This is the manifestation of successfully implemented project management methods. The book and accompanying CD-ROM are tools in adopting Project Management standards and procedures company-wide, at every level and in every department.
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"book is a nuts-and-bolts guide for companies considering building project management center of excellence." -- Morning Star- Telegram November 4, 2002
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"It’s been shown again and again that business components from R & D to systems, engineering to manufacturing can benefit from a project-centered management approach. Now, organizations that have had success at the departmental or divisional level are taking the project management approach to new levels, adopting PM standards into across-the-board management philosophies and business strategies.
This new model is known as the Project Management Center of Excellence. PMCoEs need every group within the organization to work under the PM model, but more important, they need the proper tools to implement PM standards in new areas. A crucial tool in developing project management objectives across the company, this book covers:
* Positioning project management as a business strategy
* Creating and managing an organizational PM portfolio
* Education, training, and internal PM certification programs
* Classifying projects, benchmarking, and mapping a methodology.
Includes templates, figures, definitions, and a free CD-ROM featuring a complete methodology and guidelines for establishing a department of project management."
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not deep enough for anyone really doing this,
By A true practitioner (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Building Project-Management Centers of Excellence (With CD-ROM) (Hardcover)
I was optimistic given everyone's positive comments and since I am, myself, in the process of designing a project management center of excellence, I took a risk and bought it. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find it at my local bookstore to flip through it first and now I know why, nobody would buy it if they could see it first. The material is appropriate only at the most basic level of project management capabilities. If you've been at it for only a year or two, you might find it helpful, but if you are truly implementing one (as the title claims), you better already know all this stuff and a whole lot more. I wasted my money, don't waste yours. This is my first review and I don't usually write them but this purchase disappointed me.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Good advice from real life experience,
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This review is from: Building Project-Management Centers of Excellence (With CD-ROM) (Hardcover)
In my opinion Dennis did a great job with this book:
- he proved along he knows all the Project Management (PM) aspects from real life - on CD, and in the book also, there are a lot of good templates, easy to adjust for other purposes. As he said in introductory part of the CD, they are "some basic tools and templates" - the steps he figured out are perfect for the ones looking for a way to create Project Management Office (PMO) If you are: - a begginer worker in PM, or PMO, I can say this book is enough to give you an idea what to look for, what to do and what to learn in future to improve you skills - an intermediate Project Manager, this book is great to consolidate your past expertise and to open new dimensions which helps you look into the future, plan your work in a professional way, double check your ideas/thoughts - an expert Project Manager, do not expect this book will answer all you unanswered questions; it is an opinion, a very good one, tailored in such a way to be valid for a wide range of readers, with different expertise levels from various industries. The book is a good refference, information source and actionable tool. Thank you Dennis.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great forms,
By Cindy (Grand Rapids, MI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Building Project-Management Centers of Excellence (With CD-ROM) (Hardcover)
Our company was able to use the forms in the back of the book immediately to improve processes. The author did an excellent job of explaining the concepts an organization must follow to be successful. I was happy to learn the author was affiliated with the Project Management Body of Knowledge and the PMI organization which are standards our company strives to follow. Nice job Mr. Bolles.
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"Today's global market companies, regardless of industry and size, are looking to improve their systems and processes to become more competitive." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Population Team, Small Project Summary, Target Audience Project, Template Name When Used, Project Managers Management Knowledge Element, Issues Log, Issues Resolution Form, Post Project Review Report, Course Name Course Objectives Topics, Learning Outcome Objectives, Project Office, Activity Duration Estimating, Budget Worksheet Level, Change Request Log, Contract Administration, Contract Closeout, Cost Budgeting, Cost Control, Cost Estimating, Curriculum Requirements, Donnelly Corporation, Key Management Skills, Project Authorization Process-Level, Project Benefits Identification, Project Cost Management Resource Planning New!
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"Today's global market companies, regardless of industry and size, are looking to improve their systems and processes to become more competitive." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Population Team, Small Project Summary, Target Audience Project, Template Name When Used, Project Managers Management Knowledge Element, Issues Log, Issues Resolution Form, Post Project Review Report, Course Name Course Objectives Topics, Learning Outcome Objectives, Project Office, Activity Duration Estimating, Budget Worksheet Level, Change Request Log, Contract Administration, Contract Closeout, Cost Budgeting, Cost Control, Cost Estimating, Curriculum Requirements, Donnelly Corporation, Key Management Skills, Project Authorization Process-Level, Project Benefits Identification, Project Cost Management Resource Planning New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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This book cites 5
books:
- Project Management (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) by Harvard Business Review on page 82, page 118, and page 168
- Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling by Harold Kerzner in Front Matter, and page 3
- Hoshin Handbook, Second Edition by Pete Babich on page 36, and page 38
- Housing Training, Guide to: Basic Training No. 2 (Guide to housing training) on page 162, and page 163
- Practice of Management (Drucker Series) by Peter F. Drucker on page 37
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