The Complete Project Management Office Handbook Second Edition

Author : Gerard M. Hill
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781466566330

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The Complete Project Management Office Handbook by Gerard M. Hill Pdf

This updated and completely revised edition of a bestseller extends the concepts and considerations of modern project management into the realm of project management oversight, control, and support. Illustrating the implications of project management in today’s organizations, The Complete Project Management Office Handbook, Third Edition explains how to use the project management office (PMO) as a business integrator to influence project outcomes in a manner that serves both project and business management interests. Helping you determine if a PMO is right for your organization, this edition presents a five-stage PMO competency continuum to help you understand how to develop PMOs at different competency levels and associated functionalities. It also identifies five progressive PMO development levels to help you identify which level is best for your organization. Updates to this edition include: A refinement of the 20 PMO functions that guide PMO setup and operations A new section that provides an effective evaluation of PMO maturity indicators based on the prescribed 20 PMO functions presented in the handbook A new section on Establishing a Project Management Office that details a comprehensive process for determining the needs, purpose, and functionality for a new PMO Best practices that have cross-industry value and applicability The book includes checklists, detailed process steps, and descriptive guidance for developing PMO functional capability. The up-to-date PMO model defined will not only help you better understand business practices in project management, but will also help you to adapt and integrate those practices into the project management environment in your organization. For anyone associated with start-up and smaller PMOs, the book explains what can be done to create less rigorous PMO functional capabilities. It also includes helpful insights for those who need to specify and demonstrate "quick-wins" and early PMO-based accomplishments in their organization.

Author : Gerard M. Hill
Publisher : Auerbach Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1420046802

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The Complete Project Management Office Handbook, Second Edition by Gerard M. Hill Pdf

The Complete Project Management Office Handbook, Second Edition identifies the PMO as the essential business integrator of the people, processes, and tools that manage or influence project performance. This book details how the PMO applies professional project management practices and successfully integrates business interests with project goals— regardless of whether the scope of the PMO is limited to managing a handful of specific projects or expanded to oversee the total practice of project management within the organization. The book first considers the five stages of PMO capability, each benchmarking a particular level of capability achieved if functions are fully implemented. Each stage is also indicative of the organization’s maturity in project management, with the PMO’s role and responsibilities advancing from project management oversight and control at the lower end of the competency continuum to strategic business alignment at the higher competency stages. This revised edition then examines 20 function models that can be used to guide the organization through the deliberation and the development of PMO operational capability. These models suggest what project management capability can be realized through comprehensive implementation of each PMO function. Providing project and business managers with a starting point that enables them to achieve desired results from project management, The Complete Project Management Office Handbook is an important resource for everyone involved in making project management work effectively within the organization.

Author : Gerard M. Hill
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135490089

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The Complete Project Management Office Handbook by Gerard M. Hill Pdf

Today's project managers find themselves in the dual roles of technical expert and business leader. As project management has evolved, the need has emerged for an organizational entity to manage complexities and ensure alignment with business interests. A project management office (PMO) coordinates technical and business facets of project management and achieves the goals of oversight, control, and support within the project management environment. The Complete Project Management Office Handbook identifies the PMO as the essential business integrator of the people, processes, and tools that manage or influence project performance. This book details how the PMO applies professional project management practices and successfully integrates business interests with project goals, regardless of whether the scope of the PMO is limited to managing specific projects or expanded to the level of a full business unit. People at all levels of the project and business spectrum will benefit from this volume. The Handbook focuses on how to establish PMO functionality to meet the requirements of project stakeholders. It presents 20 pertinent PMO function models, providing guidance for developing PMO operating capability that is applicable to any organization. It also presents these functions relative to five stages of progressive PMO development along a competency continuum, demonstrating potential PMO growth from simple project control up through its alignment within a strategic business framework.

