The Handbook of Project-based Management: Leading Strategic Change in Organizations

Discover How to Dramatically Improve the Processes of Project-Based Management in Any Organization!

One of the most influential books ever written on the development of project management, The Handbook of Project-Based Management has been completely revised for a new generation of students and practitioners. The Third Edition now features a major change in focus from delivering corporate objectives to achieving strategic change, including embedding corporate change after a project is completed.

Filled with over 150 illustrations, The Third Edition of The Handbook of Project-Based Management contains:

• A rigorous guide to project management practice for the twenty-first century
• Complete tools for managing project performance and process
• New to this edition: new focus on achieving strategic change; new information on the project life cycle; new applications to different industries; new material on strategic design, stakeholders, and organizational capability; shift in emphasis from administrative procedures to governance

Inside this Cutting-Edge Guide to Twenty-First Century Project Management

• The Context of Projects:• Projects for Delivering Beneficial Change • Project Success and Strategy • The People Involved • Managing Performance:• Scope • Project Organization • Quality • Cost • Time • Risk • Managing the Process:• Project Process • Project Start-Up • Project Execution and Control • Project Close-Out • Governance of Project-Based Management:• Project Governance • Program and Portfolio Management • Developing Organizational Capability • Governance of the Project-Based Organization • International Projects