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# Practitioner's Guide to Program Management

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Programs serve as a crucial link between strategy and the execution of business results and organizations implement them to achieve strategic goals. Although the practice of program management has evolved in lockstep with the project management profession, the root causes of program failure remain. In this step-by-step guide, Irene Didinsky offers a standardized approach to program management, closing the knowledge gaps and variations that currently exist across organizations and industries. For the first time, Practitioner's Guide to Program Management walks the reader through all the key components of effective program management. Using a case study example of an actual process improvement program, Didinsky discusses the qualities of excellence in program leadership, the importance of organizational strategy alignment throughout the program life cycle, how a program realizes benefits, and how to manage conflicting priorities of stakeholders. This comprehensive resource also includes an historical overview of the professionalization of the field, outlines the logistics of forming a program management community of practice, and concludes with a glossary of terms. With this desktop manual in their hands, practitioners can expect to thrive and guarantee the success of their programs.

Review: with an easy to follow and well structured format - n the relatively new area of program management, this book fills a void in the scarcely populated bibliography on the topic and represents a fresh and innovative addition to the field. Irene Didnsky has written a well-researched, well-planned book that guides the reader from an introduction to the concept underlying program management and its development through history, up to the most technical aspects, with an easy to follow and well structured format. Its real life examples are very insightful and help ground the book and averts the risk of viewing the topic as a highly abstract one. In this rapidly evolving field this book, published in Summer of 2017, provides the professional with the latest concepts, ideas and techniques surrounding program management. This book is worth reading from cover to cover, both by the program managers and by those who are interested in becoming such, but can also serve as a reference for the professional, with its rich bibliography, or as a blueprint or reading material for courses and seminars. This is a must read for the serious professional.
Review: Moving from project management to program management - Most businesspeople are familiar with the role of project managers. They ensure that projects become executed with quality, on time, and on budget. Not as many are familiar with the role of a program manager. As Irene Didinsky describes in this book, this role organizes a collection of projects to ensure that the organization benefits from them. The Project Management Institute, which publishes this book, supports certifications in both project management (PMP) and program management (PgMP). While PMP certification is very popular, the PgMP certification, as of the time of this writing in 2017, has not gained much steam. Writings like this book seek to change that fact. Didinsky starts by defining the role of a program manager within an organization. She also delineates their social role with various stakeholders, including governing bodies. Their main task is to ensure alignment between projects and the wider organization. Through various efforts, they seek to ensure that benefits accrued by the organization surpass the costs. After describing program managers’ wider role, she focuses on more of the nuts and bolts of how they typically work. She talks about the lifecycle of a program, from definition to benefit accrual to closure. I wish she would have exhibited a bit more imagination when describing the lifecycle; given the popularity of agile methods, described elsewhere in the book, I would have liked to have heard how those methods could apply to the program management lifecycle, too. After detailing the lifecycle, she dives deeply into the structure and metrics of a program manager’s work, including budgeting. Microsoft Project software is relied upon as a template, but not too heavily. I do not use this application, and I followed 98% of the book just fine. She concludes by talking about future directions of the profession and about growing community among fellow practitioners. My workplace uses the term program manager to apply to a class of workers, and since I work closely with many, I’ve been curious what that term meant. Didinsky helpfully details the highest aspirations of that job title and encourages me to think highly about their work. Her writing is accessible, clear, and practical. It’s more of a textbook than a work that advances an argument. Readers will find themselves better able to guide and lead projects to benefit larger organizational goals. Doing so will cut down on waste and push benefits well-aligned to the larger group.

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| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #786,031 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #712 in Business Project Management (Books) #918 in Strategy & Competition #996 in Business Management (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 91 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ with an easy to follow and well structured format
*by A***H on October 8, 2017*

n the relatively new area of program management, this book fills a void in the scarcely populated bibliography on the topic and represents a fresh and innovative addition to the field. Irene Didnsky has written a well-researched, well-planned book that guides the reader from an introduction to the concept underlying program management and its development through history, up to the most technical aspects, with an easy to follow and well structured format. Its real life examples are very insightful and help ground the book and averts the risk of viewing the topic as a highly abstract one. In this rapidly evolving field this book, published in Summer of 2017, provides the professional with the latest concepts, ideas and techniques surrounding program management. This book is worth reading from cover to cover, both by the program managers and by those who are interested in becoming such, but can also serve as a reference for the professional, with its rich bibliography, or as a blueprint or reading material for courses and seminars. This is a must read for the serious professional.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Moving from project management to program management
*by S***N on August 1, 2024*

Most businesspeople are familiar with the role of project managers. They ensure that projects become executed with quality, on time, and on budget. Not as many are familiar with the role of a program manager. As Irene Didinsky describes in this book, this role organizes a collection of projects to ensure that the organization benefits from them. The Project Management Institute, which publishes this book, supports certifications in both project management (PMP) and program management (PgMP). While PMP certification is very popular, the PgMP certification, as of the time of this writing in 2017, has not gained much steam. Writings like this book seek to change that fact. Didinsky starts by defining the role of a program manager within an organization. She also delineates their social role with various stakeholders, including governing bodies. Their main task is to ensure alignment between projects and the wider organization. Through various efforts, they seek to ensure that benefits accrued by the organization surpass the costs. After describing program managers’ wider role, she focuses on more of the nuts and bolts of how they typically work. She talks about the lifecycle of a program, from definition to benefit accrual to closure. I wish she would have exhibited a bit more imagination when describing the lifecycle; given the popularity of agile methods, described elsewhere in the book, I would have liked to have heard how those methods could apply to the program management lifecycle, too. After detailing the lifecycle, she dives deeply into the structure and metrics of a program manager’s work, including budgeting. Microsoft Project software is relied upon as a template, but not too heavily. I do not use this application, and I followed 98% of the book just fine. She concludes by talking about future directions of the profession and about growing community among fellow practitioners. My workplace uses the term program manager to apply to a class of workers, and since I work closely with many, I’ve been curious what that term meant. Didinsky helpfully details the highest aspirations of that job title and encourages me to think highly about their work. Her writing is accessible, clear, and practical. It’s more of a textbook than a work that advances an argument. Readers will find themselves better able to guide and lead projects to benefit larger organizational goals. Doing so will cut down on waste and push benefits well-aligned to the larger group.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finally! A Program Manager’s Guide to Improving Organizational Performance!
*by S***D on November 1, 2017*

This thorough and thoughtful presentation of program management provides an easy yet in-depth artistry of what makes a successful program manager. Irene Didinsky skillfully leads the reader through the intricacies of managing several related projects with expert application. Her knowledge, coupled with real-world examples, keeps the reader engaged. Ideal for training or for professional use, this indispensable book is a must read for program managers who aim to succeed in business.

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