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Informationen zum Autor HAROLD KERZNER, PH.D., is Professor of Systems Management at Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio and President of Project Management Associates, a consulting and training firm that conducts seminars for leading U.S. and international corporations. Klappentext Authoritative strategies for implementing project managementSenior managers at world-class corporations open their office doors to discuss case studies that demonstrate their thought processes and actual strategies that helped them lead their companies to excellence in project management in less than six years!Following the Project Management Institute's Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(r)), industry leaders address:* Project risk management* Project portfolio management* The Project Office* Project management multinational cultures* Integrated project teams and virtual project teams Zusammenfassung From Microsoft, Boeing, and Texas Instruments to Disney, Eli Lilly, and General MotorsAC - this book presents discussions by senior management from more than fifty world-class companies on best practices for successful project management implementation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xv 1 The Growth of Project Management 1 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Understanding Project Management 1 1.2 Resistance to Change 4 1.3 Strategic Imperatives for Project Management 9 1.4 Project Management Life Cycle 13 1.5 Excellence in Project Management 16 1.6 Selection of Companies as Examples 18 Multiple Choice Questions 22 Discussion Questions 25 Crossword 27 2 Success, Maturity, And Excellence: Definitions 29 2.0 Introduction 29 2.1 Early Definitions of Success 29 2.2 Modern Definitions of Success 30 2.3 Project Management Maturity 34 2.4 Critical Success Factors in Project Management 42 2.5 Definition of Excellence 43 2.6 Best Practices in Project Management 46 2.7 A Structured Approach 46 2.8 Myths 56 Multiple Choice Questions 57 Discussion Questions 60 Crossword 61 3 The Driving Forces for Maturity 63 3.0 Introduction 63 3.1 Capital Projects 64 3.2 Customers' Expectations 65 3.3 Competitiveness 73 3.4 Executive Managers' Buy-In 75 3.5 New Product Development 79 3.6 Efficiency and Effectiveness 81 3.7 Company Survival 83 3.8 Other Driving Forces 88 Multiple Choice Questions 88 Discussion Questions 92 Crossword 93 4 Project Management Methodologies 95 4.0 Introduction 95 4.1 Examples of Methodology Development 96 4.2 Overcoming Development and Implementation Barriers 105 4.3 Critical Components 114 4.4 Benefits of a Standard Methodology 124 4.5 Implementing the Methodology 132 4.6 Project Management Tools 142 Multiple Choice Questions 147 Discussion Questions 150 Crossword 151 5 Strategic Planning for Excellence in Project Management 153 5.0 Introduction 153 5.1 Influence of Economic Conditions 153 5.2 What Is General Strategic Planning? 156 5.3 What Is Strategic Planning for Project Management? 157 5.4 Critical Success Factors for Strategic Planning 163 5.5 Identifying Strategic Resources 171 5.6 Strategic Selection of Projects 175 5.7 Horizontal Accounting 179 5.8 Continuous Improvement 181 5.9 Why Does Strategic Planning for Project Management Fail? 186 5.10 Strategic Planning in Action 188 5.11 Organizational Restructuring 191 5.12 Career Planning 192 5.13 The Project Management Maturity Model 193 5.14 How to Conduct a PM Maturity Assessment 197 Multiple Choice Questions 208 Discussion Questions 211 Crossword 213 6 Th...
