Enterprise Project Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Management by Projects

Enterprise Project Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Management by Projects covers the essential and fundamental topics of enterprise project management and management of change by projects. It is written for portfolio, program and project managers, members of the project community, upper and middle level management, functional and operational managers, and all who desire to acquire an understanding of effective change by project management. The book covers in-depth the following important aspects of enterprise project management:

• Achieving organizational goals
• Management of programs
• Benefits realization management
• Stakeholder management and engagement
• Project portfolio management (PPM) and the project management office (PMO)

The book explains how enterprises can consistently succeed in managing projects by aligning them with business goals and clearly defining what needs to be achieved. It shows how to ensure that enterprise project management is fully deployed, and that project management concepts, methods, and techniques are available and utilized to deliver business value and the realization of benefits.

The book helps managers to answer to the question "Are we doing the right projects?" by covering how project portfolio management can ensure project alignment to strategic or operational goals and the efficient use of scare resources and funding to achieve objectives and goals. It also helps managers to answer to the question "Are we doing projects right?" by explaining the critical role of a PMO, which supports excellence in project management by enhancing the proficiencies of project managers and providing the foundational tools and techniques for project success.