Project Management Methodologies, Governance and Success: Insight from Traditional and Transformative Research

by Robert Joslin

Overview

Project management methodologies, practices, and guidelines are the only explicit information that project managers have and, when properly maintained, should reflect the most current knowledge and guidance to achieve repeatable successful project outcomes. Despite more than 50 years of research in the field of project management, project success r

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429528118
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	04/30/2019
Series:	Best Practices in Portfolio, Program, and Project Management
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	15 MB
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About the Author

Robert Joslin is Head of Consulting Group Business Intelligence for Zurich Financial Services, an international Swiss based financial services company.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Theory. Summary of Book. History of Success Factors. Success Factors Explained. the Different Views Into Portfolios, Programs and Projects. Why Structure (the Book) by Success Factors? Relationships Between Success Factors, Success Criteria and Key Performance. Indicators. Constantly Changing Factors and the Impacts on Portfolios, Programs and Projects. Viewing Portfolios, Programs and Projects as a Complex Adaptive System (Cas). Complex Adaptive Systems (Cas) Explained. Overview of Portfolio Management. Overview of Program Management. Overview of Project Management. Application of Cas Theory to Portfolios, Programs and Projects. Successful Deployment of Cas in Portfolios, Programs and Projects. Case Study. Section Quiz. Discussion Question. Summary. Success Factors in Detail. Introduction to Success Factors. Introduction to Success Factors Common to Portfolios, Programs and Projects. Common Success Factors Described. Cas Impact on the Common Success Factors. Introduction to Success Factors Common to Portfolios and Programs. Common Success Factors Described. Cas Impact on the Common Success Factors. Introduction to Success Factors Common to Programs and Projects. Common Success Factors Described. Cas Impact on the Common Success Factors. Portfolio Only Success Factors. Program Only Success Factors. Project Only Success Factors. an Integrative View of Cas and Success Factors - a Big Picture. Case Study. Section Quiz. Discussion Question. Summary. Tools and Techniques - Practical Approach. Tools and Techniques Applied to Defining, Monitoring (Measuring) and Controlling Success Factors. Mapping Success Factors, Success Criteria and Kpis. Templates. the Future. Current Research. Integrated Modeling of the Organization and Markets. Future Technologies and the Impact on the Setup and Execution of Portfolios, Programs and Projects. Case Study. Section Quiz. Discussion Question. Summary.