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New projects are the key to ensuring an organization's growth—and as we enter an increasingly competitive global economy, companies of all stripes struggle to effectively govern the multiplicity of projects needed to survive and prosper.
Enterprise Project Governance reveals proven techniques for dealing with simultaneous initiatives and ensuring that programs and projects align with the priorities, resources, and strategies of the organization—and ultimately create value.
Complete with enlightening examples and case studies, the book provides readers with practical methods for incorporating enterprise project governance into their organization's culture, synchronizing it with corporate governance, and maximizing efficiency and results across departments.
Whether one's view is from the boardroom, the executive suite, the project management office, or the project trenches, this is the essential guide for anyone managing multiple projects.
List of contents
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to Enterprise Project Governance
2. Th e Essence of Enterprise Project Governance
3. Linking Strategy to Portfolio
4. Risk Management: Dealing with Uncertainty
5. Project Portfolio Management: Th e Right Combination
of the Right Projects
6. Turning Strategy into Reality
7. Organizing for Enterprise Project Governance
8. Stakeholder Management and the Pivotal Role
of the Sponsor
9. EPG Performance: Beyond Time, Cost, and Quality
10. EPG in Mega Projects, Joint Ventures, and Alliances
11. EPG for Diff erent Types of Projects
12. The EPG Plan: A Roadmap to Transformation
and Success
13. Challenges and Roadblocks
Appendix: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliant Projects
Notes and Sources
Glossary
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Index
About the Authors
About the author
PAUL C. DINSMORE is president of Dinsmore Associates. He has received the prestigious Fellow Award from the Project Management Institute, and is the author of books including
The AMA Handbook of Project Management. LUIZ ROCHA, director of projects with Dinsmore, Associates, has 35 years of experience in project management, and has worked internationally with organizations including Andersen Consulting and Delloite.
Summary
In our increasingly competitive global economy, companies in all industries are struggling to survive and seeking new ways to do more--and this places unprecedented pressure on project managers to take on and govern multiple efforts simultaneously. Enterprise Project Governance reveals proven techniques for dealing with the multiplicity of projects and ensuring that programs and initiatives create the value needed to help your organization prosper. Through enlightening examples and case studies, readers will learn how to examine new project proposals and align them with the priorities, resources, and strategies of the organization. But this isn’t a one-person job. As its title suggests, Enterprise Project Governance takes a more systemic approach to the important work of managing projects, teaching practical methods for incorporating enterprise project governance into an organization's culture, synchronizing it with corporate governance, and maximizing efficiency and results across departments. Whether you’re a boardroom exec, an experience project manager struggling to keep up, or someone working in the trenches and hoping to advance, this go-to guide will help you manage your workload--and even increase it--with ease.
