Best Practices in Portfolio, Program, and Project Management
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The Self-Made Program Leader: Taking Charge in Matrix Organizations
1st Edition
By Steve Tkalcevich
August 12, 2015
Almost all leadership books assume that the leader has authority over their team members. The challenge of project management in a matrix-structured environment is that this is not always the case. A whole new plan of attack has to be executed for the project manager to deliver in an organization ...
Project Scope Management: A Practical Guide to Requirements for Engineering, Product, Construction, IT and Enterprise Projects
1st Edition
By Jamal Moustafaev
December 03, 2014
Incomplete or missed requirements, omissions, ambiguous product features, lack of user involvement, unrealistic customer expectations, and the proverbial scope creep can result in cost overruns, missed deadlines, poor product quality, and can very well ruin a project. Project Scope Management: A ...
Portfolio Management: A Strategic Approach
1st Edition
Edited
By John Wyzalek, Ginger Levin, PMP, PgMP
October 15, 2014
Recognizing the importance of selecting and pursuing programs, projects, and operational work that add sustainable business value that benefits end users, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) issued its first Standard on Portfolio Management in 2006. In 2014, it launched the Portfolio Management...
The Influential Project Manager: Winning Over Team Members and Stakeholders
1st Edition
By Alfonso Bucero,MSc,PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI F
July 25, 2014
If you want to be a successful project manager, you need to become a person of influence. Without influence, there can be no success as a project manager. And, although all key success criteria point to the importance of developing soft skills as a project manager, few books exist about how to ...
PfMP® Exam Practice Tests and Study Guide
1st Edition
By Ginger Levin, PMP, PgMP
June 04, 2014
Recognizing the importance of portfolio management, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) has launched a new certification entitled the Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP®). PfMP® Exam Practice Tests and Study Guide is the most comprehensive resource available to help you prepare for ...
Program Management Leadership: Creating Successful Team Dynamics
1st Edition
By Mark C. Bojeun
December 11, 2013
This is not another how-to guide for program managers or another reiteration of the Project Management Institute’s standards for program management. Instead, Program Management Leadership: Creating Successful Team Dynamics examines various leadership approaches and illustrates the value of ...
Successful Program Management: Complexity Theory, Communication, and Leadership
1st Edition
By Wanda Curlee, Robert Lee Gordon
October 21, 2013
Complexity theory is a great, untapped resource in the field of management. Experts agree that it can be a powerful tool for managing complex and virtual programs, but there is little material available to guide program managers on how to use complexity theory to communicate and lead ...
Sustainable Program Management
1st Edition
By Gregory T Haugan
October 07, 2013
The world is undergoing major transitions due to three driving forces—population changes, climate changes, and energy resource constraints—making it essential for us to move toward sustainability in the implementation of projects and programs as well as our everyday life. Real sustainability exists...
From Projects to Programs: A Project Manager's Journey
1st Edition
By Samir Penkar
September 09, 2013
This is the story of an up-and-coming project manager that has been handed a large program to lead. Follow along as Susan Codwell, Program Manager for FitAtWork Inc., struggles, leads, stumbles, and grows into the role of program manager. Throughout this book you will gain a clear understanding of ...
Construction Program Management
1st Edition
By Joseph Delaney
July 22, 2013
Although construction is one of the largest industries in the United States, it lags behind other industries in its implementation of modern management techniques such as those contained in the Standard for Program Management (the Standard) by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Construction ...
Implementing Program Management: Templates and Forms Aligned with the Standard for Program Management, Third Edition (2013) and Other Best Practices
3rd Edition
By Ginger Levin, Allen R. Green
June 25, 2013
Success in program management requires discipline, complete plans, well-run meetings, accurate record keeping, and adherence to global best practices. Implementing Program Management: Templates and Forms Aligned with the Standard for Program Management, Third Edition (2013) and Other Best Practices...
Program Management: A Life Cycle Approach
1st Edition
Edited
By Ginger Levin
August 29, 2012
Program management is a rapidly emerging offshoot of project management. So much so that AT&T, IBM, and other organizations, both large and small in all sectors, have initiated a push to certify program managers. And, although universities offer courses in program management, there are few ...