Planning Your Program
jul 6,
2012
Planning a program is a challenging task for any program manager. Many times you find yourself stepping through building the contents of your program management plan as well as taking into account the work environment that impacts your program at multiple levels: the program board, the program team and the project teams. Most programs these […]
Managing and Delivering Program Benefits
dec 14,
2011
Program management is the centralized coordinated management of a program to achieve the program’s strategic benefits and objectives. One of the best things about programs is the benefits they deliver to an organization. When you think about program benefits think about them as an outcome of the program’s actions and behaviors that provide utility to […]
Relating Programs and their Projects
dec 9,
2011
According to PMI’s Standard for Program Management, programs consist of three components: a life cycle, a set of process groups and supporting infrastructure. This sure makes a lot of sense. These components provide a common frame of reference for any program. They stretch from a program’s controlled start through its controlled middle where project and […]
Updates to PMI’s Program Management Professional (PgMP®) Credential Exam
nov 23,
2011
Heads up, everyone! PMI’s Program Management Professional (PgMP)® credential will be updated on 1 February 2012. This update to the exam and other pieces and parts of the certification are based on updates made to the role of a PgMP® found in PMI’s Role Delineation Study (RDS). As many of you know only too well from […]