Whether you are a senior executive or a project manager, it’s your job to help your organization grow and increase its value to its stakeholders. Project management is the unique organizational competency that manages change and drives competitive advantage—with the outcome of delivering results in line with corporate strategy. A...

Frontiers of Project Management Research—like all well-designed research studies—begins with a review of the literature...

The Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) standards and guideline publications, of which the document contained herein is one, are developed through a voluntary consensus standards development process. This process brings together volunteers and/or seeks out the views of persons who have an interest in the topic covered by this...

In the past, most project management books have focused on managing one project, but in today’s increasingly busy and stressful world, it has become necessary to calmly and efficiently manage more than one project—often several projects—successfully at the same time. This learned skill is valuable not only for project...

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In today’s highly competitive marketplace, organizations want more from project management than on-time, under-budget delivery. Just like labor, technology and equipment, project management is seen as a corporate asset that is expected to contribute to the bottom line. It must deliver a profitable return on investment if it is to become...

Provides a detailed understanding of program management. Updates to the Third Edition include: Program Life Cycle assigned its own chapter to provide details of the unique set of elements that make up the program management phase; highlights the full scope of program management and clarifies the supporting processes that complete the delivery...

Portfolio management is an integral part of an organization's overall strategic plan. While project and program management focus on “doing the work right,” the purpose of portfolio management is “doing the right work.” Updates to the Third Edition include: addition of three Knowledge Areas to address Portfolio...