| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Managing Complex Projects and Programs: How to Improve Leadership of Complex Initiatives Using a Third-Generation Approach; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Professional Project and Program Management-Yesterday and Today; Chapter 1: The Exhilaration and Exasperation of Project and Program Leadership; Leading Projects and Programs; Chapter 2: The Emergence of Project Management: First-Generation Programmatics; Project Management's Beginnings; Project Management Processes; A Growing and Challenging Profession; Organizational Responses |
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Chapter 3: The Evolution of Project Management: Second-Generation ProgrammaticsPhase-Gate Approaches; Circumstance-Specific Approaches; Current Perspectives and Needs; An Identity Crisis; A Time for Action; Chapter 4: Rethinking the Roles and Responsibilities of Project Management Professionals; The Exasperados; Programmaticists and the Management of Complexity; A New Credo; Understanding Project and Program Complexity; Operational Uncertainty and Complexity; Outcome Uncertainty and Complexity; Stakeholder Uncertainty and Complexity; Environmental Uncertainty and Complexity |
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Organizational Uncertainty and ComplexityReactions to the Complexity Framework; Use of the Complexity Framework; Chapter 5: Stakeholder Views about the Roles and Responsibilities of Programmaticists; Diversity of Views; Three Conceptions of a Programmaticist's Role; The Traditionalist Perspective; The Operationalist Perspective; The Inclusivist Perspective; Adoption and Value; The Need for Different Kinds of Programmaticists; Chapter 6: Modern Problems with Traditional Management Models; The Two-Party Fully Governed Project Oversight Model; Limitations of the Model |
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Problems with Background DocumentsProblems with Operational Decision Making; Problems with Strategic Decision Making; Unsatisfied Needs for Expertise; A Search for Solutions; Chapter 7: Adaptations of the Traditional Two-Party Fully Governed Project Oversight Model; Stakeholder Stories; Organizational Growth; The Benefits of Growth; Responding to Growth-Related Challenges; Operational, Technical, and Strategic Review Committees; The Unintended Consequences of Review Committees; Impact on Decision Making and Programmatic Complexity; Portfolio Expansion |
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The Benefits of Pursuing Larger Numbers of ProjectsResponding to Portfolio-Related Challenges; Mixed-Function Review and Governance Committees; Business Governance Committees; More Unintended Consequences; Increased Project Size, Uncertainty, and Complexity; The Benefits of Large and Uncertain Projects; Establishment of Within-Project Infrastructure; The Unintended Consequences of Within-Project Infrastructure; The Establishment of Specialty Review and Governance Committees; The Unintended Consequences of Specialty Review and Governance Committees; Challenges Ahead; Chapter 8: Moving Forward |
| Summary |
"Manage projects and programs with an innovative new framework that rethinks complex endeavorsDespite being a major process in PMI's body of knowledge and having its own standard document and certificate designation based on successful experience and passing of an exam, program and project management remains one of the most difficult concepts to master successfully in today's increasingly complex and ever-evolving global business environment. Third Generation Programmatics walks readers through where program management began, through current cutting-edge concepts, such as agile and extreme project management, and, finally, to a new set of guidelines that will allow the successful integration of programs and projects into the strategic direction of an organization. Presented through insightful vignettes and real-world case studies, the information provided in Third Generation Programmatics is essential reading not only for program and project managers in the trenches, but also for managers and executives who need to ensure the true integration of these processes into their overall business strategy. Focuses on aligning projects and programs within the complex environments of today's business models Presents a framework for best practices based on successes and failures in real-world cases Progresses from original project management frameworks through current initiatives Builds a new map for successful project and program management If you're a program or project manager, a general business manager, or a candidate for the PgMP exam, Third Generation Programmatics offers the latest, most inventive framework for ensuring the success of your organization's strategic goals"-- Provided by publisher |
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"Focuses on aligning projects and programs within the complex environments of today's business models"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Copyright © John Wiley & Sons 2014 |
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English |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Project management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Project Management.
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Project management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2014020455 |
| ISBN |
9781118420768 |
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1118420764 |
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9781118417416 |
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1118417410 |
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111838301X |
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9781118383018 |
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9781322024332 |
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1322024332 |
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