The handbook of project-based management - 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 contains:

• A rigorous guide to project management practice for the twenty-first century
• Complete tools for managing project performance and process
• New to this edition: 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 governance

Inside this Cutting-Edge Guide to Twenty-First Century Project Management

The Context of Projects:
Projects for Delivering Beneficial Change
Project Success and Strategy
The People Involved
Managing Performance:
Scope
Project Organization
Quality
Cost
Time
Risk Managing the Process:
Project Process
Project Start-Up
Project Execution and Control
Project Close-Out
Governance of Project-Based Management:
Project Governance
Program and Portfolio Management
Developing Organizational Capability
Governance of the Project-Based Organization
International Projects