Program Management -

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Résumé :
Program management is an emerging offshoot of project management. A recent sign of its growing acceptance is AT&T's and IBM's push to certify program managers. There are few references to guide program managers in this field that requires a broad and deep level of professional experience. This handbook is the definitive reference on program management, providing managers this much-needed guidance. Edited by Ginger Levin, the second person to become a PMI certified program manager (PgMP?), the handbook is a cohesive compilation of program management knowledge written by more than 20 certified PgMPs....

Biographie:
Dr. Ginger Levin is a senior consultant and educator in program and project management with more than 35 years' experience in the public and private sectors. Her specialty areas include project management, business development, maturity assessments, metrics, organizational change, knowledge management, and the project management office. She is a lecturer for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in its master's degree program in project management, an adjunct professor at ESC Lille, and a visiting professor at RMIT university. Dr. Levin is the coauthor of Implementing Program Management: Templates and Forms Aligned with the Standard for Program Management-Second Edition (2008); Project Portfolio Management; Metrics for Project Management; Essential People Skills for Project Managers; Achieving Project Management Success Using Virtual Teams; The Advanced Project Management Office: A Comprehensive Look at Function and Implementation; People Skills for Project Managers; Business Development Capability Maturity Model; and ESI International's PMP(R) Challenge! She was a major contributor to ESI's PMP(R) Study Guide and is a frequent contributor to ESI's newsletter, Project Horizons.

Sommaire:
Program management is an emerging offshoot of project management. A recent sign of its growing acceptance is AT&T's and IBM's push to certify program managers. There are few references to guide program managers in this field that requires a broad and deep level of professional experience. This handbook is the definitive reference on program management, providing managers this much-needed guidance. Edited by Ginger Levin, the second person to become a PMI certified program manager (PgMP?), the handbook is a cohesive compilation of program management knowledge written by more than 20 certified PgMPs....