Handbook of project-based management : leading strategic change in organizations / J. Rodney Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, J. Rodney (John Rodney), 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2014, 2009, 1999, 1993.

Summary:

"One of the most influential books ever written on the development of project management--fully revisedHandbook of Project-Based Management, Fourth Edition has been thoroughly updated to cover the recent developments in the project management field to help deliver the organization's strategy, regardless of the industry. This new edition focuses on the role of the global Project Manager, and how to embark on a successful project in the digital age. Rodney Turner, editor of the International Journal of Project Management, explains how to employ the proven structured approach that he has popularized over the last four decades. Also included is information on governance and maintaining the project team, along with plenty of figures and tables to illustrate each concept and put it in context for new and upcoming project managers. Introduces the methods, tools, and techniques for managing any project Discusses the five project objectives: scope, project organization, quality, cost, time, and the inherent risk with each Explains how to balance the systems and project objectives Ideal for those just starting out in the PM field, as well as those needing to brush up on the latest tools and techniques being practiced around the world Helps you to dramatically improve the processes of project-based management in any organization " -- Provided by publisher.

"4th edition of this cutting-edge guide to 21st Century Project Management, pared down to accommodate today's professional, and containing all the recent developments in the PM field to help deliver the organization's strategy - no matter what the industry" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

1. Leading change

Projects and their management

The process approach

The structure of this book

Images of projects

Summary

A. Part 1: change

2. Beneficial change

Performance improvement

The change required

Benefits maps

Linking corporate strategy to project strategy

3. Project strategy and success

Project strategy

Project success

B. Part 2: governance

4. Project governance

Governance

Governance of the project

The principal-agent relationship

Communicating with the sponsor

5. Program and portfolio management

Definitions

Portfolios

Programs

The project office

6. Organizational capability

Defining capability

Individual competence

Developing organizational capability

Improving organizational capability

Knowledge management

Competency traps

7. Governance of the project-based organization

Governance of project-based management

Audits

Health checks

End-of-stage reviews

Ethics, governance, and trust

C. Part 3: performance

8. Scope

Breakdown

Project definition

Planning at the strategic level

Planning at lower levels

9. Project organization

Negotiating a contract

External organization

Internal organization

Responsibility charts

10. Stakeholders

Reactions to change

Engaging with stakeholders

Communicating with stakeholders

Project teams

Leading projects

11. Quality

Quality on projects

Achieving quality

Configuration management

12. Cost

The cost estimate

Preparing the estimate

Controlling cost

13. Time

The time schedule

Estimating duration

Networks

Resources

Controlling time

14. Risk

Risk management process

Identifying risk

Assessing risk

Analyzing risk

Controlling risk

D. Part 4: process

15. Process models

An algorithm

The investment

The project

Management

Functions

Acknowledgment

16. Start-up

Process

Workshops

Project definition report and manual

The business case

17. Execution and control

Implementation planning

Controlling progress

18. Closeout

Timely and efficient completion

Transferring the asset

Embedding the change

Disbanding the team

Review

E. Appendix a: project definition report for the ockham razor day care center

F. Appendix b: project control documents for the ockham razor day care center

G. References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on Aug. 21, 2014.

ISBN:

9780071821780 (print)

0071821783 (print)

Access Restriction:

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