Maximizing project value : defining, managing, and measuring for optimal return / / Jeff Berman.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Berman, Jeff, 1966-
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: viii, 200 p. :; ill.
• Notes: Includes index.

Table of Contents

Introduction : beyond "on time and on budget" -- Defining the project business case and getting buy-in from top management -- Business case process life cycle -- Determining the need for a project -- Initiating the project -- Making the business case -- Business case influencers and supporters -- 7 principles for developing a winning business case -- Project selection techniques -- The business case approval process -- Executing a project with a business value mindset -- Defining project value drivers -- Key performance indicators -- Achieving project value through stakeholder management -- Change management -- Stakeholder management -- Stakeholder management as a process -- Stakeholder communication -- Creating organizational alignment and accountability -- The impact of change -- Accountability -- Rewards and incentives -- Establishing an ongoing project performance tracking process -- Reporting mechanisms -- Metrics visibility -- Correction management -- Conclusion.