
Enterprise Project Governance: A Guide to the Successful Management of Projects Across the Organization
A Guide to the Successful Management of Projects Across the Organization
Amacom (Publisher)
Published on 16. April 2012
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-8144-1746-1 (ISBN)
Description
New projects are the key to ensuring an organization's growth-and as we enter an increasingly competitive global economy, companies of all stripes struggle to effectively govern the multiplicity of projects needed to survive and prosper.
Enterprise Project Governance reveals proven techniques for dealing with simultaneous initiatives and ensuring that programs and projects align with the priorities, resources, and strategies of the organization-and ultimately create value.
Complete with enlightening examples and case studies, the book provides readers with practical methods for incorporating enterprise project governance into their organization's culture, synchronizing it with corporate governance, and maximizing efficiency and results across departments.
Whether one's view is from the boardroom, the executive suite, the project management office, or the project trenches, this is the essential guide for anyone managing multiple projects.
Enterprise Project Governance reveals proven techniques for dealing with simultaneous initiatives and ensuring that programs and projects align with the priorities, resources, and strategies of the organization-and ultimately create value.
Complete with enlightening examples and case studies, the book provides readers with practical methods for incorporating enterprise project governance into their organization's culture, synchronizing it with corporate governance, and maximizing efficiency and results across departments.
Whether one's view is from the boardroom, the executive suite, the project management office, or the project trenches, this is the essential guide for anyone managing multiple projects.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Focus
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8144-1746-1 (9780814417461)
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Persons
Paul C. Dinsmore, PMP (Dallas, TX, and Rio de Janeiro) is an international authority on project management and organizational change. He has been honored with PMI's Distinguished Contributions Award, and is a Fellow of the Institute.
LUIZ ROCHA, director of projects with Dinsmore, Associates, has 35 years of experience in project management, and has worked internationally with organizations including Andersen Consulting and Delloite.
LUIZ ROCHA, director of projects with Dinsmore, Associates, has 35 years of experience in project management, and has worked internationally with organizations including Andersen Consulting and Delloite.
Content
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to Enterprise Project Governance
2. Th e Essence of Enterprise Project Governance
3. Linking Strategy to Portfolio
4. Risk Management: Dealing with Uncertainty
5. Project Portfolio Management: Th e Right Combination
of the Right Projects
6. Turning Strategy into Reality
7. Organizing for Enterprise Project Governance
8. Stakeholder Management and the Pivotal Role
of the Sponsor
9. EPG Performance: Beyond Time, Cost, and Quality
10. EPG in Mega Projects, Joint Ventures, and Alliances
11. EPG for Diff erent Types of Projects
12. The EPG Plan: A Roadmap to Transformation
and Success
13. Challenges and Roadblocks
Appendix: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliant Projects
Notes and Sources
Glossary
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Index
About the Authors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to Enterprise Project Governance
2. Th e Essence of Enterprise Project Governance
3. Linking Strategy to Portfolio
4. Risk Management: Dealing with Uncertainty
5. Project Portfolio Management: Th e Right Combination
of the Right Projects
6. Turning Strategy into Reality
7. Organizing for Enterprise Project Governance
8. Stakeholder Management and the Pivotal Role
of the Sponsor
9. EPG Performance: Beyond Time, Cost, and Quality
10. EPG in Mega Projects, Joint Ventures, and Alliances
11. EPG for Diff erent Types of Projects
12. The EPG Plan: A Roadmap to Transformation
and Success
13. Challenges and Roadblocks
Appendix: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliant Projects
Notes and Sources
Glossary
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Index
About the Authors