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