In this book, top enterprise project management expert Michael Bender explains project management from the perspective that matters most to executives: adding value.
A Manager's Guide to Project Management: Learn How to Apply Best Practices
โ Scribed by Michael B. Bender
- Publisher
- FT Press
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 301
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
โMike Bender has applied his considerable expertise to crafting straightforward and pragmatic guidelines on making project management work for your enterprise. Now itโs up to you. This is how you add value to your organization.โ
โKimi Hirotsu Ziemski, PMP, VP Community Relations, PMI SFBAC; author, When Opposites Collide: Leadership Beyond Gender;
and contributing author, PMBOKยฎ Guide, 4th Edition
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โWere I an executive moving my organization to take advantage of new challenges, Iโd want this book to ensure I achieve the most out of my project portfolio. Michael Bender distills the essentials of project management into what executives need to know without overwhelming them. He treats projects as capital investments for executives to achieve greater returns in this ever challenging economic environment.โ
โMichael F.Malinowski, PMP, IT Manager, Exelon Corporation; and author, IT Maintenance: Applied Project Management
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THE FIRST EXECUTIVEโS GUIDE TO DRIVING GREATER ORGANIZATIONAL VALUE THROUGH PROJECT MANAGEMENT!
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โข Align project management with business strategy
โข Choose the right projects and oversee them effectively
โข Structure your organization to promote better project decision-making
โข Manage multiple projects in complex globalized environments
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As an executive, you know thereโs only one reason to start a project: to add value. Now thereโs a project management book that shares your perspective: a book that helps you optimize the value of projects and project management throughout your organization. Top project management consultant Michael Bender reveals how to make sure all your projects fully support your goals and run effectively from start to finish. Bender shows how to use balanced portfolio techniques to drive maximum value from every project, systematically reduce risk in tough-to-manage globalized environments, and improve organizational performance through strategic outsourcing. As an executive, you realize the rewards or suffer the penalty of project results. Here are the tools you need to get the results youโre afterโand get them consistently.
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