How to Manage Complex Programs

Tom Kendrick

Language: English

Publisher: AMACOM

Published: Feb 14, 2016

Catégorie de lecture: Ebook
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Nb de pages: 374
KOReader MD5: f0bfdc08ec78244e8a5a6fc4a669a16b

Description:

Program manager—it's one of the most challenging jobs you can have. Overseeing and coordinating multiple project teams and thousands of activities may seem a Herculean task, but it's easier with the right tools in hand.

Successful program management begins with a good command of project management processes, but these are never sufficient. Once a program exceeds a certain scale, project processes become unwieldy. To see a program successfully through to completion, you must break the work down into simpler, smaller pieces and organize it into interdependent tasks.

Complete with diagrams, graphs, and real-life examples, How to Manage Complex Programs explains the ins and outs of program management and provides concrete and effective techniques for structuring deliverables, workflow, and staffing. You'll learn to:

  • Decompose complex deliverables into manageable chunks
  • Develop coherent plans for component projects
  • Handle...