The Portable MBA in Project Management
Published on 7. July 2003
400 pages
978-0-471-44860-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Portable MBA in Project Management covers the mostpressing topics in project management and features allthe leading thinkers in the field. While most projectmanagement books address only the techniques for managingindividual projects, The Portable MBA in ProjectManagement widens the scope to include insights for managingproject-based organizations. In doing so, this comprehensive volumewill help managers combine the power of individual projectsuccesses to drive the organization to new levelsof productivity and customer responsiveness. Eric Verzuh, bestselling author of The Fast Forward MBA in ProjectManagement, brings together the leading lights of projectmanagement in this volume, including Robert G. Cooper, RandallEnglund, Jack Meredith and Neil Whitten. In addition to his role aseditor, Verzuh draws on his own expertise to address howand why project management is a strategic strength, how tointegrate project management into your enterprise, and severalother topics for which he is well-known. Togetherthey effectively address the full spectrum ofthe issues in project management today.
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Eric Verzuh
The Portable MBA in Project Management
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06/2003
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Wiley
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ERIC VERZUH, PMP, is President of the Versatile Company, a project management training and consulting firm based in Seattle, Washington. Versatile's consulting practice focuses on helping firms establish consistent, practical methods for managing their projects. Its client list includes such large corporations as Adobe Systems, GE Capital, and Lockheed Martin, as well as government agencies and small businesses. Verzuh is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences on project management and is the author of The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, also from Wiley.
Content
PART ONE. THE CASE FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
Project Management Is a Strategic Strength (Eric Verzuh).
Leading the Change to a Project-Based Organization (Robert J.Graham and Randall L. Englund).
PART TWO. THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINE.
Project Selection (Jack R. Meredith and Samuel J. Mantel,Jr.).
Building the Action Plan: Scheduling, Estimating, and ResourceAllocation (Eric Verzuh).
Achieving Stakeholder Satisfaction through Project Control (EricVerzuh).
Project Risk Management (Eric Verzuh).
Quality, Quality Management, and Project Management (NedHamson).
PART THREE. BUILDING A HIGH-PERFORMANCE PROJECT TEAM.
A Model for Building Teamwork (Elaine Biech).
Discipline: The Glue That Holds It All Together (NealWhitten).
Virtual Team Critical Success Factors (Deborah L. Duarte andNancy Tennant Snyder).
PART FOUR. MANAGING THE PROJECT-BASED ORGANIZATION.
Stage-Gate¯TM New Product DevelopmentProcesses: A Game Plan from Idea to Launch (Robert G. Cooper).
Enterprise Project Management: The Path to Maturity (DenisCouture).
Creating an Environment for Successful Project in YourOrganization (Robert J. Graham and Randall L. Englund).
Integrating Projects Management into the Enterprise (EricVerzuh).
Index.
