Implementing the Virtual Project Management Office

Proven Strategies for Success

Marcus Goncalves

298 pages, parution le 01/09/2006

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Résumé

Globalization and increased outsourcing have redefined project management. The complex dynamics involved in today's long-distance projects require a new skill set and knowledge base unlike anything needed before.

Here, leading project management expert Marcus Goncalves presents a complete guide to implementing the virtual project management office (ePMO). Leveraging his information technology expertise and PM experience, Goncalves offers cutting-edge techniques for managing projects across borders, working with colleagues and clients from different cultures, and utilizing the necessary telecommunication/Internet technologies ePM managers and their virtual teams and remote PM offices must have.

Implementing the Virtual Project Management Office complies with the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) guidelines and extends them to ePMO. After analyzing the benefits of ePM versus conventional project management, Goncalves presents an in-depth discussion of ePM practices, scenarios, and challenges, aided by real-world examples and insightful case studies.

Providing a full focus on the management and execution of virtual projects, Goncalves demonstrates the time- and cost-saving advantages, showing how to begin realizing those advantages immediately. He gives you:

Guidelines for building virtual project teams
Step-by-step best practices for keeping an eProject on course
Techniques for measuring project performance and earned value
eTools for controlling project quality
Ways to integrate speed, change, and innovation for ePM success
A customer-driven approach to ePM

Goncalves provides comprehensive information on developing a state-of-the-art virtual project management office, from the necessary structure and environment to the technology. He also defines what concurrent ePM is and the need for change management during the process. The bonus CD features sample policies, forms, budgets, checklists, and software (including the award winning Mindmanager, from Mindjet) to assist in your ePMO implementation.

L'auteur - Marcus Goncalves

Marcus Goncalves

is a System Manager for Process Software Corporation, one of the leaders in Web server technologies and TCP/IP solutions. He has taught workshops and seminars on information systems and Internet security in the U.S. and internationally. Goncalves writes regularly for WebWeek, Back Office, Developer's Magazine, Internet Quarterly, and other publications. He has authored and co-authored several books, including Protecting Your Web Site with Firewalls, Internet Privacy Kit, and NT 4.0 Server:Management and Control.

Sommaire

Preface
Acknowledgments
A Business Case for a PMO
Introduction to the PMO and Its Requirements
ePMO versus Conventional PMO
The Virtual Project Management Office: An Overview
Developing an ePMO
Developing the ePMO Business Processes
Information Systems for ePMO Excellence
Methodology and the Organizational Culture
ePMO and PMI's OPM3
Developing Standards and Methods
Appendix A: Project Management Framework Checklists
Appendix B: Project Charter Template
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Marcus Goncalves
Parution	01/09/2006
Nb. de pages	298
Format	16 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	626g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780071459174
ISBN13	978-0-07-145917-4