The PMOSIG Program Management Office Handbook: Strategic and Tactical Insights for Improving Results

This handbook, developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI) Program Management Office Specific Interest Group, provides practical guidance on a variety of PMO topics in the areas of strategic and tactical management, governance and services, setup and execution, performance, and maturity. It features insightful contributions by more than twenty distinguished authors, thought leaders, subject matter experts, and practitioners from around the world. It is a desk reference that you do not want to be without.

Key Features:

--Provides practical strategies, methods, insights, case studies, and thought leadership to serve the needs of public and private sector organizations of any size
--Presents best practices for successfully aligning PMOs to business strategies and objectives and for delivering planned benefits
--Supplies project, program, and portfolio practitioners with numerous proven tools, techniques, and processes for successfully developing, managing, and sustaining a PMO and expanding its scope of services
--WAV offers a collection of easy-to-adapt templates for PMO leaders, including resources to support, establish, and enhance the PMO, available from the Web Added Value Download Resource Center at jrosspub.com

Craig Letavec, MSP, IPMA-B, PMP, PgMP, has led large program efforts in a diverse range of global companies in a variety of industries including consumer products, new venture start-ups, information technology services, and information technology consulting. He has served as an active speaker and author on a range of topics, including program management, implementing effective change management, and establishing, managing, and building the value of the program management office (PMO) in organizations. He is the author of The Program Management Office, a noted text in the project management community specifically focused on PMO implementation and development as well as a co-author of Program Management Professional and is a contributor to 99 Things Every Project Manager Should Know. Dennis Bolles, PMP, has more than 40 years experience providing business and project management professional and PMO services. He has been a member of PMI since 1985 received his PMP® certification in 1986 (#81) and is a founder of the PMI Western Michigan Chapter, serving on its Board of Directors in several positions since its 1993 inception. He has been serving on the PMI PMOSIG Board of Directors as Vice Chair of Public Relations since June 2009.