THE FIRST EXECUTIVE’S GUIDE TO DRIVING GREATER
ORGANIZATIONAL VALUE THROUGH PROJECT MANAGEMENT!
• Align project management with business strategy
• Choose the right projects and oversee them
effectively
• Structure your organization to promote better
project decision-making
• Manage multiple projects in complex globalized
environments
As an executive, you know there’s only one reason to
start a project: to add value. Now there’s a project management book that shares your
perspective: a book that helps you optimize the value of projects and project management
throughout your organization. Top project management consultant Michael Bender reveals how
to make sure all your projects fully support your goals and run effectively from start to
finish. Bender shows how to use balanced portfolio techniques to drive maximum value from
every project, systematically reduce risk in tough-to-manage globalized environments, and
improve organizational performance through strategic outsourcing. As an executive, you
realize the rewards or suffer the penalty of project results. Here are the tools you need
to get the results you’re after—and get them consistently.
MICHAEL B. BENDER, PMP, is founder and CEO of Ally Business Developers, a
consortium of world-class business, organizational, and professional development experts.
Bender’s project/program management experience spans 30 years and several continents. He
has applied his technical, leadership, and managerial skills to projects including the
Hubble Space Telescope; NEXRAD (Next Generation Weather Radar); and air traffic control
systems for the United States, UK, and Taiwan. Bender is a speaker for the American
Management Association (AMA) and Global Knowledge, and a guest speaker at DePaul
University and the Project Management Institute. He has authored many AMA project
management seminars and recently completed a study of best practices in multiproject
management.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments . . . ix
About the Author . . . x
Preface . . . xi
Part I Understanding Projects and Project Management
Chapter 1 The Goals of Project Management . . . 1
Chapter 2 Project Management Framework and Structure . . . 13
Chapter 3 Project Definition and Planning . . . 27
Part II Aligning Project Management with the Organization
Chapter 4 Strategic Alignment . . . 53
Chapter 5 A Framework for Strategic Alignment . . . 67
Chapter 6 Organizational Alignment . . . 89
Chapter 7 Process Alignment . . . 109
Part III Project Management Oversight
Chapter 8 Project Cost Management . . . 131
Chapter 9 Project Oversight . . . 151
Chapter 10 Project Management Oversight . . . 167
Part IV Projects as Capital Investments
Chapter 11 Projects as Capital Investments . . . 183
Chapter 12 Developing a Balanced Portfolio . . . 201
Chapter 13 Balanced Portfolio Techniques in Action . . . 217
Part V Globalization and Resource Optimization
Chapter 14 Globalization and Strategic Outsourcing . . . 229
Chapter 15 Optimizing Resources in a Multiproject Environment . . 247*
Endnotes . . . 265
Index . . . 269
288 pages, Hardcover