โ Scribed by J. Kent Crawford
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Describing the initiation, design, execution, and control of a strategic project office, this book provides step-by-step instructions for establishing a PMO. The author emphasizes cost management, cultural change, risk assessment, resource allocation, and skills tracking to increase project value, organizational efficiency, and productivity. He explores various aspects relating to planning and implementing the strategic project office, and concludes by considering how to change the organizational culture to match the new organization. Concise and easy, the book covers the many pitfalls and minefields and provide strategies to avoid them.
Contents......Page 16
Series Introduction......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 14
List of Figures and Tables......Page 18
1. The Project Office Concept......Page 22
2. The Starting Gate: Assessing Your Current Condition......Page 42
3. Project Office Rationale, Organization Structure, and Functions......Page 76
4. Meet the Players......Page 104
5. Project Office Planning, Preparation, and Strategy......Page 130
6. Establishing a Project Management Methodology......Page 164
7. Knowledge Management and the Project Office......Page 200
8. The Technical Infrastructure......Page 226
9. The Strategic Project Office......Page 248
10. Changing the Organizational Culture......Page 278
Appendix A: Project Management Maturity Model......Page 300
Appendix B: Project Management Assessment and Recommendation Report......Page 324
Appendix C: Project Management Templates......Page 342
Appendix D: Team Questionnaire for Capturing Lessons Learned......Page 376
Bibliography......Page 380
C......Page 384
M......Page 385
P......Page 386
S......Page 387
W......Page 388
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