Author : Gerard M. Hill
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781420046823

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The Complete Project Management Office Handbook by Gerard M. Hill Pdf

The Complete Project Management Office Handbook, Second Edition identifies the PMO as the essential business integrator of the people, processes, and tools that manage or influence project performance. This book details how the PMO applies professional project management practices and successfully integrates business interests with project g

Author : Gerard M. Hill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Project management
ISBN : OCLC:965968391

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The Complete Project Management Office Handbook, Third Edition by Gerard M. Hill Pdf

Author : Kathryn N. Wells,Timothy J. Kloppenborg
Publisher : Business Expert Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781948976404

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Project Management Essentials, Second Edition by Kathryn N. Wells,Timothy J. Kloppenborg Pdf

Project management is a critical skill across a broad range of disciplines. Yet most people, regardless of educational background, have never received training in how to plan, manage, and execute projects. Project Management Essentials, Second Edition, is the go-to book for tried and true project management skills combined with the most current ideas from Agile in a concise, up-to-date, user-friendly format. It follows the project life cycle and provides several ready-to-use templates. Readers can use this book to plan and manage a project from start to finish or as a reference for help with one particular component of project management. Alongside each template is a brief description of what each template is and why it is useful, with an example to illustrate it.

Author : David Cleland,Roland Gareis
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822035626589

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Global Project Management Handbook: Planning, Organizing and Controlling International Projects, Second Edition by David Cleland,Roland Gareis Pdf

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Learn and apply successful international project management techniques Contributors from 20+ nations reveal how current project management concepts and techniques can be successfully applied in different political, cultural, and geographical settings. Learn how project management is carried out in major countries such as Canada, China, Russia, Germany, France, England -- and how these techniques can be applied globally. Case histories from around the world provide lessons on the international application of project management 16 completely new chapters including ones on the rebuilding of Iraq, project management in outsourcing initiatives, and developing multinational teams

Author : Jeffrey K. Pinto
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1998-11-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780787940133

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The Project Management Institute Project Management Handbook by Jeffrey K. Pinto Pdf

The Definitive Guide to the Field's Best PracticesIn recent years, project management has become a profession unto itself. And with a membership numbering in the tens of thousands, the Project Management Institute is the organization that's setting the profession's standards. In this authoritative handbook, more than twenty-five top experts from academia, consulting, and private industry define the current state of project management and detail for readers all of the practical elements that constitute a superior practice. In clear, accessible language, these experts provide a comprehensive overview of the technical, organizational, administrative, and interpersonal elements of successful project management. They detail the essentials of project planning--from risk management to resource allocation to scheduling. They describe the team-building, motivational, and conflict-management challenges that project leaders face. And they delineate critical success factors as well as major pitfalls to avoid. At last, project managers across all industries can readily reference the best practices of their profession and benchmark their skills against those of their most accomplished colleagues.

Author : David I. Cleland,William Richard King
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015026569908

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Project Management Handbook by David I. Cleland,William Richard King Pdf

Author : Gerard M. Hill
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 143980155X

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The Complete Project Management Methodology and Toolkit by Gerard M. Hill Pdf

In the past, an organization’s technical methodologies were expected to fulfill project management process needs. However, they sometimes fell short of applying what is known today as "professional project management" concepts and practices. Written by one of the nation’s most highly regarded project management mentors, The Complete Project Management Methodology and Toolkit delineates a "business-relevant" methodology that can be introduced across different industries and business environments. The book describes the ProjectPRISMTM Project Management Methodology, an innovative, matrix-based approach to conducting project management that introduces relevant concepts, practices, and tools in an effective project management solution. Aligned with common business practices, Gerard Hill’s method demonstrates how to develop project plans, keep on schedule, manage budgets, maintain areas of responsibility, and evaluate a project’s progress from concept to completion. The text also offers insight for customizing the methodology to meet the unique needs of individual organizations. Project management has emerged as a professional discipline and is coming into the mainstream just when it appears to be most needed in the business environment. Demonstrating that project management, in many ways, is business management, the author provides an exceptional foundation for creating a fine-tuned project management practice and a relevant business solution for every organization.

Author : J. LeRoy Ward
Publisher : ESI International
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781890367459

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Dictionary of Project Management Terms, Third Edition by J. LeRoy Ward Pdf

More than 3,400 clear definitions of key terms, words, and phrases used by project and program managers around the workd in every industry. A valuable desk or briefcase reference for those engaged in one of the world's fastest-growing professions and for those who work with them.

