Linking Project Management to Business Strategy - Hardcover

Shenhar, Aaron J.; Milosevic, Dragan; Dvir, Dov; Thamhain, Hans

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1933890339 ISBN 13: 9781933890333

Publisher: Project Management Institute, 2007

Synopsis

Linking Project Management to Business Strategy Additional authors: Dragan Milosevic, Dov Dvir, Hans Thamhein.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Strategic alignment is a two-way process. Overall business strategy informs project planning and in turn, project success impacts enterprise success. Strategic alignment of a project takes into account strategic focus, operational efficiency and team leadership. The extent to which a project is focused on each dimension determines the level of "strategic maturity" for a given project. Research has shown that higher levels of strategic maturity are associated with higher levels of project success.

Table of Contents

I. Introduction

II. Strategic Project Leadership Toward a Strategic Project Management Approach

III. A Theoretical Framework for Aligning Project Management with Business Strategy

IV. Project Strategy--The Missing Link

V. Project Spirit: The Building Blocks of Inspiration

VI. Project Success--A Multidimensional Strategic Concept

VII. A Two Way Influence Between Business Strategy and Project Management

VIII. Why Different Projects Need Different Strategies

IX. Critical Success Factors for R&D Projects and the Role of Strategic Alignment

X. Managing Project Risk: An Enterprise Alignment Perspective

XI. The Power of Strategic Focus

XII. Does Strategic Alignment Contribute to Business Success

XIII. What Makes Great Strategic Projects

About this edition

• Publisher: Project Management Institute
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1933890339
• ISBN 13: 9781933890333
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 246