The handbook of program management how to facilitate project success with optimal program management

• Main Author: Brown, James T. 1960- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York McGraw-Hill 2008
• Subjects: Project management > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: viii, 253 pages illustrations 24 cm
• ISBN: 9780071494724; 0071494723

As a program manager, you are first and foremost a leader--one who must create, manage, and continually improve a culture that ensures the success of your project managers. Establishing and maintaining processes that greatly reduce the chances of project failure is paramount to achieving the competitive edge your company seeks. The Handbook of Program Management gives program managers at all levels the techniques to put such processes in place as well as consistently integrate new technology and new people into these processes, thus producing superior products and services. Dr. James Brown, an internationally recognized authority in program and project management, explains how to strike a crucial balance between operations and project implementations-the precise point where you must nurture repeatable success. Outlining the differences between the roles of program and project managers, Dr. Brown provides proven principles for establishing a successful program management culture that is supported by enthusiastic personnel and stakeholders. He shows you how to develop the attributes of an effective program manager, from having a vision and strategy for long-term improvement to assessing people and building relationships to analyzing a myriad of means for accomplishing program objectives. - Publisher.