Author : Hans Jonasson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781439896525

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Determining Project Requirements by Hans Jonasson Pdf

Good requirements do not come from a tool, or from a customer interview. They come from a repeatable set of processes that take a project from the early idea stage through to the creation of an agreed-upon project and product scope between the customer and the developer.From enterprise analysis and planning requirements gathering to documentation,

Author : M. Kemal Atesmen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781420073942

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Global Engineering Project Management by M. Kemal Atesmen Pdf

Imagine the dynamics of an international engineering project such as this one: a U.S. group designs, prototypes, and qualifies disk drive heads; wafers for the drive heads are manufactured in the U.S. and sent to Malaysia for subassembly; a South Korean firm assembles these components; the final product, a fully automated disk drive, is completed in Japan. In addition to the global complexities of the project, there are a host of issues in leading the project team spread across continents. Global Engineering Project Management aligns real-world experiences in managing global projects with practical project management principles. The author demonstrates how to anticipate issues, covering everything from start-up planning and supply management to cost containment, post-project evaluation and protecting intellectual property. He explores technologies, virtual teams, traditions, economics, politics, and legal issues in the context of international projects, as well as compares the differences with domestic projects. He also highlights the complications of international bidding, the extra time and effort needed for multi-national team formation and management, and often overlooked project closure tasks. As the world goes global, engineering projects increasingly involve multiple countries, each having unique politics, cultures, and standards that all add layers of complexity to project management. These variables multiply fast and consequently a project manager's responsibilities multiply faster. Examining these challenges from start to finish, the book provides practical advice on how to navigate the issues unique to global engineering project management.

Author : Christine B. Tayntor
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 143981631X

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Project Management Tools and Techniques for Success by Christine B. Tayntor Pdf

Emphasizing that it's much easier and more cost effective to make changes in the planning phases of a project rather than later on, Project Management Tools and Techniques for Success provides an accessible introduction to project management fundamentals. Highlighting approaches for avoiding common pitfalls, it begins with an introduction to project management that compares and contrasts the stages of poor management with those of effective management. Because change is inherent in virtually all projects, the text outlines the human effects of change and suggests ways to mitigate these effects. It addresses team dynamics, sourcing alternatives, motivating the team, managing expectations, assessing risk, and defining and prioritizing project requirements. The book translates difficult concepts into practical applications with a case study that examines the merger of two companies, along with the subsequent development of a new corporate headquarters. By adding a layer of statistical methods and tools to the front-end of a project, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) augments standard Six Sigma processes to help ensure project results meet customers' needs and that delays caused by new requirements or rework after implementation are eliminated or reduced. The book explains how to effectively incorporate DFSS tools to reduce the possibility of failure in your next project. Clearly illustrating effective project management practices, the book includes a listing of commonly used acronyms, suggestions for additional reading, along with instructions on how to create four of the most important tools discussed in the book.

Author : David Cleland,Lewis Ireland
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780071741064

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Project Managers Portable Handbook, Third Edition by David Cleland,Lewis Ireland Pdf

The Latest Project Management Data at Your Fingertips Fully updated throughout, this hands-on guide gives you quick access to current information on project management concepts and practices. Project Manager's Portable Handbook. third edition, offers concise, practical details on the fundamental knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to manage projects. Written by world-renowned project management experts, this compact reference summarizes best practices for defining, designing, developing, and producing project results. Handy tables, charts, models, and callout boxes illustrate pertinent information in this essential on-the-job tool. Easy-to-Find Project Management Topics: The discipline of project management Project organizational chart Alternative project applications The strategic context of projects Project leadership Project initiation and execution Project planning and control The project culture Improving project management PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS: "It is perhaps the one book that best summarizes a complete knowledge set to be applied in successfully managing projects. It is the one book that project managers should not 'go to work' without." -- Ken Rose, Book Review Editor, Project Management Journal "Unique and invaluable...direct, summarized style...wealth of information...annotated bibliography...one book a project manager should not be without." -- PM Network