Dewey Decimal658.404
Table Of ContentContents: Introduction: Business as usual companies?; Business issues to be addressed; Rationale for this book; Reading this book; So, what are the benefits of reading this book?; Business As Usual Organizations: Project management moves into new territories; Hard and soft projects; Business as usual organizations; The financial services sector as an example; Propositions; Conclusions. Building the Organization's Project Delivery Capability: A model for considering project delivery; A framework for improving project delivery; Making it happen; Taking stock - progress so far, challenges ahead; A proposition; An embedded framework for project delivery; Conclusion - a case for humility? Projects as Agents of Strategic Change - Programme Management: Introduction - the complexities of business change; Programme management concepts; Successes of programme management; Problems in applying programme management; Making it happen; Conclusions. Projects as Agents of Change - Portfolio Management: Introduction to portfolio management; Drivers for a new approach; Portfolio management of project investments; Techniques for portfolio management; Tools for portfolio management; Making it happen; Conclusions. Conclusions: Change and BAU organizations; A business issue for the project management profession; Embedding a capability in the organization; Embedding the projects in the organization's strategic agenda; Executive support; The right time for a fresh approach; Issues for further consideration. Appendices: Minimum control standards for project management; Notes on benefits management; Notes on managing change and stakeholders; Notes on risk assessment; Notes on the use of stages in projects; Index.
SynopsisBusiness organizations are highly successful at delivering 'business as usual'; the day-to-day tasks of managing customer transactions, marketing and production activities, and motivating employees. But there is a growing requirement for such organizations also to deliver business change projects successfully. 'Business as usual organizations' represent a particularly challenging environment for achieving this because of the fundamentally different mindset and culture required to deliver projects in this context. Tim Carroll's book provides an authoritative guide to improving project delivery in such organizations by: ¢ building a project management capability and culture that is appropriate to BAU organizations; ¢ aligning projects more closely with the strategic agenda of the organization, through the use of programmes; ¢ using portfolio management to improve this alignment and ensure the effectiveness of project investments; ¢ demonstrating the business context for projects and their contribution to the organization's agenda of strategic change. The author argues convincingly that project management hasn't travelled well from its traditional roots in construction and engineering to business-as-usual organizations. New approaches are called for, in particular to embed project delivery capabilities more deeply within the organization rather than treat it as a specialist discipline. This is a 'must-read' book to help managers responsible for strategy and change in all business-as-usual organizations (such as banks, insurance, business and consumer service companies, hospitals, local and national government) to realize the value that project management can bring to the long-term development of their organization., Tim Carroll's Project Delivery in Business-as-Usual Organizations, provides an authoritative guide to improving project delivery in organizations such as banks, insurance, business and consumer service companies, hospitals, local and national government. This is a 'must-read' book to help managers responsible for strategy and change in all these organizations to realize the value that project management can bring to the long term development of their organization., Business organizations are highly successful at delivering 'business as usual'; the day-to-day tasks of managing customer transactions, marketing and production activities, and motivating employees. But there is a growing requirement for such organizations also to deliver business change projects successfully. 'Business as usual organizations' represent a particularly challenging environment for achieving this because of the fundamentally different mindset and culture required to deliver projects in this context. Tim Carroll's book provides an authoritative guide to improving project delivery in such organizations by: building a project management capability and culture that is appropriate to BAU organizations; aligning projects more closely with the strategic agenda of the organization, through the use of programmes; using portfolio management to improve this alignment and ensure the effectiveness of project investments; demonstrating the business context for projects and their contribution to the organization's agenda of strategic change. The author argues convincingly that project management hasn't travelled well from its traditional roots in construction and engineering to business-as-usual organizations. New approaches are called for, in particular to embed project delivery capabilities more deeply within the organization rather than treat it as a specialist discipline. This is a 'must-read' book to help managers responsible for strategy and change in all business-as-usual organizations (such as banks, insurance, business and consumer service companies, hospitals, local and national government) to realize the value that project management can bring to the long-term development of their organization., Business change projects today are taking place in organizations whose primary aim is not the delivery of projects. These 'business as usual organizations' represent a particularly challenging environment within which to deliver projects because they require a fundamentally different mindset and culture from those that help the organization with its day-to-day tasks of managing customer transactions, marketing and production activities or motivating employees. Tim Carroll's Project Delivery in Business as Usual Organizations, provides an authoritative guide to improving project delivery in these organizations by: - Building a project management capability and culture that is appropriate to BAU organizations; - Aligning projects more closely with the strategic agenda of the organization, through the use of programmes; - Using portfolio management to improve this alignment and ensure the effectiveness of project investments; - Demonstrating the business context for projects and their contribution to the organization's agenda of strategic change. The author argues convincingly that project management hasn't traveled well from its traditional roots in construction and engineering to business as usual organizations. New approaches are called for, in particular to embed project delivery capabilities more deeply within the organization rather than treat it as a specialist discipline. This is a 'must-read' book to help managers responsible for strategy and change in all 'business as usual' organizations (such as banks, insurance, business and consumer service companies, hospitals, local and national government) to realize the value that project management can bring to the long term development of their organization.
LC Classification NumberHG173