitor
31.        Pulse Ratio Modulation
32.        Personnel Readiness Manager
33.        Paint Related Materials
34.        Policy & Requirements Manual
35.        Port Reduction Method
36.        Petition/Proposal for Rulemaking
37.        Process Reliability Management
38.        Project Resource Manager
39.        Precision Radiation Measurement
40.        Page Rank Metric
41.        Pattern Reference Model
42.        Pulse Repetition per Minute
43.        Program Requirements Manager
44.        Probabilistic Risk Monitor
45.        Print Registration Mark
46.        Physical Rule Model
47.        Power Rangers Megaforce (gaming)
48.        Personal Relationship Manager (various organizations)
49.        Pipe Rack Module (transportation)
50.        Pitt Rivers Museum (UK)
51.        Planning and Resource Management (various organizations)
52.        Planning Reserve Margin (various organizations)
53.        Poisson Regression Model (computational mathematics)
54.        People with Reduced Mobility
55.        Permanent Reservoir Monitoring
56.        Person Responsible for Maintenance (various organizations)
57.        Park and Recreation Management (various schools)
58.        Process Rights Management (various organizations)
59.        Prog Rock and Metal (music)
60.        Project Review Meeting (various locations)
61.        Public Relations and Marketing (various organizations)