Opis: Mastering Project, Program, and Portfolio Management - Gary Lister

Learn powerful techniques for successfully managing modern projects, programs, and portfolios in any environment, no matter how complex. Mastering Project, Program, and Portfolio Management addresses several make-or-break issues associated with successful project management: organizational structure, linkages between project management and operations, and definitions and interrelationships amongst projects, programs and portfolios. Unlike other books, which address these issues only in passing, this book drills down to offer practical, real-world concepts, in-the-trenches insights, and proven applications. You'll learn how to: * Plan projects and strategies to reflect your organization's needs and structures * Develop and implement a successful Project Management Office (PMO) * Organize projects, programs, and portfolios * Systematically maximize the business value of project management This book is part of a new series of six cutting-edge project management guides for both working practitioners and students. Like all books in this series, it offers deep practical insight into the successful design, management, and control of complex modern projects. Using real case studies and proven applications, expert authors show how multiple functions and disciplines can and must be integrated to achieve a successful outcome. Individually, these books focus on realistic, actionable solutions, not theory. Together, they provide comprehensive guidance for working project managers at all levels, as well as indispensable knowledge for anyone pursuing PMI/PMBOK certification or other accreditation in the field.Preface xvi Chapter 1: Project Management Roots and Understanding the PMBOK Guide 1 Introduction 1 Learning Objectives 2 Why Are Projects Important? 3 Common Causes of Project Failure 4 Who Are Project Managers? 6 Project Management Roots 8 Key Concepts of Project Management 9 The PMBOK Guide-the Standard 9 The PMBOK Guide's 5 Project Management Process Groups 11 The PMBOK Guide's 10 Knowledge Areas 12 The PMBOK Guide's 47 Project Management Processes (in Process Group then Knowledge Area Order) 12 How to Use the PMBOK Guide 15 Where the Activity Occurs 18 Project Management Issues Not Addressed by the PMBOK Guide 23 Emerging Issues Likely to Be Addressed in Future Editions 26 Common Project Management Methodologies 27 Summary 35 Key Terms You Should Know 35 Discussion Questions 36 Exercises 38 Final Points 38 Chapter 2: What Is a Project? 41 Introduction 41 Learning Objectives 42 PMBOK Guide Concepts Covered in this Chapter 42 What Projects Are Not 42 What Are Projects? 43 The Project Triangle 47 Projects Often Present Special Challenges and Opportunities 48 What Are Ongoing Operations? 49 Where Do Projects Come From? 50 There Are Valuable Lessons in Project Management History 50 How Projects Differ from Programs and Portfolios 50 The Manager 51 PMI Certifications 52 Summary 57 Processes and Procedures 58 Key Terms You Should Know 59 Discussion Questions 60 Exercises 64 Final Points 65 Chapter 3: Operations Management and Project Management 67 Introduction 67 Learning Objectives 67 What Is Operations Management 68 What Are Goods and Services? 70 Where Operations Management and Project Management Differ 75 What the PMBOK Guide Says About Operations Management 75 The History of Operations Management 77 The Industrial Revolution 78 The Scientific Management Era 79 Summary 81 Key Terms You Should Know 82 Discussion Questions 82 Exercise 83 Final Points 83 Chapter 4: Organizational Influences 85 Introduction 85 Learning Objectives 86 Charting the Organizational Influences and Culture 86 Where Projects Fit in the Organization 88 Organizations Shape the Projects-and Vice Versa 89 Culture and Style also Shape Projects 90 Organizations 91 Organizational Communications 93 Organizational Structure Also Has an Impact 93 Summary 94 Key Terms / Review 94 Discussion Questions 95 Exercise 96 Chapter 5: Project Management 97 Introduction 97 Learning Objectives 99 Start Simply 100 Add as Required 100 Larger Projects 101 I Was There 102 Chaos Reigns 102 My Projects and Project Management Office 104 Choosing Wisely 105 The Differences 108 The Need 108 The Commonalities 110 Change 111 The Environment 111 The Challenges of Project Management 112 Project Management Skills 113 Project Success 117 Project Management Functions 118 Initiate, Define, Start 119 Summary 127 Key Terms / Review 128 Discussion Questions 128 Exercises 130 Chapter 6: Program Management 131 Introduction 131 Learning Objectives 131 A Program 132 Everyone Has 133 My Programs 133 Not Just Bigger and More 134 Programs Are Large 135 Key Differences in Job Focus 137 Summary 137 Discussion Questions 138 Final Points 138 Key Terms You Should Know 139 Exercise 139 Chapter 7: Portfolio Management 141 Introduction 141 Learning Objectives 141 If It Works 142 Portfolios Consist of Projects 142 Project Portfolio Flow 143 Visual Portfolio 145 Start Simply-But Start 147 Summary 148 Discussion Questions 149 Exercise 149 Chapter 8: The Project Management Office 151 Introduction 151 Learning Objectives 151 Tipping Point 152 What Is a PMO? 152 What's Changing with PMOs? 154 Accidents 155 ARMIS 156 Structure? Or No Structure? 158 What a PMO Might Look Like 159 A Portfolio of Projects 162 Dance with the One Who Brought You 162 The PMBOK Guide on PMOs 163 Summary 164 Key Terms You Should Know 164 Discussion Questions 165 Exercises 165 Final Points 166 Appendix A: Knowledge Area from the PMBOK Guide 167 Appendix B: Project Management Institute: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct 175 Index 185

Szczegóły: Mastering Project, Program, and Portfolio Management - Gary Lister

Tytuł: Mastering Project, Program, and Portfolio Management
Autor: Gary Lister
Producent: Financial Times
ISBN: 9780133839746
Rok produkcji: 2014
Ilość stron: 208
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.42 kg

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