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