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PROJECT MANAGEMENT NEXT GENERATION Strategic guidance on enabling transformational change in the project management landscape In Project Management Next Generation: The Pillars for Organizational Excellence, a team of world-renowned project management leaders delivers an expert discussion on project management implementation in organizations of all kinds. The book explores 10 pillars of project management that will be critical for companies in the coming decade. It offers contributions from industry changemakers and thought leaders that provide the perfect balance between practical experience across a variety of programs, projects, and transformation initiatives. It’s a must-have title for practicing project managers who seek hands-on guidance and insightful case studies complete with discussion questions and instruction materials, including PowerPoint lecture slides and a full Instructors Manual on the companion website. In addition to the perspectives of several global commercial organizations on the project management industry’s future, readers will find: Thorough introductions to project management as a strategic competency and corporate project management culturesComprehensive explorations of workforce upskilling and defining project successPractical discussions of flexible project management frameworks and flexible life cycle phases and project governanceIn-depth examinations of value-driven project management and metrics, as well as metrics for intangible assets, and strategic metricsPerfect for mid-level corporate, project, and team managers, as well as executives and business consultants, Project Management Next Generation: The Pillars for Organizational Excellence will also earn a place in the libraries of students in courses on advanced project management at the upper-level undergraduate and graduate levels.

Program Management Unique and adaptable approach to program management, offering key insights needed for professionals and business leaders to drive strategic change Program Management links business purpose, strategy, program stakeholders, benefits realization, and transformative change-making to provide a uniquely integrated view and use of program management, offering practicing initiative leaders the skills and mindset shifts needed to effectively communicate and champion programs to stakeholders. The text includes key insights into strategy execution excellence and designing risk-based governance strategies that empower a learning culture within the PMO and across the business, guidance that is customizable to the nature of strategic initiatives and change efforts at the individual and organizational level, and customization that is driven by the emphasis on the potential use of programs and projects as learning labs for different levels of complexity, organizational maturity, and diverse business contexts. Written by a highly qualified author with more than 30 years of experience in the field, Program Management covers critical topics such as: Origin of programs, program management definitions and concepts, the role of program manager vs. project manager, and the importance of value focus across the program life cycle.How leaders need to be agile, navigate political waters, manage incredible complexity, and align diverse stakeholders.Envisioning a Program Roadmap that fits context and inspires commitment to continuously achieving value.The culture for change making and the attributes for a healthy “change culture” including the future Power Skills. Also addressing the value proposition of program professionals in the future.Impact of digitalization and Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the future of programs.Creating the value-driven way of working and developing the value mindset coupled with the role of benefits management in programs and projects.The PMO as the learning engine for the enterprise and the changing role of the program offices.Becoming a Change Scientist, the maturing of value and strategic metrics in programs, and how to achieve the right metrics design and mix.For program and project managers, practitioners, PMO leaders, students in project and program management courses, and those studying for project and program management certifications, Program Management is an essential mindset, skillset, and toolset for executing a strategic plan and providing synergy, consistency in managing change, and a greater focus on achieving what matters to customers and stakeholders.

An incisive and hands-on discussion of how to transform your organization’s project management culture into a strategic capability In Creating Experience-Driven Organizational Culture: How to Drive Transformative Change with Project and Portfolio Management, distinguished business strategist and execution expert Dr. Al Zeitoun delivers an exciting and insightful discussion of how to set up your organization to achieve excellence by building an experience-driven culture. The author expands on the proven 10 pillars of success set out in his previous work, Project Management Next Generation: The Pillars for Organizational Excellence, covering each of the 21st century skills your teams need to have to enhance the experiences of stakeholders. He also builds on the principles captured and analyzed in his work Program Management: Going Beyond Project Management to Enable Value-Driven Change. Readers will find: A thorough design of the adaptable future dynamic and adaptable future organizationComprehensive explorations of the success ingredients to creating a culture of innovation that drives transformative changePractical discussions of how project portfolio management skills have evolved and what the future holds for the role of project and portfolio leadersThe human connection necessary for inspiring leaders to achieve balance in the digitally fluent AI eraIn-depth treatments of the continued evolution of the project impact muscle and project management offices in an agile and fast-moving marketplacePerfect for managers, executives, entrepreneurs, founders, and other business leaders, Creating Experience-Driven Organizational Culture will also benefit program and project management professionals, executive sponsors, team leaders, students in project and program management courses, and product team members interested in the future of project and change management.