Business Benefits Through Programme and Project Management

Business Benefits Through Programme and Project Management
Author: Great Britain. Office of Government Commerce
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2006-02-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780113310258

Successful business organisations need to be able to manage the process of change effectively in order to ensure that the benefits of planned projects and long-term strategies are realised. PRINCE2 (Projects in Controlled Environments) provides a structured project management framework for all types of projects, and is widely recognised by the UK government as well as throughout the private sector. This book contains best practice guidance for senior managers on how to delegate the planning and implementation of projects whilst remaining in overall strategic control, in order to successfully deliver desired business benefits.

Strategic Benefits Realization

Strategic Benefits Realization
Author: Craig Letavec
Publisher: J. Ross Publishing
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2014-02-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1604270934

“Strategic Benefits Realization never loses focus on the ultimate goal of any organization—to achieve business benefits that endure. Craig Letavec’s common sense approach and practical guidance can be applied throughout the entire benefits realization life cycle to ensure true business value from project investments. Business and project professionals can apply the author’s business-focused techniques immediately—a must read in today’s highly competitive global marketplace.” —Marc Resch, President, Resch Group, and best-selling author This desk reference offers practical guidance for program managers, portfolio managers, and business leaders in the implementation of benefits realization management in organizations. Aligned with global standards, this book extends the knowledge contained in these standards through practical implementation guidance, examples, and additional detail created to assist organizations in implementing benefits realization management as a business practice to support the achievement of strategic business benefits. It also addresses important considerations in organizational change management, providing insights on leveraging key principles to guide successful implementation of the business change required to realize benefits through project and program work. Leveraging benefits realization management at the business portfolio level is covered as well. This book is ideal for organizations beginning to implement benefits realization management and those that wish to mature existing practices. Strategic Benefits Realization provides a practical approach to implementing benefits realization management in organizations that is aligned to PMI’sStandard for Program Management and other global standards, and is presented in the context of program and portfolio management. The guidance offered supports effective governance and execution management to deliver business value.

Program Management for Improved Business Results

Program Management for Improved Business Results
Author: Russ J. Martinelli
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2014-07-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 111862792X

Superior program management begins with superior information and strategy Program Management for Improved Business Results, Second Edition is a practical guide to real-world program management, written to align with the rigorous PMI® PgMP® certification standards. The book explains the benchmarks and best practices that help shape a superior program manager, and provides case studies that illustrate the real-world application of management concepts. Written by a team composed of both industry professionals and academics, the book strikes a balance between theory and practice that facilitates understanding and better prepares candidates for the PgMP. Managers at all levels will learn the insights and techniques that are shaping modern management expectations. The Project Management Institute and the Product Development and Management Association both agree that program management is a critical element in the successful integration of business strategy and project management. The certification process is difficult, and few complete it – but demand for competent professionals is high. Program Management for Improved Business Results addresses this disconnect, preparing readers to fill the gaps and help businesses achieve the level of program management integration required by professional organizations. Topics include: Aligning programs with business strategy Program planning, execution, and processes Management metrics and strategic and operational tools Roles, responsibilities, and core competencies The book focuses on both the macro and the micro levels, explaining the successful integration of business strategy with project portfolios as well as the managing of a single program. Case studies present both issue-oriented and comprehensive perspectives, and guidance includes real, actionable steps. For professionals seeking improved program outcomes, Program Management for Improved Business Results is a roadmap to exceptional management skills. (PMI and PgMP are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.)

The Program Management Office Advantage

The Program Management Office Advantage
Author: Lia Tjahjana
Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0814414265

This resource introduces readers to the fundamentals of program management, detailing the reasons for setting up a program management office, and showing them step-by-step how to do so. Both comprehensive and easy to understand, this is an indispensable introduction to this important and powerful trend in project management.

