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 I

Foundations of Programme Management

1. Introduction to Programme Management
2. International Standards for Programme Management and

Their Application

3. The Nature of Programmes and their Interrelation with Projects,

Portfolios and Operations

PART II

Good Practice in Programme Management

4. Distinguishing Different Types of Programmes
5. Programme Management in the Space Sector
6. Programme Management in the Aircraft Industry
7. Programme Management in the Automotive Industry
8. Programme Management in the Aviation Industry
9. Programme Management in Construction and Engineering
10. Programme Management in Mining
11. Programme Management in the Pharmaceutical Sector
12. Programme Management for Humanitarian and Development Projects
13. Programme Management in the Police
14. Programme Management in the Transport Sector
15. Programme Management in the ICT Sector
16. Managing Change Programmes
17. Programmes and Collaborative Working
18. Managing Strategic Initiatives

PART III

Programme Governance, Organization and Culture

19. Programme Governance
20. Mastering Integration in Programme Management
21. Programme Management Offices
22. Programme Culture

PART IV

Programme Lifecycles, Processes, Methods and Tools

23. Programme Lifecycles
24. An Overview of the Programme Management Process
25. Programme Identification and Initiation
26. Programme Planning
27. Controlling Programmes for IT and Business Change
28. Using Modern Technologies for Programme Management
29. Managing Programme Benefits
30. Managing Complexity in Programmes
31. Managing Uncertainties in Programmes
32. Managing Programme Resources
33. Managing People in Programmes
34. Managing Partners in Programmes
35. Managing Contracts in Programmes
36. Creating Knowledge Services for Modern Technical Project

Organizations: The REAL Knowledge Approach

PA RT V

Developing Maturity in Programme Management

37. Introducing Programme Management into an Organization
38. Assessing and Improving Programme Management Maturity
39. Developing Competencies of People in Programmes

Index