Claude H. Maley - Böcker

Enterprise Project Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Management by Projects covers the essential and fundamental topics of Enterprise Project Management and Management of Change by projects. It is written for portfolio, program, and project managers, members of the project community, upper-and middle-levelmanagement, functional and operational managers, and all who desire to acquire an understanding of effective change by project management. The book covers in-depth the following important aspects of Enterprise Project Management:Achieving organizational goalsManagement of programsBenefits realization managementStakeholder management and engagementProject portfolio management (PPM) and the Project Management Office (PMO)The book explains how enterprises can consistently succeed in managing projects by aligning them with Business Goals and clearly defining what needs to be achieved. It shows how to ensure that Enterprise Project Management is fully deployed, and that project management concepts, methods, and techniques are available and utilized to deliver business value and realize benefits.The book helps managers to answer the question, “Are we doing the right projects?” by covering how PPM can ensure project alignment with strategic or operational goals and the efficient use of scarce resources and funding to achieve Objectives and Goals. It also helps managers to answer the question, “Are we doing projects right?” by explaining the critical role of a PMO, which supports excellence in project management by enhancing the proficiencies of Project Managers and providing the foundational tools and techniques for project success.

Enterprise Project Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Management by Projects covers the essential and fundamental topics of Enterprise Project Management and Management of Change by projects. It is written for portfolio, program, and project managers, members of the project community, upper-and middle-levelmanagement, functional and operational managers, and all who desire to acquire an understanding of effective change by project management. The book covers in-depth the following important aspects of Enterprise Project Management:Achieving organizational goalsManagement of programsBenefits realization managementStakeholder management and engagementProject portfolio management (PPM) and the Project Management Office (PMO)The book explains how enterprises can consistently succeed in managing projects by aligning them with Business Goals and clearly defining what needs to be achieved. It shows how to ensure that Enterprise Project Management is fully deployed, and that project management concepts, methods, and techniques are available and utilized to deliver business value and realize benefits.The book helps managers to answer the question, “Are we doing the right projects?” by covering how PPM can ensure project alignment with strategic or operational goals and the efficient use of scarce resources and funding to achieve Objectives and Goals. It also helps managers to answer the question, “Are we doing projects right?” by explaining the critical role of a PMO, which supports excellence in project management by enhancing the proficiencies of Project Managers and providing the foundational tools and techniques for project success.

They say that repeating the same thing and expecting a different result is insanity. This book aims to analyze the reasons for failure in project management. It is filled with stories, anecdotes and satires that highlight how organizations and project managers fall into an “insanity spiral”. It provides seven Sanity Checks designed to keep project managers from repeating the same mistakes and to help them become project champions:The first sanity check is how and when to appoint a project manager. This first sanity check may be familiar and may well bring back memories of starting a career in project management.The second sanity check is the comprehension of why a project is needed. It helps to overcome the misunderstanding that many have on the nature of projects and its management.The third sanity check is the understanding of the unknown and emphasizes the importance of risk management.The fourth sanity check is capturing who needs what. It is about the constant pursuit to satisfy a host of individuals and at times the, sometimes seemingly, unsurmountable quest to secure resources for a project.The fifth sanity check is who does what. It also deals with satisfying stakeholders and obtaining resources.The sixth sanity check is outside assistance. It is all about breaking the us versus them syndrome when outsourcing in a project.The seventh and most important sanity check is engaging the efforts of others as it deals with people—the lifeblood of any organization.The book concludes with a chapter on composing and building powerful microservices. With the exponential growth of IoT devices, microservices are being developed and deployed on resource-constrained but resource-intensive devices in order to provide people-centric applications. The book discusses the challenges of these applications. Finally, the book looks at the role of microservices in smart environments and upcoming trends including ubiquitous yet disappearing microservices.

They say that repeating the same thing and expecting a different result is insanity. This book aims to analyze the reasons for failure in project management. It is filled with stories, anecdotes and satires that highlight how organizations and project managers fall into an “insanity spiral”. It provides seven Sanity Checks designed to keep project managers from repeating the same mistakes and to help them become project champions:The first sanity check is how and when to appoint a project manager. This first sanity check may be familiar and may well bring back memories of starting a career in project management.The second sanity check is the comprehension of why a project is needed. It helps to overcome the misunderstanding that many have on the nature of projects and its management.The third sanity check is the understanding of the unknown and emphasizes the importance of risk management.The fourth sanity check is capturing who needs what. It is about the constant pursuit to satisfy a host of individuals and at times the, sometimes seemingly, unsurmountable quest to secure resources for a project.The fifth sanity check is who does what. It also deals with satisfying stakeholders and obtaining resources.The sixth sanity check is outside assistance. It is all about breaking the us versus them syndrome when outsourcing in a project.The seventh and most important sanity check is engaging the efforts of others as it deals with people—the lifeblood of any organization.The book concludes with a chapter on composing and building powerful microservices. With the exponential growth of IoT devices, microservices are being developed and deployed on resource-constrained but resource-intensive devices in order to provide people-centric applications. The book discusses the challenges of these applications. Finally, the book looks at the role of microservices in smart environments and upcoming trends including ubiquitous yet disappearing microservices.