Today's technology and business initiatives have broken free of the local enterprise by expanding to involve organizations and workers across the far reaches of the globe. In this report, Paula Wagner, project management expert and co-author of the popular new book, Global Program Management, discusses the rise of global program management and offers advice and best practices that will improve the design, delivery and management of global IT and business programs in your organization. Track: Peak performance methodologies and proven practices that advance the management skills of IT professionals. Learning objectives: Understand global program management. What it really involves and how it differs from standard project management? Recognize the challenges faced by global program managers. Identify best practices to follow in order to be successful with GPM. Understand the specific role of the program manager and the skills, attributes and competencies needed to be successful at it.