Handbook of Project-Based Management: Leading Strategic Change in Organizations, Fourth Edition
by: Rodney Turner
Abstract: The most complete, current guide to project-based management. Thoroughly revised and reorganized, The Handbook of Project-Based Management, Fourth Edition, focuses on the role of the global project manager in today's high-tech, hyperconnected environment of continuous improvement and innovation. Rodney Turner, editor of the International Journal of Project Management, explains how to implement a proven, structured approach to achieving performance improvement through strategic change. This practical resource describes how to align project goals with organizational goals, maintain governance, and manage project performance and process. An all-new case study runs throughout the book, demonstrating real-world applications of the concepts presented.
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Table of Contents
- A. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- B. DEDICATION
- C. PREFACE
- 1. LEADING CHANGE
- A. PART 1: CHANGE
- 2. BENEFICIAL CHANGE
- 3. PROJECT STRATEGY AND SUCCESS
- B. PART 2: GOVERNANCE
- 4. PROJECT GOVERNANCE
- 5. PROGRAM AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
- 6. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITY
- 7. GOVERNANCE OF THE PROJECT-BASED ORGANIZATION
- C. PART 3: PERFORMANCE
- 8. SCOPE
- 9. PROJECT ORGANIZATION
- 10. STAKEHOLDERS
- 11. QUALITY
- 12. COST
- 13. TIME
- 14. RISK
- D. PART 4: PROCESS
- 15. PROCESS MODELS
- 16. START-UP
- 17. EXECUTION AND CONTROL
- 18. CLOSEOUT
- 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
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Expanded Table of Contents
- A. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- B. DEDICATION
- C. PREFACE
- 1. LEADING CHANGE
- A. PART 1: CHANGE
- 2. BENEFICIAL CHANGE
- 3. PROJECT STRATEGY AND SUCCESS
- B. PART 2: GOVERNANCE
- 4. PROJECT GOVERNANCE
- 5. PROGRAM AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
- 6. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITY
- 7. GOVERNANCE OF THE PROJECT-BASED ORGANIZATION
- C. PART 3: PERFORMANCE
- 8. SCOPE
- 9. PROJECT ORGANIZATION
- 10. STAKEHOLDERS
- 11. QUALITY
- 12. COST
- 13. TIME
- 14. RISK
- D. PART 4: PROCESS
- 15. PROCESS MODELS
- 16. START-UP
- 17. EXECUTION AND CONTROL
- 18. CLOSEOUT
- 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
Book Details
Title: Handbook of Project-Based Management: Leading Strategic Change in Organizations, Fourth Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Athens, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New Delhi, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto
Copyright / Pub. Date: 2014 McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9780071821780
Authors:
Rodney Turner
is a Director of EuroProjex, The European Centre for Project Excellence Limited. He is professor of project management at SKEMA Business School, Lille, where he is academic director of the Ph.D. program, and at Kingston Business School. He has an adjunct position at the University of Technology, Sydney, and a visiting position at the Technical University of Berlin. He is editor of the International Journal of Project Management and author of 18 books.
Description: The most complete, current guide to project-based management. Thoroughly revised and reorganized, The Handbook of Project-Based Management, Fourth Edition, focuses on the role of the global project manager in today's high-tech, hyperconnected environment of continuous improvement and innovation. Rodney Turner, editor of the International Journal of Project Management, explains how to implement a proven, structured approach to achieving performance improvement through strategic change. This practical resource describes how to align project goals with organizational goals, maintain governance, and manage project performance and process. An all-new case study runs throughout the book, demonstrating real-world applications of the concepts presented.
