Global Program Management (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) - Softcover

Wagner, Paula

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071621830 ISBN 13: 9780071621830

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2009

Synopsis

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.An in-depth guide to global program management

This practical resource offers proven strategies for directing the design, development, delivery, and monitoring of major, long-term business or agency programs in global markets. Global Program Management reflects the movement of the field to a broader, more global, and enterprise-wide perspective.

Covering the new Project Management Institute (PMI) Standard for Program Management, the book explains the ways in which program management differs from project management and reveals how to master strong leadership, organization, communication, technical, managerial, and agility skills along with a comprehensive understanding of foreign markets and cultures. Discover how to:

Review organizational and global settings for program management

Adhere to the new PMI Standard for Program Management

Develop strategies, programs, and candidate projects into a strategic portfolio

Align strategies and programs to ensure success, profitability, and program benefits

Assess, monitor, and mitigate risk on a program scale

Hone global program management leadership competencies

Find and secure partners to provide program support

Apply program management concepts to federal sector reforms

About this title

About the Author

Bruce Barkley (Cummings, GA) is a project management consultant and a facility member at the Kellog Graduate School of Management.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071621830
• ISBN 13: 9780071621830
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448