Unlike most project management books, which focus solely on the nuts and bolts of managing single projects, The Portable MBA in Project Management focuses on the strategy, organization, and processes at work in the three tiers of a successful project-driven organizationΠ²Πβthe project, the program, a
The Portable MBA in Project Management
β Scribed by Eric Verzuh
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 459
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
The Portable MBA in Project Management covers the most pressing?topics in?project management and features all the leading thinkers in the field.?While?most project management books address only the techniques for managing individual projects,?The Portable MBA in Project Management widens the scope to include insights for managing project-based organizations. In doing so, this comprehensive volume will?help managers combine the power of individual project successes to drive the organization to new levels of?productivity and customer responsiveness. Eric Verzuh, best selling author of The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, brings together?the leading lights of project management in this volume,?including Robert G. Cooper, Randall Englund, Jack Meredith and Neil Whitten. In addition to his role as editor, Verzuh draws on his own?expertise to address?how and why project management is a strategic strength, how to integrate project management into your enterprise, and?several other topics for which he is well-known. Together they?effectively address?the full spectrum of the?issues in?project management today.
β¦ Table of Contents
The PORTABLE MBA in PROJECT MANAGEMENT......Page 1
Copyrights......Page 7
CONTENTS......Page 22
PART ONE THE CASE FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT......Page 24
1. Project Management Is a Strategic Strength......Page 28
2. Leading the Change to a Project-Based Organization......Page 49
PART TWO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINE......Page 78
3. Project Selection......Page 82
4. Building the Action Plan: Scheduling, Estimating, and Resource Allocation......Page 121
5. Achieving Stakeholder Satisfaction through Project Control......Page 165
6. Project Risk Management......Page 202
7. Quality, Quality Management, and Project Management......Page 230
PART THREE BUILDING A HIGH-PERFORMANCE PROJECT TEAM......Page 270
8. A Model for Building Teamwork......Page 274
9. Discipline: The Glue That Holds It All Together......Page 285
10. Virtual Team Critical Success Factors......Page 310
PART FOUR MANAGING THE PROJECT-BASED ORGANIZATION......Page 328
11. Stage-Gate? New Product Development Processes: A Game Plan from Idea to Launch......Page 332
12. Enterprise Project Management: The Path to Maturity......Page 370
13. Creating an Environment for Successful Projects in Your Organization......Page 401
14. Integrating Project Management into the Enterprise......Page 417
Index......Page 446
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