Program Management

To see a program successfully through to completion, a program manager must break the work down into simpler, smaller pieces and organize it into interdependent tasks…and this book helps you do just that. Projects require managers, but programs warrant maestros. Tasked with overseeing multiple...

Program Management Excellence: Leading Programs to Deliver Sustainable Value is a practical and thought-provoking guide for professionals who want to move beyond managing complexity and begin leading programs that create lasting strategic value. While many organizations deliver projects successfully, far fewer realize the benefits and outcomes those projects were intended to achieve. This book addresses that gap by positioning program management as a leadership discipline—one that integrates strategy, governance, benefits management, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability into a ...

In an era where strategic agility is paramount, the ability to master portfolio management has become not just an asset but a necessity for organizations striving for success. "Mastering Portfolio Management: A Practical Guide to Strategy Execution and Value Realization" delves into the intricacies of aligning project portfolios with overarching business strategies, providing readers with actionable insights that can transform their approach to value delivery. This book addresses a critical gap in the literature by offering a pragmatic framework for navigating the complexities of strategy ...

Project Management All-in-One for Dummies is the premier go-to for PMs looking for hands-on information and advice to take their organizational, planning, and execution skills to new heights. In this book you will find: Project Management for Dummies, Agile Project Management for Dummies, Project Management Checklists for Dummies, Managing Millennials for Dummies, SCRUM for Dummies, Microsoft Project 2019, Product Management for Dummies, and Enterprise Agility for Dummies....

 We're now living in the project economy. As the number of projects initiated in both the public and private sectors skyrockets, project management skills have become essential for all leaders and managers. But despite this project boom, the failure rate remains extremely high. Why? Leaders have too many projects and too little visibility into them, and they lack the project implementation competencies necessary to deliver their projects successfully. 

The book that revolutionized business communications has been updated for today's workplace. Crucial Conversations provides powerful skills to ensure every conversation - especially difficult ones - leads to the results you want. Written in an engaging and witty style, it teaches listeners how to be persuasive rather than abrasive, how to get back to productive dialogue when others blow up or clam up, and it offers powerful skills for mastering high-stakes conversations, regardless of the topic or person. 

The Program: Lessons from Elite Military Units for Creating and Sustaining High-Performance Leaders and Teams offers a hands-on guide to the winning techniques and tactics of The Program, the acclaimed team-building and leadership development company. Drawing on the actual experiences of The Program's instructors from their personal combat stories to working with world-class athletic teams and successful corporations, the audiobook clearly shows how The Program's training operations can help to achieve life goals and ambitions.

The fastest way to find what you don’t know is to test yourself. CIPM Flashcards for People With Jobs is built for that purpose: it transforms the core content of CIPM for People With Jobs into 1,000 practice flashcards designed to reinforce exam readiness for the IAPP Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) exam. This flashcards book is for learners who want a structured way to build recall and sharpen decision-making. It works for solo study, last-mile review, and busy schedules where you only have a few minutes at a time. It’s also a strong fit if you understand the ideas when ...

The world’s most trusted guide for leaders in transition. Transitions are a critical time for leaders. In fact, most agree that moving into a new role is the biggest challenge a manager will face. While transitions offer a chance to start fresh and make needed changes in an organization, they also place leaders in a position of acute vulnerability. Missteps made during the crucial first three months in a new role can jeopardize or even derail your success.

If you are studying for CISM, you are preparing for an exam that evaluates leadership and decision-making, not hands-on troubleshooting. It expects you to think like an information security manager: set direction through governance, evaluate risk in business terms, build and run a program that delivers measurable outcomes, and respond to incidents in a way that strengthens the organization over time. Many candidates find CISM challenging because the answer that feels most “correct” in the real world is not always the best answer on the exam. The exam is testing priority, process, and ...

Drawing on hard-won insights from years in the trenches at Amazon and beyond, Zero Bullsh*t Program Management strips away the fluff to give you field-tested strategies for leading programs that deliver. Whether you're a new Program Manager looking to skill up quickly or a seasoned leader exploring fresh approaches, you'll get direct, actionable guidance on: Crafting a program charter that aligns your team Defining metrics that matter and using mechanisms to drive progress Managing up, down and sideways to keep stakeholders engaged Spinning up pilots to test new ideas and scale what works ...

CCISO is a leadership exam. It measures whether you can make executive-level security decisions under constraints, communicate risk clearly, and run a security program that aligns to business outcomes. CCISO For Busy People helps you study with purpose by focusing on how the exam is written and what “best answer” really means in governance-heavy scenarios. What you will get in this book: A practical, decision-first walkthrough of the CCISO exam domains Plain-English explanations designed for short study sessions Scenario-driven practice that mirrors executive tradeoffs and ...

CISM questions are designed to test manager-level judgment. They often present realistic situations where multiple responses sound reasonable, and the difference between a pass and a frustrating miss comes down to priorities: what comes first, what should be formalized, who owns the decision, and what aligns best to governance and business objectives. CISM Flash Cards is built to train that thinking through repetition. This book includes 1,000 digital flash cards designed for daily drills and rapid review. The cards reinforce the language and core concepts across the four CISM domains: ...

Program management is a systematic approach to the coordination and administration of multiple interrelated projects and activities aimed at achieving a common goal. It encompasses a range of processes and methodologies to ensure the successful delivery of a program and its intended outcomes.

Welcome to the Third Edition of the Technical Program Manager’s Guide to Success. This guide is designed to take you on a complete journey through the world of Technical Program Management from foundational concepts to advanced strategies, and ultimately, to the evolving future of the role. Whether you are just stepping into a TPM role or looking to refine your expertise, this book provides both knowledge and practical tools that you can apply immediately in your career.Here’s what you can expect along the way: Introduction & Foundations Build a clear understanding of the TPM role and ...

As mobile and web technologies continue to evolve rapidly, there is added pressure to develop and implement software projects in weeks instead of months. Agile Project Management for Dummies can make that happen. This is the first book to provide a simple, step-by-step guide to Agile project management approaches, tools, and techniques.

Master the complexities of project management with "PMP PMBOK 7 Edition" from Davidson's Audiobooks. Designed for professionals aspiring to excel in the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, this study guide is the quintessential companion for your preparation, structured around the latest PMBOK Guide – Seventh Edition.

30 Days to Overcome Sugar Addiction is a unique mindfulness workbook that offers a transformative 30-day program to help you break free from sugar addiction and cultivate a healthier relationship with food. This workbook blends mindfulness techniques, cognitive behavioral therapy, and self-reflection to help you identify and challenge negative thought patterns, regulate your cravings, and develop a greater sense of self-awareness and self-worth. This workbook is part of a series of mindfulness workbooks, each designed to help you cultivate different areas of your life. While each workbook ...

Scale collaboration, not process. If you're trying to use agile and lean at the program level, you've heard of several approaches, all about scaling processes. If you duplicate what one team does for several teams, you get bloat, not delivery. Instead of scaling the process, scale everyone's collaboration. With autonomy, collaboration, and exploration, teams and program level people can decide how to apply agile and lean to their work.

If you are preparing for the ISACA AAIR (Advanced in AI Risk) exam while juggling a full schedule, you do not need more reading. You need the right reading. AAIR for People With Jobs is built for that reality, with a clean structure and a practical focus on exam-relevant decisions. This book is for professionals who already live in the world of risk, governance, audit, security, privacy, or technology delivery and now need to extend that skill set into AI risk. It is also for leaders who can learn quickly but want a direct path, clear definitions, and a reliable study rhythm. The outcome is...