Optimizing Project Management

This book addresses major project shortcomings by adopting a consulting perspective. With an emphasis on tailoring and optimizing project management, the book offers a broad view that includes strategy implementation, portfolio management, program management, and PMO. The book closely aligns with the Project Management Institute's standards.

Dr. Te Wu is the CEO of PMO Advisory, a consulting and a PMI Global Registered Education Provider. It is also one of the few companies offering portfolio (PfMP), program (PgMP), project (PMP/CAPM), risk (PMI-RMP), agile (PMI-ACP), organization leadership & change management, and PMO training. He is also a professor at Montclair State University and China Europe International Business School. Prof. Wu has more than 25 years of professional experience specializing in strategy execution and establishing and leading large PMOs, and he is certified in Portfolio, Program, Project, and Risk Management. He is an active volunteer including serving on PMI's Portfolio Management and Risk Management Standard Core Teams. He is also a United States delegate on the International Standard Organization Technical Committee 258 for Project, Program and Portfolio Management. As a practitioner, executive, teacher, writer, and speaker, Dr. Wu enjoys sharing his knowledge and experiences and networking with other professionals.

List of Figures. List of Tables. List of Templates in Appendix A. Preface. Acknowledgments. Author. Part 1 SETTING THE STAGE. 1 Project Management - What and Why? 2 Organizing Project Management Knowledge - Principles, Knowledge Domains, Life Cycles, and Agile versus Traditional Approaches. Part 2 PROJECTS IN MOTION - FROM IDEAS TO RESULTS. 3 Ideation - Aligning Projects with Strategy. 4 Initiation - Starting the Project Right. 5 Preparation - Planning to Achieve Optimal Implementation. 6 Implementing Projects - Getting It Done. 7 Project Transition and/or Closure - Celebrating Success. Part 3 KNOWLEDGE DOMAIN. 8 Project Integration Management - The Most Important Knowledge Domain. 9 Stakeholder Management - Knowing the People. 10 Scope Management - Defining Scope and Determining Requirements. 11 Schedule Management - Understanding "When". 12 Resource Management - Defining the Resources Required to Tackle Projects. 13 Cost Management - How to Develop and Manage Budgets. 14 Communication Management - Ensuring the Full Handshake. 15 Risk Management - Minimizing Surprises. 16 Quality Management - Designing It Right. 17 Project Supply Chain Management - Extending beyond the Internal Resources. 18 Leveraging Conflicts - How to Find the Optimal Balance of Conflicts. 19 Governance Management - Establishing Decision Framework. Part 4 BEYOND PROJECT MANAGEMENT. 20 Working with People - Building, Mobilizing, Managing, and Leading Project Teams. 21 Program, Portfolio, Service Management, and Strategic Business Execution. Appendix A: Selective Project Management Templates. Appendix B: Case Study - Whole World Enterprise (WWE). Appendix C: Glossary of Key Terms. Index.