Maximizing project value : defining, managing, and measuring for optimal return

"Maximizing Project Value shows you how to put the emphasis on value when managing a project, from the project's initial inception, all the way through its completion and even farther down the road to determine whether it's of continuous worth to the company. This guide offers a step-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Berman, Jeff, 1966-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York : Amacom, American Management Association, ©2007.
Subjects
Project management.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN0814473822
9780814473825
9780814429785
0814429785
9781615830329
1615830324
1281128449
9781281128447
9786611128449
6611128441
Physical Description1 online resource (viii, 199 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : beyond "on time and on budget"
  • Defining the project business case and getting buy-in from top management
  • Business case process life cycle
  • Determining the need for a project
  • Initiating the project
  • Making the business case
  • Business case influencers and supporters
  • 7 principles for developing a winning business case
  • Project selection techniques
  • The business case approval process
  • Executing a project with a business value mindset
  • Defining project value drivers
  • Key performance indicators
  • Achieving project value through stakeholder management
  • Change management
  • Stakeholder management
  • Stakeholder management as a process
  • Stakeholder communication
  • Creating organizational alignment and accountability
  • The impact of change
  • Accountability
  • Rewards and incentives
  • Establishing an ongoing project performance tracking process
  • Reporting mechanisms
  • Metrics visibility
  • Correction management
  • Conclusion.

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