Implementing the Virtual Project Management Office

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 297 pages
• Published by: McGraw-Hill
• Edition: 1st Edition August 23, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0071459170
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0071459174
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Description


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.

About The Author


Marcus Goncalves is president of the Marcus Goncalves Consulting Group and has 15 years of management consulting experience for clients throughout North America, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. He is the author of more than thirty IT and management books, including Managing Virtual Projects.

Reader Reviews
The book does a great job discussing the development of an virtual project management office and its alignment with the PMBOK. It provides step-by-step into the process. I guess, the only problem is that the books attempts to be a text and a trade book. But still, it provides a lot of insight into the topic.