Paul Roberts

Strategic Project Management

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Strategic Project Management uses real life case examples to characterize and describe the organizational factors and conditions necessary for projects to thrive and to deliver the organization's strategic objectives. This characterization is formed around ten imperatives which senior managers can implement - both within individual projects and, even more crucially, within the institutions that sponsor them - using the tools provided. Accessible, practical and free of jargon, Strategic Project Management offers the solutions needed to successfully prioritize and manage a portfolio of projects, communicate aims, align priorities to organizational objectives, evaluate progress, manage supplier relationships and anticipate and mitigate the risks at every stage. Supported by a comprehensive package of online resources for project portfolio planning, management and analysis this book will help readers to build on their skills, knowledge and confidence to rise to the challenge of governing and delivering successful projects.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kogan Page
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 356g
• ISBN-13: 9780749464332
• ISBN-10: 074946433X
• Artikelnr.: 35301236

Autorenporträt

Paul Roberts has been managing projects for over twenty years and is a founding director of Fifthday Longview Limited, one of the most innovative project management consulting firms, providing expertise, education and resource. He has worked with some of the world's largest companies, and many of the smallest, both public and private, helping them all to embed the principles, techniques and culture of effective project management.

Inhaltsangabe

Biography
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
1 Don't mistake the 'business as usual' mindset for that suited to
delivering change
Case study
What this means
The consequences of ignoring the imperative
The solutions
Conclusion
Summary
2 Prioritize what matters most
Case study
What this means
The consequences of ignoring the imperative
The solutions
Conclusion
Summary
3 Delegate, but do not abdicate, responsibility
Case study
What this means
The consequences of ignoring the imperative
The solutions
Conclusion
Summary
4 Articulate and communicate the vision
Case study
What this means
The consequences of ignoring the imperative
The solutions
Conclusion
Summary
5 Justify every investment
Case study
What this means
The consequences of ignoring the imperative
The solutions
Conclusion
Summary
6 Accept that things will change
Case study
What this means
The consequences of ignoring the imperative
The solutions
Conclusion
Summary
7 Manage productivity, not activity
Case study
What this means
The consequences of ignoring the imperative
The solutions
Conclusion
Summary
8 Keep your suppliers close
Case study
What this means
The consequences of ignoring the imperative
The solutions
Conclusion
Summary
9 Take corrective action; don't just write about it
Case study
What this means
The consequences of ignoring the imperative
The solutions
Conclusion
Summary
10 Identify and mitigate risks before it is too late
Case study
What this means
The consequences of ignoring the imperative
The solutions
Conclusion
Summary
11 Making effective project management second nature
Establishing the case for change
Obtaining a mandate for change
Justifying the investment
Delivering the change
Enjoying the benefits
Index