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| | Product Details | | Paperback: | 109 pages | | Publisher: | Project Management Institute | | Publication Date: | May 31, 2006 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1930699549 | | Package Length: | 10.7 inches | | Package Width: | 8.4 inches | | Package Height: | 0.4 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.84 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 9 reviews |
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 One of the best PMO books. Definitely useful than PMBOK May 04, 2010
Contrary to my own belief, this is actually not bad of a guide for program management. I definitely used this book and some of the references to create a deck that I presented to senior managers. They found the content to be very useful.
I think PMI did a great job in this book than the PMBOK, which is definitely a good bed time material. This book is well written and flows nicely. I didnt expect that I will actually like this book and use it for anything beyond just knowledge but I found that some of the graphics are helpful and can be used for presentations. That to me along with the deep and thorough practical examples made this book a 4 star.
Used This to Pass the PgMP Exam Dec 23, 2009
The Second Edition is light years ahead of the First Edition--I've read both. I received my PgMP certification this month. Since there were NO STUDY GUIDES available anywhere that covered the material presented in the Second Edition, I simply read this standard along with PMI's Program Management Professional (PgMP) Examination Specification. These two books and 15+ years of practical program/project management experience helped me pass the exam.
Basics of Program Management Nov 08, 2009
It is a basic and fundamental book of Program Management. I can really recommend it if you want to buy a handbook of Program Management.
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Second Revision is a big improvement! Jul 31, 2009
Project Management Institute issued the second revision of their program management standard in December 2008. The second edition is a significant improvement over the first edition published in 2006. Detailed changes are noted in an Appendix A to the standard, but in general, this is a totally new document, not merely a revision. The standard is now 324 pages, versus 109 pages, themes were deleted, knowledge areas added, and other major modifications were performed.
PMI's The Standard for Program Management - Second Edition is linear in approach, with very generic good practice recommendations. It assumes that the entire scope of the program is known early on, which is not true in all programs, or it plans for an R&D type phase that will answer the outstanding questions. The standard is very non-prescriptive in nature, allowing the implementing organization to create the best implementation method. This type of standard is helpful, but requires significant organizational expertise to help the implementation process.
For those who are looking for a methodolgy to implement see Office of Government Commerce, (2007), Managing Successful Programmes: Delivering Business Change in Multi-project Environments Book, 8th impression, The Stationery Office, Norwich, UK. It is a very good method of implementing program management in an organization and is in line with PMI's standard.
The Foundation to Pass the PgMP Exam Jan 24, 2009
The Standard for Program Management by Project Management Institute describes process groups and knowledge areas for Program Management. The book is a good material for the first version of the standard.
I used this book as my top study material to present and pass the PgMP test. The book provides you the foundation to pass the test.
If you are a Program Manager by profession you will be able to relate the described process groups and knowledge areas with many of your day to day activities in a program.
Program Governance, Benefit realization and Stakeholder Management are themes that occur across the life cycle of a program. These themes are very important to support the successfully completion of programs and provide incremental benefits to the organization executing the program.
I am looking forward for the next version of the standard.
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