LEADER 03086nam 2200481 450 001 9910810819903321 005 20171108053539.0 010 $a1-5231-1160-7 010 $a1-62825-369-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000001405648 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5301729 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781628253696 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001405648 100 $a20180308h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aPractitioners' guide to program management /$fIrene Didinsky, MBA PMP 205 $a1st edition 210 1$aNewtown Square, Pennsylvania :$cProject Management Institute, Inc.,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (256 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-62825-368-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aWhat is program management? -- What makes a successful program manager? -- Program strategy alignment -- Program benefits realization and management -- Stakeholder engagement -- Program governance and team management -- Program life cycle management -- Program management infrastructure -- Effective program management -- Future of program management -- Program management community of practice. 330 $aPrograms serve as a crucial link between strategy and the execution of business results and organizations implement them to achieve strategic goals. Although the practice of program management has evolved in lockstep with the project management profession, the root causes of program failure remain. In this step-by-step guide, Irene Didinsky offers a standardized approach to program management, closing the knowledge gaps and variations that currently exist across organizations and industries. For the first time, Practitioner's Guide to Program Management walks the reader through all the key components of effective program management. Using a case study example of an actual process improvement program, Didinsky discusses the qualities of excellence in program leadership, the importance of organizational strategy alignment throughout the program life cycle, how a program realizes benefits, and how to manage conflicting priorities of stakeholders. This comprehensive resource also includes an historical overview of the professionalization of the field, outlines the logistics of forming a program management community of practice, and concludes with a glossary of terms. With this desktop manual in their hands, practitioners can expect to thrive and guarantee the success of their programs. 606 $aProject management 606 $aStrategic planning 606 $aOrganizational change 615 0$aProject management. 615 0$aStrategic planning. 615 0$aOrganizational change. 676 $a658.4/04 700 $aDidinsky$b Irene$01616574 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810819903321 996 $aPractitioners' guide to program management$93947330 997 $aUNINA