The PMO Playbook: Effective Product Life Cycle Management is a unique "self paced" guide for executives and program management professionals. It has valuable information that contributes to improving definition and execution of the portfolio roadmap. The first Part of the book, "Portfolio Execution," guides executives to a better understanding of the key role they play in defining the product portfolio and how to most effectively lead their Program Management Office. For PMO professionals it provides insight to the process that drives all of their efforts. The second Part of the book, "Effective Product Life Cycle Process," provides an overarching framework for effective Phase Exits, product launches and program team management accompanied by the detailed "how to" that enables program managers to bring products to market consistently. It is designed to be "read with a pen," inviting participation with an abundance of exercises, activities, assessments, cases and checklists. It also combines information for program managers, functional managers, executives and customers into a single package they can apply directly. This book should be used with The PMO Practice Templates, The PMO Practice Handbook and the PMO Journal for the full complement of tools. The author tackles the challenge of teaching the PLC framework so those involved in bringing new products to market, such as PMO executives and program management professionals, can plan and execute effectively. It is a baseline to manage the following challenges: Portfolio Strategy: Provides insight into the strategic balancing and synchronization required to manage the portfolio of programs at all life cycle stages. PLC Strategy: Provides the vision, objectives and context between the PLC framework and roles and responsibilities for Phase Exits and product launches. Roles and Responsibilities: Provides guidance for program management and program teams on working collaboratively to deliver throughout the PLC and key roles of executive approval teams like the Product Approval Committee. Phase Exit Reviews: Provides guidelines and "how to's" on delivery, preparation and reporting, including recommended content for each Phase Exit Review. Phase Exit Approval: Provides guidance for simplification of Phase Exit review and approval process. Common language: Provides definitions of terms and processes used across organizations involved in product delivery in context and a glossary for easy reference. Whether you are currently a PMO professional, establishing and/or directing a PMO organization or are thinking about a career in program management, this book has the practical framework you need for new product introduction through obsolescence. It explains what is required for each phase of the process, how responsibilities are distributed and shared, how and how often the PMO organization should check in with the executives.

The PMO Practice Templates: Effective Phase Exits is a valuable tool in improving the execution of the portfolio roadmap. This book provides an overarching framework for effective phase exits accompanied with the detailed "how to" by each phase and by role enabling program managers to bring products to market consistently. It contains checklists, questions, process flows and templates to six (6) key phases as a reminder of what needs to considered. It also combines information for program managers, functional managers, executives, and customers into a single package they can apply directly. This book should be used with The PMO Playbook: Effective Phase Exit. The author tackles the challenge of teaching the framework so those involved in bringing new products to market such as PMOs or senior program management professionals can plan and execute effectively. The PMO Practice Templates: Effective Phase Exits provides a baseline, framework and templates to overcome the following challenges: o Strategy: Provides the vision, objectives, and context between a company's PLM (Product LIfecycle Management) framework, PLC (Product Lifecycle) process, roles and responsibilities as it relates to phase exits. o Roles and Responsibilities: Provides guidance for Product Team organizations and defines roles and responsibilities for individuals involved with product development and deployment (such as a Product Team, Product Approval Committee) o Phase Exit Review: Provides guidelines for the recommended Phase Exit Review process and outlines recommended review content for each Phase Exit Review. o Phase Exit Approval: Provides the guidelines for simplification of Phase Exit Review and Approval process. o PLC (Product Lifecycle) or PLM (Product Lifecycle Management): While this playbook makes references to a product lifecycle process or a product lifecycle management framework, it will not address it. Any references to a company's PLC or PLM are for context purposes only as it relates to phase exits. o Phase Exit Templates: Instructions to Templates for six (6) key phases Concept Phase, Definition Phase, Implementation Phase, Validation Phase, Production Phase, EOL/EOSL (End-of-Life/End-of-Service-Life) Phase Whether you are currently a program manager or you are thinking of a career in program management, this book has the practical framework you need for new product introduction and obsolescence. It explains what is required for each process phase, who owns the deliverable and when and how often the PMO organization should check in with the executives.

Containing practical guidance for anyone (such as program managers) who need to run meetings more effectively, this book describes how to gain productivity, provide evaluations to assess the areas of improvement as well as checklists and action summaries to remind of what you need to do to conduct effective meetings in the future. It also combines information for program managers, project managers, individual contributors, executives and customers into a single package they can apply directly. 85+ useful tips give clear and concise information to help anyone make a positive contribution toward achieving the objective of any meeting attended.

Containing practical guidance for program managers involved in high tech mergers and acquisitions who need a framework. This book describes the top 10 industries for growth, the decision making process, criteria and the playbook to integrate products, people and process. It provides checklists and dashboards to the deal flow for the high tech industry, merger and acquisition scenarios, dashboards to best in class organizational effectiveness to assess the areas of improvement as well as action summaries to remind you of what you need to do to prepare for the next merger and acquisition in the future. It also combines information for program managers, project managers, individual contributors and executives into a single package they can apply directly.

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