Gower Handbook of Programme Management

Dennis Lock has written or edited some of the defining books on project management, including Project Management (now in its Tenth Edition) and Gower Handbook of People in Project Management. Following a career in engineering and management, Dennis has lectured on project management at Masters level.Reinhard Wagner is President of IPMA, Past President and Honorary Fellow of GPM (the German Project Management Association), and founder and CEO of Projectivists, a PM Consultancy.

• List of Figures Notes on the Contributors Preface PA RT IFoundations of Programme Management Introduction to Programme Management International Standards for Programme Management andTheir Application The Nature of Programmes and their Interrelation with Projects,Portfolios and Operations PART II Good Practice in Programme Management Distinguishing Different Types of Programmes Programme Management in the Space Sector Programme Management in the Aircraft Industry Programme Management in the Automotive Industry Programme Management in the Aviation Industry Programme Management in Construction and Engineering Programme Management in Mining Programme Management in the Pharmaceutical Sector Programme Management for Humanitarian and Development Projects Programme Management in the Police Programme Management in the Transport Sector Programme Management in the ICT Sector Managing Change Programmes Programmes and Collaborative Working Managing Strategic Initiatives PART III Programme Governance, Organization and Culture Programme Governance Mastering Integration in Programme Management Programme Management Offices Programme CulturePART IV Programme Lifecycles, Processes, Methods and Tools Programme Lifecycles An Overview of the Programme Management Process Programme Identification and Initiation Programme Planning Controlling Programmes for IT and Business Change Using Modern Technologies for Programme Management Managing Programme Benefits Managing Complexity in Programmes Managing Uncertainties in Programmes Managing Programme Resources Managing People in Programmes Managing Partners in Programmes Managing Contracts in Programmes Creating Knowledge Services for Modern Technical ProjectOrganizations: The REAL Knowledge Approach PA RT VDeveloping Maturity in Programme Management Introducing Programme Management into an Organization Assessing and Improving Programme Management Maturity Developing Competencies of People in Programmes Index

Review from previous edition: 'Gower's Handbook of Programme Management received an enthusiastic reception at its launch. Andrew Bragg, managing director of the Association for Project Management summed it up as "This is a very significant publication on a very important topic".' Project Manager Today