Program Management

by Michel Thiry

Program management (PgM) is fast developing as the essential link between strategy and projects and as a vehicle for organizational change. It offers the means to manage groups of projects with a common business purpose in an integrated and effective way. The Second Edition of Michel Thiry’s Program Management builds on the bestselling title first published in 2010. The heavily revised text reflects the latest program management guides and international standards and includes: a new section on agile management in programs; the author’s own program management maturity measure; a new section on change management, which is now integral to many programs. Michel has also reviewed and revised the program lifecycle to align with the more unified view of program management that has emerged since the book was first published. The result is an essential guide to program management that incorporates a robust theoretical framework, complemented by examples and advice from one of the world’s leading practitioners.

Genres: Nonfiction

298 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Sonya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had the good fortune of taking a 4-day PMI Master Class with Mr. Thiry, using this book. The reasoning process behind its method is very clean and well explained. The mathematical models should not be beyond your average college graduate or anyone who has taken a statistics class. The program manager's success is going to depend on several organizational factors and roles that must be involved. A program manager alone can't do more than artfully (or clumsily) juggle flaming chain saws. There is no magic wand. There is no shortcut or safety to offset disinterested management who did not setup the program for success.

I can say from real experience of doing it the opposite of Thiry's way his book will make you successful. Trust the processes. Do the exercises. Create engagement with stakeholders. When there are problems, you can log lessons learned that talk about the conditions leading up to the problem based on the recommended methods in Thiry's book.