The Handbook of Program Management: How to Facilitate Project Success with Optimal Program Management, Second Edition

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO PROGRAM MANAGEMENTFULLY UPDATED AND REVISEDProgram managers must strike a balance between operations and project implementations in order to develop and maintain a culture in which the components of success are repeatable. The Handbook of Program Management is designed to help you do exactly that.This goto guide supplies you with the insight and tools you need to establish processes that ensure the success of your project managersand increase the profitability of your products and services. Fully updated and heavily revised, this new edition helps you incorporate new technologies and people into your processes while delivering improved products and services that continually outpace your competition.The Handbook of Program Management providescritical information from a trusted expert. In addition to the classic chapters on Attributes of the Effective Program Manager, Stakeholder Management, and Portfolio Management Essentials, this updated edition is packed with brandnew material covering: Change management Interfaces How bad projects are stopped or postponed How consultants and subcontractors should be used Program performance analysis The role of governanceAvoiding the complicated theories and phantom quickfixes youll find in other books, The Handbook of Program Management offers straightforward, actionable methods for establishing a highly effective project management culture: one with integrity, energy, and full stakeholder support.Nowhere else will you find such comprehensive,authoritative information on creating successful program management outcomes. The author takes you on the entire journey, from strategically creating a program culture, to building effective relationships, and to analyzing ways ofaccomplishing your program objectives.The Handbook of Program Management is essential reading for program managers of all levels, whether youre a novice seeking certification in the field or an executive looking to build a flexible organization that can support dynamic ongoing product development.Praise for the previous edition of The Handbook of Program Management:Browns book captures the essential skills of program and project management. It serves as a how to guide for those entering the business, as well as a refresher on the skills and attributes for those ready to take the next step. The book effectively defines the leaders role in creating the team culture and environment for success. Eugene F. Kranz, Apollo 13 Flight Director, author of Failure Is Not an Option, and retired Director NASA Space OperationsProgram management is one of the toughest jobs a person can holdand James Brown knows Program Management. Heres a chance to learn from the scar tissue of others rather than your own. Norman R. Augustine, retired Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin CorporationFinally, a pragmatic book that shares the secrets behind successful program management. If I was giving one book to program managers, this would be it! Any business leader in todays environment of accelerating change willbenefit from this book. Jack Cooper, former CIO, BristolMyers Squibb