Demonstrates how to manage change through projects in order to achieve an organization's corporate strategy. Table of Contents--Introduction; Part I: The Context of Projects; Part II: Managing the Project Objectives; Part III: Undertaking Projects; Part IV: Managing Procedures and Systems; Part V: Applications. Index. 225 illustrations.
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One of the most influential books ever written on the development of project management, The Handbook of Project-Based Management has been completely revised for a new generation of students and practitioners. The Third Edition now features a major change in focus from delivering corporate objectives to achieving strategic change, including embedding corporate change after a project is completed.
Filled with over 150 illustrations, The Third Edition of The Handbook of Project-Based Management contains:
- A rigorous guide to project management practice for the twenty-first century
- Complete tools for managing project performance and process
- New to this edition: new focus on achieving strategic change; new information on the project life cycle; new applications to different industries; new material on strategic design, stakeholders, and organizational capability; shift in emphasis from administrative procedures to governance
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The Context of Projects: • Projects for Delivering Beneficial Change • Project Success and Strategy • The People Involved •
Managing Performance: • Scope • Project Organization • Quality • Cost • Time • Risk
• Managing the Process: • Project Process • Project Start-Up • Project Execution and Control • Project Close-Out •
Governance of Project-Based Management: • Project Governance • Program and Portfolio Management • Developing Organizational Capability • Governance of the Project-Based Organization • International Projects