Business leaders are constantly in the heat of competitive battles. To win, they must develop their products, services, and infrastructure in a fast, repeatable, and integrated fashion. This breakthrough book describes how many of today"s business leaders use the program management discipline to gain competitive advantage over their rivals by: Making program management part of their business model; Managing increased product and process complexity; Aligning execution activities to business strategy; Mitigating business risk to maximize ROI; Accelerating time-to-money performance. The authors present a holistic view of program management that describes program management as a critical business function; provide a how-to approach to successfully define, plan, execute, and control programs; explain the primary roles and competencies of the program manager; and present the organizational factors involved in transitioning to a program management...