A Manager's Guide to Project Management

Acknowledgments ... ix About the Author ... x Preface ... xi Part I Understanding Projects and Project Management Chapter 1 The Goals of Project Management ... 1 Chapter 2 Project Management Framework and Structure ... 13 Chapter 3 Project Definition and Planning ... 27 Part II Aligning Project Management with the Organization Chapter 4 Strategic Alignment ... 53 Chapter 5 A Framework for Strategic Alignment ... 67 Chapter 6 Organizational Alignment ... 89 Chapter 7 Process Alignment ... 109 Part III Project Management Oversight Chapter 8 Project Cost Management ... 131 Chapter 9 Project Oversight ... 151 Chapter 10 Project Management Oversight ... 167 Part IV Projects as Capital Investments Chapter 11 Projects as Capital Investments ... 183 Chapter 12 Developing a Balanced Portfolio ... 201 Chapter 13 Balanced Portfolio Techniques in Action ... 217 Part V Globalization and Resource Optimization Chapter 14 Globalization and Strategic Outsourcing ... 229 Chapter 15 Optimizing Resources in a Multiproject Environment . . 247* Endnotes ... 265 Index ... 269 *NOTE: Chapter 15 is available for free online at www.ftpress.com/title/9780137136902.

MICHAEL B. BENDER, PMP, is founder and CEO of Ally Business Developers, a consortium of world-class business, organizational, and professional development experts. Bender's project/program management experience spans 30 years and several continents. He has applied his technical, leadership, and managerial skills to projects including the Hubble Space Telescope; NEXRAD (Next Generation Weather Radar); and air traffic control systems for the United States, UK, and Taiwan. Bender is a speaker for the American Management Association (AMA) and Global Knowledge, and a guest speaker at DePaul University and the Project Management Institute. He has authored many AMA project management seminars and recently completed a study of best practices in multiproject management.