Strategic Project Management Transformation: Delivering Maximum ROI & Sustainable Business Value - Tapa dura

"Strategic Project Management Transformation is a must read for managers, executives or owners interested in transforming their business into a company that is sustainable and tuned to optimum performance. While there are many books on good project management practices, Marc Resch provides an all-encompassing treatise on effective organizational success. I highly recommend this book as a guide to keep on one's desk as a reference and key tool." -William R. Truran, Ph.D., P.E., PMP, P.P. DoD Systems, Planning, Research, Development and Engineering, Affiliate Industry Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology; "This book's value-centric methodology fosters ownership and collaboration, and encapsulates the iterative and qualitative business leadership necessary for success in today's global market." -Kristen Lamoreaux, President & CEO, Lamoreaux Search, Founder, Society for Information Management (SIM) Women

In today's changing and competitive economic environment, CEOs, corporate executives, and shareholders are no longer strictly concerned with how well a project was executed even if it was finished on time and on budget. Most projects are now being viewed as strategic investments with the primary concern being the value that a project contributed to the company's bottom line. Project benefit attainment usually occurs after the project team has disbanded and handed over the project deliverables to the operational teams. It is in this transition and subsequent operation where much value is lost and the truly important business benefits that could have been achieved are not. Strategic Project Management Transformation demonstrates how to transform this trend of project management failure and sub-optimization into strategic and financial project management success. It shows project managers and business professionals how to establish processes that extend beyond closeout and enable stakeholders and operational teams to continue measuring and optimizing business value until all of a project's objectives have been achieved or exceeded, thereby maximizing financial returns, beneficial change and competitive advantage for their organizations.Key FeaturesShows project managers and stakeholders how to establish effective value management plans to ensure that all project objectives can be met or exceededEquips project managers and business professionals with the skills necessary to effectively manage their projects as strategic investments, determine the business value of projects throughout their lifecycle and convert business data and metrics into monetary valuesProvides the tools and techniques needed for ensuring that ROI is maximized and other project benefits are achieved or exceeded even when they occur long after project closeoutPresents a structured approach to incorporating quantitative techniques, sound business processes, and leadership methods into an overall project management framework to drive project execution and achieve optimal business benefitsExplains how to identify, quantify and report on key business and project metrics, make informed decisions, and provide timely recommendations to senior managementWAV offers downloadable business plan and cash flow templates and a review of the Professional Development Game Plan for Success - available from the Web Added Value(TM) Download Resource Center at www. jrosspub.com