This is the story of an up-and-coming project manager that has been handed a large program to lead. Follow along as Susan Codwell, Program Manager for FitAtWork Inc., struggles, leads, stumbles, and grows into the role of program manager. Throughout this book you will gain a clear understanding of the core program management processes and components involved.
About the Author
Samir Penkar is an award-winning program and project management professional. He is the founder of the Future of Project Management blog, the place for people, trends, and ideas on project management. Penkar has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Fox 9 News, and numerous project management publications. A passionate speaker, he has presented internationally across the United States, Asia, Canada, and Africa.
Penkar has a degree in Electronics Engineering and a MBA from Mumbai University in India. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) as well as a certified Scrum Master. Penkar loves the outdoors, is a distance running coach, and his favorite hobby is flying fighter kites. As a consultant, he has worked with a number of organizations in the education, insurance, fitness, manufacturing, and agro industries.
Biography
Samir Penkar is the author of the program management book From Projects to Programs. He currently leads the marketing function at Trissential a management consulting firm focused on business improvement.
Samir provides practical yet inspiring strategies for program managers though his blog, speaking and writing. He has been featured on The Wall Street Journal, Fox9 News, and PMI publications. His is also the winner of the 2014 Minnesota St.Paul Business Journal Diversity Award.