Creating the Project Office: A Manager's Guide to Leading Organizational Change
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (517 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0787963984 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
While a project office model leads to better products from projects, it is also a vehicle for generating overall organizational change -- by transforming the organization from function-based to project-based. Creating the Project Office is written for managers who are searching for ways to transform their organizations into more effective and efficient project-based workplaces. As this important book reveals, there is no more effective way to make that change than to create a project office tailored to the needs of the organization. This model incorporates projects into the very fabric of the organizational strategy and revitalizes organizations, creates competitive advantage, and increases shareholder value.
"These authors have scored again with the latest evolution of their collective insight. While not providing exactly a how-to recipe, Englund and his colleagues describe from personal experience what works and what remarkable results can be achieved with passion, persistence and good upper management sponsorship." — Peter Rosenbladt, Hewlett-Packard R&D; Manager (retired) "What's a project office and why do you want one? Different organizations are at different points along a continuum on the use and acceptance of project offices. The journey they depict expands and challenges the status quo and gives them a prominent place as thought leaders on the future of project management. "The authors have produced another thought provoking, next generation look at the project based organization, change, politics, and role of the project office. This text will serve a broad audience spanning both academic and industry needs—
Unusually rich This book takes the leading thinking in implementing organizational change and applies it directly to the challenge of implementing project management. The authors then advance the art through the application of their extensive experience and original thought that leaves the reader-practitioner with a step-by-step guide to implementing a project management office. The major strength of this manuscript is its revelation of the organizational challenges in creating a project office, their causes, and straightforward advice on. Common sense applied to change management, wrapped in a bow! I purchased this book on recommendation from a previous reviewer and was amazed by the breadth, depth, and more importantly pace of the book. The book moves quickly and does not spend a lot of time on theory, more time on examples (drawn mainly from Englund's work at HP).The high level process applies as a general change management agenda, but applied through the lense of a PMO or project office. The annecdotes and lessons learnt provide an excellent framework for either internal "change agents" or external consultants to s. "Practical insights and tips to get implemented a PMO" according to alfonso. This book is a "must" in implementing organizational change and applies it directly to the challenge of implementing project management. The knowledge and experience of the authors comes through with `been there, done that' credibility.It is a very practical book what demosntrates that their is not a unique type of PMO.All the chapters added value to me as a project management practitioner. I loved all the stories and metaphores used in this book. I believe it is a "must" that all Business Schools and Universities need to h