What Executives Need to Know About Project Management: 2 (The IIL/Wiley Series in Project Management) - Tapa dura

Reseña del editor

This is the second book in the new partnership between Wiley and the International Institute for Learning (IIL). The new series features cutting-edge approaches to project management that provide project managers with new perspectives as well as practical tools. Written by bestselling project management experts Harold Kerzner and Frank Saladis,What Executives Need to Know About Project Management conveys the basic principles of project management to top managers who need an understanding of the benefits of project management and how it fits into the overall business strategy, without the need to delve into the step-by-step processes.

Nota de la solapa

As project management has evolved and matured, so has the executive's role in project management. To ensure the success of individual projects and the organization as a whole, today's executives are increasingly involved in activities such as capacity planning, portfolio management, prioritization, and strategic planning specifically for project management. In fact, more and more executives are becoming certified Project Management Professionals (PMPs).

What Executives Need to Know About Project Management offers executives a guide to project management, focusing on what they need to know and what they need to do. It provides step-by-step guidance to help executives get effective, well-resourced project management teams in place and ensure the success of any individual project.

The book begins with basic principles, including a detailed discussion of the three best practices that enable executives to ensure effective project management:

• Developing an environment where project management is viewed as a profession

• Securing key personnel for project management positions

• Creating opportunities for rewards and advancement through successful project management

Next, the book explores how executives serve as executive sponsors in project management teams, setting forth solutions to the many problems and challenges they face in this role, including managing disagreements, delegating authority, and accelerating projects.

The authors explain how the role of the executive sponsor changes depending upon the life-cycle phase of the project. For example, during the project initiation and planning phases, the sponsor may take on a very active role, ensuring that proper objectives are established and that the project plan satisfies the needs of the business as well as the needs of the client. During the execution phase, the sponsor may take on a less active role; however, the book shows how executive sponsors need to become involved when roadblocks appear, crises occur, and conflicts arise over priorities among projects.

Throughout the book, helpful illustrations clarify complex concepts and processes.