Publisher's Synopsis
Since it was first published in 1997, Creating an Environmentfor Successful Projects has become a landmark work that showshow to develop project management as an organizational practice.This second edition offers solid, results-oriented advice on howupper management can create an environment that supports thesuccess of special projects and the development of new products.The book also includes a wealth of examples from the authors'workshop participants and readers of the first edition who havesuccessfully implemented these concepts within their organizations.New in the second edition:
- Ideas and practices about portfolio management to achievegreater overall success from a portfolio of projects
- Advice for helping project teams come together to become moreeffective
- Information for developing the chief project officer
- Suggestions for implementing project management informationsystems
- More descriptions about organizations and people who have usedthese principles to develop vastly improved environments
