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The effective management of project portfolios - including short-term projects, large multi-project programs, or both - has become a growing challenge for industry, government, and other institutions. Many organizations have identified the need to set up centres for the co-ordination and practice of project management, thus allowing them to work more effectively and to their best ability. This volume provides expert advice, information, concepts, and working models for all organizations wishing to improve, standardize, and optimize their project management. It covers all aspects of establishing a program management office (PMO), from selecting a leader, structuring the PMO, and defining a workable charter. It also takes a detailed look at the three primary missions of the effective PMO - developing, managing, and growing portfolios; mentoring and actively managing projects; and the education, training and development of those involved with a project knowledge base.
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Craig Letavec is a certified Project Management Professional, and currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the PMI Program Management Office.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
A good, comprehensive textbook on PMOs
5 Oct 2007
Format:Hardcover
This book has been pretty valuable to me on my latest project. I'm a PMP who has done a lot of project management, but I've this was the first time I had to setup a PMO from scratch. With that task in mind, I started scraping together all of the PMO resources I could find. I located this book on Amazon and, after reading a few reviews, purchased it along with a few others.
First, the information in the book is well organized and the chapters are clear and concise. The first half of the book describes the process and requirements of setting up a PMO while the second half discusses PMO operations and on-going challenges after it is up and running. It didn't take long for me to rip the information from the first few chapters and develop a clear step-by-step plan for my project.
Normally, I find these textbooks complete snooze-fests but this one wasn't too bad. Either Craig Letavec did a great job in writing the book or my fear of tanking the project overcame my textbook-induced narcolepsy. Either way, I got what I needed from the material. Recommended.
First, the information in the book is well organized and the chapters are clear and concise. The first half of the book describes the process and requirements of setting up a PMO while the second half discusses PMO operations and on-going challenges after it is up and running. It didn't take long for me to rip the information from the first few chapters and develop a clear step-by-step plan for my project.
Normally, I find these textbooks complete snooze-fests but this one wasn't too bad. Either Craig Letavec did a great job in writing the book or my fear of tanking the project overcame my textbook-induced narcolepsy. Either way, I got what I needed from the material. Recommended.
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
A good, practical resource
28 Nov 2006
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book because my company is considering implementing a PMO within our IT organization. Not knowing much about how to go about starting a PMO, I was looking for something that would give me some ideas on how to structure a PMO and how to plan and implement our PMO in a way that had some reasonable likelihood of success. For me, this book was a great resource.
Specifically, I liked the focus on performing a needs assessment before chartering a PMO, the fact that book helped me figure out how to "sell" the PMO concept to IT management in my organization, and the breakout of potential roles for the PMO within an organization and examples of how the PMO can be used to address project and process problems. I learned a lot about what a PMO can achieve and how to position the PMO for success. For anyone who is working to develop a PMO in their organization, I think this book is a great resource. There is some "theory" but plenty of practical guidance that you can actually use. I even e-mailed the author with a question about something in the book and he wrote back a three paragraph response!
Specifically, I liked the focus on performing a needs assessment before chartering a PMO, the fact that book helped me figure out how to "sell" the PMO concept to IT management in my organization, and the breakout of potential roles for the PMO within an organization and examples of how the PMO can be used to address project and process problems. I learned a lot about what a PMO can achieve and how to position the PMO for success. For anyone who is working to develop a PMO in their organization, I think this book is a great resource. There is some "theory" but plenty of practical guidance that you can actually use. I even e-mailed the author with a question about something in the book and he wrote back a three paragraph response!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Good Enough, but not the best
11 July 2009
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I found this book to be a helpful start, and informative. As a consultant establishing PMOs for clients, I believe that there's a lot of ideas and pointers to helpful services to my clients. However, if you are a PMO professional establishing a PMO for your company, I believe that this book focuses only on one side of the story, and doesn't give quite a lot of alternatives.
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