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There are plenty of books about project management, but this is the first one written for the people who have the most at stake: the senior executives who will ultimately be held accountable for the successes of the projects they approve and supervise. Top enterprise project management expert Michael Bender explains project management from the perspective that matters most to executives: adding value. Most books view project management from the inside, focusing primarily on lower-level issues, such as the creation of Work Breakdown Structures. A Manager's Guide to Project Management views it from above, explaining how project managers can best achieve the strategic goals of the business; the executive's role in successful project management; and the tools available to executives who want to gain greater value from project management. Drawing on his extensive experience, Bender shows how to: make sure project and enterprise goals align; structure organizations to support more effective project communication and decision making; integrate project processes with other organizational processes; oversee projects more effectively. This book contains a full section on understanding and managing projects as capital investments, including detailed coverage of building balanced project portfolios. Bender concludes with a sophisticated discussion of managing projects in global environments and optimizing resources where multiple projects must be managed.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments . . . ix About the Author . . . x Preface . . . xi Part I Understanding Projects and Project Management Chapter 1 The Goals of Project Management . . . 1 Chapter 2 Project Management Framework and Structure . . . 13 Chapter 3 Project Definition and Planning . . . 27 Part II Aligning Project Management with the Organization Chapter 4 Strategic Alignment . . . 53 Chapter 5 A Framework for Strategic Alignment . . . 67 Chapter 6 Organizational Alignment . . . 89 Chapter 7 Process Alignment . . . 109 Part III Project Management Oversight Chapter 8 Project Cost Management . . . 131 Chapter 9 Project Oversight . . . 151 Chapter 10 Project Management Oversight . . . 167 Part IV Projects as Capital Investments Chapter 11 Projects as Capital Investments . . . 183 Chapter 12 Developing a Balanced Portfolio . . . 201 Chapter 13 Balanced Portfolio Techniques in Action . . . 217 Part V Globalization and Resource Optimization Chapter 14 Globalization and Strategic Outsourcing . . . 229 Chapter 15 Optimizing Resources in a Multiproject Environment . . 247* Endnotes . . . 265 Index . . . 269 *NOTE: Chapter 15 is available for free online at www.ftpress.com/title/9780137136902.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780137030712
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Learn How to Apply Best Practices
  • ISBN-10: 0137030711
  • Publisher Date: 03 Jun 2009
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 288


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