Management

STRATEGIC PLANNING

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Projects are critical to the success of any organization. They are the activities that result in new or changed products, services, environments, processes and organi- zations. Projects increase sales, reduce costs, improve quality and customer satisfaction, enhance the work environment, and result in many other benefits.
As organizations have recognized the criticality of projects to their success, project management has become a focal point of improvement efforts. More and more organizations have embraced project management as a key strategy for remaining competitive in today’s highly competitive business environment. Project management centers of excellence (e.g., project management offices), training programs, and organization change programs to improve project management practices are increasingly common parts of strategic plans to improve organizational effectiveness.
Some organizations are just getting started with project management. Others have reached a level of maturity whereby project management has become a way of life. In the leading organizations, project management is aligned with and in- tegrated into the company’s business goals and objectives. No longer the sole re- sponsibility of the project manager, top management is taking more responsibil- ity for driving the company’s project management strategies.
This book is the result of studying project management efforts in hundreds of organizations. The lessons learned have resulted in a roadmap. A model that identifies the universal phases an organization goes through as project management matures and evolves. The PM Maturity Model allows us to identify what steps must be taken, what deeds must be accomplished, and in what sequence to realize meaningful and measurable results. Project management is no longer a program within the company. It becomes a strategic part of the annual business plan.

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Series Title

STRATEGIC PLANNING

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Publisher

Canada. : JOHN WILEY & SONS. INC., 2001

Collation

1-271

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-471-40039-4

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NONE

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Edition

1st Edtion

Subject(s)

Management

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