Implementing the Virtual Project Management Office: Proven Strategies for Success (GENERAL FINANCE & INVESTING) - Hardcover

Goncalves, Marcus

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071459170 ISBN 13: 9780071459174

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2006

Synopsis

Globalization and increased outsourcing have redefined project management. The complex dynamics involved in today's long-distance projects require a new skill set and knowledge base unlike anything needed before.

Here, leading project management expert Marcus Goncalves presents a complete guide to implementing the virtual project management office (ePMO). Leveraging his information technology expertise and PM experience, Goncalves offers cutting-edge techniques for managing projects across borders, working with colleagues and clients from different cultures, and utilizing the necessary telecommunication/Internet technologies ePM managers and their virtual teams and remote PM offices must have.

Implementing the Virtual Project Management Office complies with the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) guidelines and extends them to ePMO. After analyzing the benefits of ePM versus conventional project management, Goncalves presents an in-depth discussion of ePM practices, scenarios, and challenges, aided by real-world examples and insightful case studies.

Providing a full focus on the management and execution of virtual projects, Goncalves demonstrates the time- and cost-saving advantages, showing how to begin realizing those advantages immediately. He gives you:

Guidelines for building virtual project teams

Step-by-step best practices for keeping an eProject on course

Techniques for measuring project performance and earned value

eTools for controlling project quality

Ways to integrate speed, change, and innovation for ePM success

A customer-driven approach to ePM

Goncalves provides comprehensive information on developing a state-of-the-art virtual project management office, from the necessary structure and environment to the technology. He also defines what concurrent ePM is and the need for change management during the process. The bonus CD features sample policies, forms, budgets, checklists, and software (including the award winning Mindmanager, from Mindjet) to assist in your ePMO implementation.

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HardCover. Pub Date: 2006 Pages: 374 in Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Globalization and increased outsourcing have redefined project management The complex dynamics involved in the set of today's long-distance projects require a new skill and knowledge base unlike anything needed before.Here . leading project management expert Marcus Goncalves presents a complete guide to implementing the virtual project management office (ePMO). Leveraging his information technology expertise and PM experience. Goncalves offers cutting-edge techniques for managing projects across borders. working with colleagues and clients from different cultures. and utilizing the necessary telecommunicationInternet ...

Synopsis:

This book offers proven strategies for dramatic improvement in virtual project management. Globalization, increased outsourcing, and other new business realities have brought virtual project management offices to the forefront of business innovation. "Implementing the Virtual Project Management Office" explores the latest techniques for improving the outcome of an ePMO design and implementation. Trusted authority Marcus Goncalves combines examples and case studies with expert analysis to demonstrate the comparative time- and cost-saving advantages of an ePMO. He highlights ePMO and details strategies for streamlining communications and interactivity among team members working across barriers of border, culture, and language.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0071459170
• ISBN 13: 9780071459174
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 374