Dennis J. Cohen, Robert J. Graham

The Project Manager's MBA

How to Translate Project Decisions Into Business Success

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Die traditionelle Rolle des Projektmanagers hat sich geändert. Projektmanager müssen heute denken wie ein CEO und dabei immer den Shareholder Value im Auge haben. Darüber hinaus müssen sie verstehen, wie die einzelnen Elemente ihrer Projekte zum Unternehmen als Ganzes beitragen. "The Project Manager's MBA" bietet den methodischen Rahmen, um Unternehmensprojekte in engem Zusammenhang mit Unternehmenskonzepten zu betrachten. Mit Hilfe eines Online-Berechnungssystems können Manager ihre Entscheidungen im Hinblick auf deren möglichen Einfluß auf die Unternehmensziele analysieren.
Project managers are no longer judged by the technical success of their projects alone. They re also held accountable for their contributions to the company s financial goals. Yet most project managers don t have the business knowledge necessary to make project-based decisions that lead to bottom-line success.

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Produktdetails

• The Jossey-Bass Business & Management Series
• Verlag: Jossey-Bass Publishers / Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 196mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 566g
• ISBN-13: 9780787952563
• ISBN-10: 0787952567
• Artikelnr.: 09288737

Autorenporträt

The Authors Dennis J. Cohen is senior vice president and managing director of the Project Management Practice at Strategic Management Group. Robert J. Graham has developed a consulting practice in project management and is the author of Project Management as if People Mattered and Creating an Environment for Successful Projects. Both Cohen and Graham have presented papers on this and other project management subjects at conferences of the Project Management Institute and Project World.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface xi
The Authors xvii
1 An Entrepreneurial Approach to Managing Projects 1
2 Accounting and Finance Basics for the Project Management Entrepreneur 25
3 Business Strategy: Where Are We Going and How Are We Going to Get There?
57
4 Project Management Processes for Business Results 85
5 Marketing and the Project Manager: Understanding the Customer and the
Competition Too 109
6 Project and Post-Project Costs 135
7 Why Finance Matters for Project Managers 153
8 Decision Making and the Business Systems Approach 187
9 The Project Venture Development Process 199
Appendix: An Outline for Building a Project Business Case and Plan 207
Glossary 213
References 227
Index 231

Rezensionen

"This book touches on issues that are critical to a project's success but are frequently ignored by project managers. I consider this a must-read for anyone who wants to manage projects effectively." --Judd Kuehn, senior project management consultant, Chevron USA Inc.

"Dennis Cohen and Bob Graham, two pioneers in the development of project management education materials, produce a book that further enhances their status as icons in the field. This book provides the knowledge and skill project managers need to integrate their projects into the total business enterprise." --Paul C. Dinsmore, author, Winning in Business with Enterprise Project Management

"Cohen and Graham have presented a provocative view of the project manager's role that will stretch, expand, and challenge skill-sets and perspectives. It will prompt project managers and their teams to not only manage their projects well, but to look beyond to the larger organizational and financial contexts in which their projects reside and contribute. This is a critical mindset and paradigm shift for tomorrow's successful project managers!" --Robert Storeygard, project leadership specialist, 3M Learning Center-Business Acumen-Project Management and Teamwork Group

"This book is both timely and informative, a must-read, as the project manager evoles from a project-centric focus to a business focus. Bob and Dennis use an easy-to-read style with lots of examples to transform abstract financial concepts into something less intimidating." --Gregory M. Willits, project management process champion, Motorola