Project Management Best Practices

Informationen zum Autor Harold Kerzner, Ph.D., is Senior Executive Director for Project Management at the International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL), a global learning solutions company offering professional training and consulting services worldwide. Dr. Kerzner's profound effect on the project management industry inspired IIL to establish, in coordination with PMI, the Kerzner International Project Manager of the Year Award, which is presented to a distinguished PMP® or global equivalent each year. Klappentext Best practices from 50+ world-class organizations to improve project management, add business value, and increase benefit realization Featuring senior executives and project managers from more than 50 world-class companies offering their best practices for successful project management implementation, the newly revised Fifth Edition of Project Management Best Practices contains updates throughout to reflect the latest project management best practices that add value and efficiency to every level of an organization. The text offers guidance on a wide range of project management best practices, with new coverage of the impact of COVID-19, the growth of nontraditional projects, cultural and emotional intelligence, and much more. Project Management Best Practices features insights and best practices from world class organizations like Siemens, Deloitte, GEA, Heineken, Sony, Dubai Customs, Philips Medical, IBM, Boeing, Comau, and Hitachi. Case studies from many of these organizations are included in each chapter to practically illustrate various concepts. This Fifth Edition includes updated information from companies covered in the earlier books along with contributions from new companies. Project Management Best Practices includes information on: Project management best practices throughout modern history and how the best of intentions can quickly become migraines Responding to changing customer requirements, what to do when the wrong culture is in place, and handling the internal politics of any project Strategic planning for project management, roadblocks to excellence, and seven fallacies that delay project management maturity Recognizing the need for project management methodology development and where/how artificial intelligence (AI) slots into the project management field Following the same successful format as its predecessor in terms of content, the Fifth Edition of Project Management Best Practices is an essential resource for senior level and middle level corporate managers, project and team managers, engineers, project team members, business consultants, and students in related programs of study. Zusammenfassung PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICESBest practices from 50+ world-class organizations to improve project management, add business value, and increase benefit realizationFeaturing senior executives and project managers from more than 50 world-class companies offering their best practices for successful project management implementation, the newly revised Fifth Edition of Project Management Best Practices contains updates throughout to reflect the latest project management best practices that add value and efficiency to every level of an organization. The text offers guidance on a wide range of project management best practices, with new coverage of the impact of COVID-19, the growth of nontraditional projects, cultural and emotional intelligence, and much more.Project Management Best Practices features insights and best practices from world class organizations like Siemens, Deloitte, GEA, Heineken, Sony, Dubai Customs, Philips Medical, IBM, Boeing, Comau, and Hitachi. Case studies from many of these organizations are included in each chapter to practically illustrate various concepts. This Fifth Edition includes updated information from companies covered in the earlier books along with contributions from ne...

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Harold Kerzner, Ph.D., is Senior Executive Director for Project Management at the International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL), a global learning solutions company offering professional training and consulting services worldwide. Dr. Kerzner's profound effect on the project management industry inspired IIL to establish, in coordination with PMI, the Kerzner International Project Manager of the Year Award, which is presented to a distinguished PMP® or global equivalent each year.

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Best practices from 50+ world-class organizations to improve project management, add business value, and increase benefit realization Featuring senior executives and project managers from more than 50 world-class companies offering their best practices for successful project management implementation, the newly revised Fifth Edition of Project Management Best Practices contains updates throughout to reflect the latest project management best practices that add value and efficiency to every level of an organization. The text offers guidance on a wide range of project management best practices, with new coverage of the impact of COVID-19, the growth of nontraditional projects, cultural and emotional intelligence, and much more. Project Management Best Practices features insights and best practices from world class organizations like Siemens, Deloitte, GEA, Heineken, Sony, Dubai Customs, Philips Medical, IBM, Boeing, Comau, and Hitachi. Case studies from many of these organizations are included in each chapter to practically illustrate various concepts. This Fifth Edition includes updated information from companies covered in the earlier books along with contributions from new companies. Project Management Best Practices includes information on:

• Project management best practices throughout modern history and how the best of intentions can quickly become migraines
• Responding to changing customer requirements, what to do when the wrong culture is in place, and handling the internal politics of any project
• Strategic planning for project management, roadblocks to excellence, and seven fallacies that delay project management maturity
• Recognizing the need for project management methodology development and where/how artificial intelligence (AI) slots into the project management field Following the same successful format as its predecessor in terms of content, the Fifth Edition of Project Management Best Practices is an essential resource for senior level and middle level corporate managers, project and team managers, engineers, project team members, business consultants, and students in related programs of study.

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Preface xv

About the Companion Website xix

1 Understanding Best Practices 1

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Wärtsilä 2

1.2 Project Management Best Practices: 1945-1960 4

1.3 Project Management Best Practices: 1960-1985 5

1.4 Project Management Best Practices: 1985-2016 8

1.5 Project Management Best Practices: 2016-Present 13

1.6 Benefits Management Practice at Dubai Customs 14

1.7 An Executive's View of Project Management 19

1.8 The Growth of Nontraditional Projects 22

1.9 The Growth of the VUCA Environment 24

1.10 The Impact of the COVID- 19 Pandemic on Project Management 26

1.11 General Motors and Ventilators 30

1.12 Best Practices Process 33

1.13 Step 1: Definition of a Best Practice 34

1.14 Step 2: Seeking Out Best Practices 37

1.15 Dashboards and Scorecards 45

1.16 Key Performance Indicators 48

1.17 Manufacturing Best Practices in Action 54

1.18 Step 3: Validating the Best Practice 57

1.19 Step 4: Levels of Best Practices 58

1.20 Step 5: Management of Best Practices 61

1.21 Step 6: Revalidating Best Practices 61

1.22 Step 7: What to Do with a Best Practice 62

1.23 Step 8: Communicating Best Practices Across the Company 63

1.24 Step 9: Ensuring Usage of the Best Practices 65

1.25 Common Beliefs 65

1.26 The Dark Side of Project Management Best Pr…