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Reviews: "Provides a cohesive and coherent guide to increasing the chances of projects being successful... a guide to running any business that needs to ‘do’ change to survive."
- Stuart Kinsey, Head of Change Governance (Global Banking Organization)
"Engaging, easy to understand and relevant to any sector... If you want to be successful, save money and reduce the risk of ignominy, I highly recommend that you read this book."
- Martin Mc Cormack, ICT Director, Beaumont Hospital
Description:
Strategic Project Management uses case examples from real life to characterize the factors and conditions necessary for projects to thrive and to deliver an organization’s strategic objectives. This characterization is formed around ten key imperatives which senior managers can implement - both within individual projects and, more crucially, within the institutions that sponsor them - using the tools provided.
Accessible, practical and relevant to managers in every sector, Strategic Project Management offers the solutions needed to:
• prioritize and manage a portfolio of projects
• align priorities to organizational objectives
• justify investment choices
• define and communicate aims
• establish effective leadership
• evaluate and control progress
• manage supplier relationships
• identify and mitigate the risks at every stage
• deliver change through projects
With fascinating case studies, practical tools and a comprehensive package of online resources this book will help managers to build on their skills, knowledge and confidence to rise to the challenge of governing and delivering successful projects.
This book is accompanied by online resources for project and portfolio planning, management and analysis, and to support the embedding of a project management culture: www.koganpage. com/strategicsuccessContents:
Biography • Acknowledgements • Preface • Introduction
1: Don’t mistake the ‘business as usual’ mindset for that suited to delivering change • Case study • What this means • The consequences of ignoring the imperative • The solutions • Conclusion • Summary
2: Prioritize what matters most • Case study • What this means • The consequences of ignoring the imperative • The solutions • Conclusion • Summary
3: Delegate, but do not abdicate, responsibility • Case study • What this means • The consequences of ignoring the imperative • The solutions • Conclusion • Summary
4: Articulate and communicate the vision • Case study • What this means • The consequences of ignoring the imperative • The solutions • Conclusion • Summary 5: Justify every investment • Case study • What this means • The consequences of ignoring the imperative • The solutions • Conclusion • Summary 6: Accept that things will change • Case study • What this means • The consequences of ignoring the imperative • The solutions • Conclusion • Summary 7: Manage productivity, not activity • Case study • What this means • The consequences of ignoring the imperative • The solutions • Conclusion • Summary 8: Keep your suppliers close • Case study • What this means • The consequences of ignoring the imperative • The solutions • Conclusion • Summary 9: Take corrective action; don’t just write about it • Case study • What this means • The consequences of ignoring the imperative • The solutions • Conclusion • Summary 10: Identify and mitigate risks before it is too late • Case study • What this means • The consequences of ignoring the imperative • The solutions • Conclusion • Summary 11: Making effective project management second nature • Establishing the case for change • Obtaining a mandate for change • Justifying the investment • Delivering the change • Enjoying the benefits • Index About theISBN - 9780749464332
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Pages : 256
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