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Programme Management Demystified: Managing Multiple Projects Successfully
They say that project management is like juggling with three balls - time, cost and quality; programme management is like a troupe of circus performers standing in a circle, all juggling three balls simultaneously and swapping balls from time to time. Each project has its own restraints of time, cost and resources and must also be seen in terms of
its effect on other projects and resources. If programme management takes place in the normal three-dimensional world, then project management takes place in a flat two-dimensional world. Programme management is the coordinated management of a portfolio of projects, all drawing on the same resource. In practice, that is what goes on in most organisations running a number of projects simultaneously, from government departments to computer software houses and engineering firms. Such organisations may have a good grasp of running projects using the existing project management techniques but now need to know how to plan each individual project so that all projects are planned and resourced appropriately. This book provides the perfect companion to Geoff Reiss's Project Management Demystified and presents the techniques of multi-project management in a lively, approachable manner. It covers budgets, cost control, planning problems and matrix management formulae. Drawing on a wide range of case histories and lively examples, it tackles organisational issues and the multi-project conflicts that often arise. Programme Management Demystified offers clear guidance for managers, project managers and consultants in a wide range of industries and services, on how to become organised enough to manage multiple projects.
Contents:
Foreword
Introduction
What is programme management?
Definitions of programme management
Types of projects
What is the net benefit of programme management and who gets it? Managing the programme
Programme definition
Structured diagrams - WBS, PBS and OBS
Multi-project planning problems
Budgets, cost control and things financial
Project management tools in the programme management environment
The storwyncyxkyc's - an everyday tale of programme management folk
Matrix management formulae
Types of matrices
Matrix inspired issues
Roles within the matrix organisation: Extra Baggage
Methodologies - Prince, Prompt, Pride
Quality and BS EN ISO 9000
Good luck with your projects
Appendix 1: automated artists
Appendix 2: contacts for more information
Further reading
Index.
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