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3 Agile Program Problems...and Possible Solutions

by Johanna Rothman June 4, 2018

Programs (collections of projects with one business objective) can encounter all kinds of problems. Here are three that you may have seen, and what you can do as an agile program manager.

6 Best Practices for Technical PMs

by Vatsal Mehta April 20, 2023

A skilled technical project manager bridges the gap between technical and non-technical issues, creating a cohesive team to ensure the successful setup and delivery. Here’s a closer look at the role, including six best practices to succeed.

7 Steps to Selling Your Vision

by Carleton Chinner February 28, 2018

A new program can be a confusing time for your team and stakeholders. What’s the program all about? How will we know that we have delivered? At this stage, the end goal may be as little as a vaguely defined strategic intention. Here are seven ways to make sure your program vision sticks.

Aligning IT to Organizational Strategy: Not Exactly Rocket Science

by Michael Wood June 1, 2015

If your organization is struggling with how to align IT and keep it aligned with the organization’s strategic direction, it could be that the CIO doesn’t know how. The process isn’t exactly rocket science. It does, however, require a top-down approach--and a CIO that thinks more like a business person than a technologist.

An Inside Job? Should Your Project Managers Become Program Managers

by Denene Brox February 15, 2012

When it's time to name a new program manager, do you find a candidate among your project management ranks or do you look outside your organization? Not every project manager will make an effective program manager, and not all of them will want to pursue that career path. In this article, five professionals reveal how to identify those who can trade the tactical work of managing projects for the strategic mindset essential for successful program management.

Building an Effective Program Manager/Project Manager Relationship

by Andy Jordan January 26, 2015

When project managers work on an initiative that forms part of a program, there is a new dynamic to consider--the relationship with program management. How do we ensure those relationships are effective?

Building Your Project through Benefits Management

by Mike Donoghue January 20, 2015

Through the efforts of benefits management, projects are kept accountable to the needs they are designed to support. Without the persistent review of a project to keep it focused on its original goal, there may be circumstances where what was delivered is a far cry from what was expected.

Capital Program Management in the Food and Beverage Industry

by Bernard Fonseca, PMP May 21, 2020

Capital program management is an effective method for managing engineering improvements in a facility. Too often, project engineers are managing projects on a short-term basis in a “firefighting” mode. A strategic capital management program provides the foundation for good project execution, improved plant infrastructure, cost savings, enhanced quality, and meeting customer deliverables.

Change Is the Norm

by Andy Jordan May 17, 2017

As a portfolio-driven approach to project delivery shifts the focus from outputs to benefits, changes become much more common and the organization needs to also shift from a control-based change management environment to a culture that empowers its project teams to make clearly communicated course corrections along the way.

Change Management Principles for Program Success

by Gary Hamilton March 14, 2022

When introducing program management to an organization, there are some key points that should be kept in mind. To this end, there are three key program areas in which change management principles need to be applied to allow the program the best chance of success.

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