Handbook of Project-Based Management, The: Leading Strategic Change in Organizations

by J. Rodney Turner

Discover How to Dramatically Improve the Processes of Project-Based Management in Any Organization!One of the most influential books ever written on the development of project management, "The Handbook of Project-Based Management" has been completely revised for a new generation of students and practitioners. The Third Edition now features a major change in focus from delivering corporate objectives to achieving strategic change, including embedding corporate change after a project is completed.Filled with over 150 illustrations, The Third Edition of "The Handbook of Project-Based Management" A rigorous guide to project management practice for the twenty-first century Complete tools for managing project performance and process New to this new focus on achieving strategic change; new information on the project life cycle; new applications to different industries; new material on strategic design, stakeholders, and organizational capability; shift in emphasis from administrative procedures to governanceInside this Cutting-Edge Guide to Twenty-First Century Project Management - The Context of - Projects for Delivering Beneficial Change - Project Success and Strategy - The People Involved - Managing - Scope - Project Organization - Quality - Cost - Time - Risk - Managing the - Project Process - Project Start-Up - Project Execution and Control - Project Close-Out - Governance of Project-Based - Project Governance - Program and Portfolio Management - Developing Organizational Capability - Governance of the Project-Based Organization - International Projects

Genres: Management, Business, Leadership

452 pages, ebook

First published September 24, 2008

About the author

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Rodney Turner is Professor of Project Management at the Lille School of Management, France and at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. He has also authored or edited thirteen books, written numerous articles for journals, conferences and magazines and is editor of The International Journal of Project Management.