This book was written for those who are currently serving in program management roles or those who aspire to enter the profession.
For both audiences, the content is intended to provide a new way of thinking about programs through the lenses of organizational agility, and simplified yet comprehensive, practice areas and guiding principles. The Program Delivery Framework rounds out the solution through the integration of practices and interactions with key stakeholders.
Portfolio Managers, Program Sponsors, Program Steering Committee members, and Senior Business and IT leadership may benefit from this book to gain knowledge regarding:
Assessing the business case for the investment in program management and promoting the benefits of program management.
Identifying opportunities to deploy program management teams to support the delivery of strategic business objectives.
Providing support and guidance to program management teams.
Evaluating potential candidates for upcoming program management opportunities or when assigning additional responsibilities.
Understanding the program roles and competencies to offer learning and development opportunities to those who aspire to program management roles.
Redefined, Defined.
Program Management Redefined: Techniques to Improve Organizational Agility, presents forward leaning, yet immediately usable, and pragmatic practices for program management. The methods, practices, and techniques described within may have not crossed the chasm into “most programs most of the time” yet. But where these practices are deployed, the benefits achieved are accelerating that momentum.
Specific areas of redefinition you will find in this book include:
An agility-inspired framework: The Program Delivery Framework stands as a new, simplified, and focused model for program management that emphasizes delivery support versus management oversight as the name implies. The framework harmonizes best practices, consolidates redundant practices, removes both legacy project practices from the program model and eliminates outdated practices.
Streamlined guidance and updated practices: The Core Practice Areas of Governance, Strategic Alignment, and Delivery Support and their associated guiding principles promotes a culture that leverages Lean/Agile methods, processes, and practices.
Organizational change management focus: The probability of success is greatly influenced by addressing the people side of change. Understanding the type of change, and the correct methods to apply, yields greater user acceptance resulting in more consistent program outcomes.
New management and decision-support tools: Several new models are presented (e.g., 5P Decision Support Matrix, MUSIC Stakeholder Map, RICE Matrix, etc.).
Organizational agility techniques: Many themes are introduced to guide program practices. Dozens of techniques for organizational agility are provided within each program management practices based on the themes.
Full program delivery lifecycle activities: Practical and immediately usable methods to address each practice area based on real world successes.
A full suite of measures and metrics: Including an organizational agility assessment and measures of success from which to plan and evaluate progress and describe outcomes.
While some practices may be shared within the current standard, they are presented here with a different lens, to improve organizational agility.
What people are saying…
"Based on more than 30 years of experience, Dr. Carilli provides a comprehensive guide to program management designed to avoid the pitfalls of traditional practices. A good read filled with useful insights."
– Dr. W. Tad Foster, Professor Emeritus, former Dean of the College of Technology, Indiana State University.
“An excellent and unique approach to Program Management by Dr. Carilli. I'm sure this work will become a benchmark in the industry.”
– Mike Sutton, PMP, Lead Project Manager EPA Enterprise Content Management System (Ret.).
“Jim shares his wealth of knowledge in a concise and easy to follow book that provides specific techniques to improve organizational agility for programs. The framework he presents is not only practical but immediately applicable for those in the profession to leverage today. With such limited Agile guidance for programs, it is refreshing to see a contemporary approach to program management.
– Mike Harkins, Agile Transformation Coach with certifications from Scrum.org, Scrum Alliance, and SAFe. Founder of The Harkins Leadership Group.
"The interrelationships among product, project, program, and portfolio management are often misunderstood. Although these disciplines are often discussed independently, they must work seamlessly together to propel forward a series of successful deliverables. Dr. Carilli, leveraging his years of experience, has done exactly that, provided techniques to successfully traverse and navigate the interrelationships among the disciplines to provide positive organizational outcomes. This book provides clear guidance on the building blocks and bridges the dependency gaps with clear definitions and examples."
– Sahil Saini, Director FP&A, Princess Cruises
