J. Kent Crawford

The Strategic Project Office (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The second edition of this award-winning reference provides step-by-step instructions for establishing and maturing a project management office (PMO). Concise and easy to read, the text covers the four primary areas of knowledge and practice regarding the PMO: governance and portfolio management, resource optimization, organizational change, and performance measurement. Winner of the 2001 David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award, the first edition introduced the concept of PMO as a strategic resource. This edition adds reporting on cutting-edge research on the status and roles of today's PMO, highlights best practices, and includes case studies of award-winning PMOs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040058404
• Artikelnr.: 72249703

Autorenporträt

J. Kent Crawford, PMP, is the founder and CEO of Project Management Solutions, Inc. (PM Solutions), a management consulting and training firm headquartered in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. The company specializes in applying the project management discipline throughout organizations to improve enterprise business performance. Prior to establishing PM Solutions, Crawford served as president and chairman of the Project Management Institute (PMI). Crawford is a recipient of the PMI Fellow Award and the award-winning author of The Strategic Project Office: A Guide to Improving Organizational Performance (for which he won the 2002 David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award from PMI), Project Management Maturity Model: Providing a Proven Path to Project Management Excellence, and Optimizing Human Capital with a Strategic Project Office. His latest book, Seven Steps to Strategy Execution, provides the framework for organizations to execute and deliver corporate strategy through the use of Strategy Performance Management.

Jeannette Cabanis Brewin is editor-in-chief for PM Solutions.

Inhaltsangabe

The Strategic PMO: Aligning Projects and Strategy. PMO Business Case,
Organization Structure, and Functions. The Starting Gate: Assessing Your
Current Condition. PMO Planning, Preparation, and Strategy. Establishing a
Project Management Methodology and PMO Governance. Project Portfolio
Management and the Strategic PMO. The Strategic People Management Office:
Human Capital and the PMO. The Technical Infrastructure: Using IT to
Facilitate Project Collaboration and Performance Measurement. Changing
Organizational Culture. Knowledge Management and the PMO: Tracking Benefits
and Learning from Experience. Appendices: The State of the PMO 2007 to
2008. Selected PMO of the Year Winners (2007 and 2008). Project Management
Assessment and Recommendation Report.