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Program Management: Governing Your Program

by Jeremy Jarrell

A governance structure is essential to the successful delivery of your program. This course will teach you how to define a structure that fits your program and keeps it on track to delivering outcomes that align with your organization’s objectives.

What you'll learn

Defining a structure for managing a complex program can be a daunting task. In this course, Program Management: Governing​ ​Your​ ​Program, you’ll learn foundational knowledge to create a governance structure that is the best fit for your program and best enables its success. First, you'll discover how to define the structure that will best enable the successful delivery of your program’s objectives. Next, you’ll explore how to use this structure in conjunction with associated KPIs to keep your program on track throughout its execution, as well as address any risks which may emerge to threaten the successful delivery of your program outcomes. Finally, you’ll cover how to share the information that has been gained from the execution of your program with your entire organization, so this knowledge can benefit not only your own program, but also future programs in your organization. When you’re finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge of program management necessary to define a governance structure that keeps your program on the right track to delivering outcomes that are aligned with the strategic objectives of your organization.

About the author

Jeremy Jarrell is an agile coach and author who helps teams get better at doing what they love. He is heavily involved in the technology community, both as a highly rated speaker throughout the United States and as a syndicated author whose articles and videos have appeared on sites such as InfoQ.com, StickyMinds.com, Simple-Talk.com, and ScrumAlliance.org. Jeremy resides in Pittsburgh with his wife and two children and is an avid runner. He loves to discuss all topics related to agile met... more

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