Benefits Realization Management

Benefits Realization Management
Author: Carlos Eduardo Martins Serra
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2016-10-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1315352338

Benefits realization management (BRM) is a key part of governance, because it supports the strategic creation of value and provides the correct level of prioritization and executive support to the correct initiatives. Because of its relevance to the governance process, BRM has a strong influence over project success and is a link between strategic planning and strategy execution. This book guides portfolio, program, and project managers through the process of benefits realization management so they can maximize business value. It discusses why and how programs and projects are expected to enable value creation, and it explains the role of BRM in value creation. The book provides a flexible framework for: Translating business strategy drivers into expected benefits and explains the subsequent composition of a program and project portfolio that can realize expected benefits Planning the benefits realization expected from programs and projects and then making it happen Keeping programs and projects on track Reviewing and evaluating the benefits achieved or expected against the original baselines and the current expectations. To help project, program, and portfolio managers on their BRM journey, as well as to support business managers in executing business strategies, the book identifies key organizational responsibilities and roles involved in BRM practices, and it provides a simple reference that can be mapped against any organizational structure. A detailed and comprehensive case study illustrates each phase of the BRM framework as it links business strategy to project work, benefits, and business value. Each chapter ends with a series questions that provide a BRM self-assessment. The book concludes with a set of templates and detailed instructions to ensure successful deployment of BRM.

Project Benefits Management: Linking projects to the Business

Project Benefits Management: Linking projects to the Business
Author: Trish Melton
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2011-04-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 008055766X

Successful projects are the basis for the business many successful organisations, but many professionals lack the basic skills required to manage projects successfully. This book shows how to maximise the outcomes of projects and to ensure that the benefits arising from projects -- large or small -- are fully realized by the business. This key outcome can be easily overlooked or sidelined by the need to keep projects on track. Visually lead, to the point, with case studies and best practice guidelines throughout, the hard-won real world experience found in this book makes it a powerful PM resource for anyone involved in project management. Links project management to business goals for career project managers and those involved with project intermittently Focuses on the needs of engineering, industrial and process projects

Business Benefits Through Programme and Project Management

Business Benefits Through Programme and Project Management
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2006
Genre: Project management
ISBN:

Business Benefits shows senior managers how using MSP and PRINCE2 allows them to delegate, yet retain control of the big picture. It also shows how programmes and projects can be initiated and run successfully without massive management cost or overheads. In short, this publication provides a route map for ensuring that business projects and programmes succeed and yield the expected benefits to the business.

Earned Benefit Program Management

Earned Benefit Program Management
Author: Crispin Piney
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2017-10-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1315314274

No one can disagree that benefits are good things. Whether you are responsible for projects, programs, or portfolios, you are increasingly expected to think—and act—in an appropriate benefits-driven way. However: Do you understand that what may be appropriate for a project may be inapplicable for a program? Can you avoid the trap of wishful thinking based on overinflated expectations and underestimated costs? Can you manage your program or portfolio from inception to final delivery in a consistent, benefits-focused way based on a single, coherent model? This book describes how Earned Benefit Program Management techniques provide an innovative, all-inclusive model and set of tools developed specifically to answer these questions. This model consolidates the key concepts of project, program, and portfolio management and ensures that all program and portfolio management steps are carried out based on a single, signed-off model in a consistent, verifiable manner within a consolidated life cycle. This approach guarantees alignment with strategic goals and constraints through every stage of a program. Case studies highlight the key features of the approach and provide important lessons and insights for managing programs. Although the ideas and concepts for each topic are fully consistent with existing standards and other published material, they are based on new thinking and go beyond current practice. They provide a set of original and powerful techniques that are applicable to both programs and portfolios in a wide range of business environments.

The Standard for Program Management - Fourth Edition (Russian)

The Standard for Program Management - Fourth Edition (Russian)
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2018-12-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781628256017

The Standard for Program Management - Fourth Edition differs from prior editions by focusing on the principles of good program management. Program activities have been realigned to program lifecycle phases rather than topics, and the first section was expanded to address the key roles of program manager, program sponsor and program management office. It has also been updated to better align with PMI's Governance of Portfolios, Programs, and Projects: A Practice Guide.

Managing Successful Programmes

Managing Successful Programmes
Author: Great Britain. Office of Government Commerce
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780113309177

Programme management is becoming an increasingly important aspect of managing business change, whether within parts of an organisation, across the whole organisation or involving a group of organisations. The drivers for change may be internal, such as improving the quality of products, or external, such as new government policy. The second edition of this publication describes the OGC's approach for managing change effectively, based upon best practice experience within government and across the private sector. It provides an overview of the programme management framework, and considers key principles including leadership, benefits management, stakeholder management and communication, risk management, programme planning and control, business case management and quality management issues. It then goes on to discuss the programme management lifecycle including the identification and detailed definition of the programme, managing the project portfolio, delivery and realisation of measurable business benefits and the close-down of the programme and its infrastructure.