A MANAGER'S GUIDE TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT: LEARN HOW TO APPLY BEST PRACT BENDER M. GERSHENSON S. / PRACTICES Księgarnia

THE FIRST EXECUTIVE’S GUIDE TO DRIVING GREATER ORGANIZATIONAL VALUE THROUGH PROJECT MANAGEMENT!

• Align project management with business strategy

• Choose the right projects and oversee them effectively

• Structure your organization to promote better project decision-making

• Manage multiple projects in complex globalized environments

As an executive, you know there’s only one reason to start a project: to add value. Now there’s 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 you’re after—and get them consistently.

MICHAEL B. BENDER, PMP, is founder and CEO of Ally Business Developers, a consortium of world-class business, organizational, and professional development experts. Bender’s project/program management experience spans 30 years and several continents. He has applied his technical, leadership, and managerial skills to projects including the Hubble Space Telescope; NEXRAD (Next Generation Weather Radar); and air traffic control systems for the United States, UK, and Taiwan. Bender is a speaker for the American Management Association (AMA) and Global Knowledge, and a guest speaker at DePaul University and the Project Management Institute. He has authored many AMA project management seminars and recently completed a study of best practices in multiproject management.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments . . . ix

About the Author . . . x

Preface . . . xi

Part I Understanding Projects and Project Management

Chapter 1 The Goals of Project Management . . . 1

Chapter 2 Project Management Framework and Structure . . . 13

Chapter 3 Project Definition and Planning . . . 27

Part II Aligning Project Management with the Organization

Chapter 4 Strategic Alignment . . . 53

Chapter 5 A Framework for Strategic Alignment . . . 67

Chapter 6 Organizational Alignment . . . 89

Chapter 7 Process Alignment . . . 109

Part III Project Management Oversight

Chapter 8 Project Cost Management . . . 131

Chapter 9 Project Oversight . . . 151

Chapter 10 Project Management Oversight . . . 167

Part IV Projects as Capital Investments

Chapter 11 Projects as Capital Investments . . . 183

Chapter 12 Developing a Balanced Portfolio . . . 201

Chapter 13 Balanced Portfolio Techniques in Action . . . 217

Part V Globalization and Resource Optimization

Chapter 14 Globalization and Strategic Outsourcing . . . 229

Chapter 15 Optimizing Resources in a Multiproject Environment . . 247*

Endnotes . . . 265

Index . . . 269

288 pages, Hardcover

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