7 Pillar 7: Organizational Cultural Shift to the Project Way of Working 315
7.0 Introduction 315
7.1 The Need for Cultural Shift 315
7.2 Excellence in Action: GEA Project Management in GEA Process Engineering: Our Vision for the Future 318
7.3 Excellence in Action: Norte Energia Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant 324
7.4 Conclusions 349
References 349
8 Pillar 8: Adaptive Frameworks and Life Cycles 351
8.0 Background 351
8.1 The Risks of Using a Singular Methodology 352
8.2 Project Management Landscape Changes 353
8.3 The Need for Multiple Flexible Methodologies 353
8.4 Selecting the Right Framework 356
8.5 Be Careful What You Wish For 357
8.6 Strategic Selection Implications 358
8.7 Excellence in Action: ServiceNow 359
8.8 Excellence in Action: The International Institute for Learning 361
8.9 The Fuzzy Front End 367
8.10 Line-of-Sight 370
8.11 Establishing Gates 370
8.12 The Future Fuzzy Front Gates 371
8.13 Excellence in Action: IdeaScale 372
8.14 Project Selection Criteria 375
8.15 Excellence in Action: AstraZeneca 377
8.16 Excellence in Action: Airbus 391
8.17 Partnership Fuzzy Front Ends 393
8.18 Excellence in Action: Facebook 394
8.19 Life-Cycle Phases 395
8.20 Project Closure 399
8.21 Excellence in Action: Motorola 400
8.22 New Causes of Complete or Partial Failure 401
8.23 Conclusion 401
References 402
9 Pillar 9: Evolving Nature of PMOs and Governance 403
9.0 Introduction 403
9.1 How Governance Can Be Applied in an Agile and Volatile World 403
9.2 Excellence in Action: SITA – Airport Systems Integration Projects Cry for Flexible Governance 404
9.3 Excellence in Action: ServiceNow – From Project Management to Strategy Realization 406
9.4 Excellence in Action: PMO Global Alliance – PMOs in Transformation 410
9.5 Excellence in Action: Determining the Mathematical ROI of a PMO Implementation 423
9.6 Conclusions 436
References 436
10 Pillar #10: Significant Growth in Value-Driven and Business-Related Metrics 439
10.0 The Growth of Project Metrics 439
10.1 The Growth of Metric Measurement Techniques 440
10.2 Selecting the Right Metrics 442
10.3 Benefits Realization and Value Management 443
10.4 Measuring Benefits and Value 447
10.5 Excellence in Action: Philips Business Group Hospital Patient Monitoring 449
10.6 Metrics for Measuring Intangibles 466
10.7 The Need for Strategic Metrics 468
10.8 Project Health Checks 471
10.9 Action Items 475
10.10 Failure of Traditional Metrics and KPIs 476
10.11 Establishing a Metrics Management Program 477
10.12 Conclusion 478
About the Authors 479
Index 481
"Executives in public and private sectors around the globe are recognizing the benefits that effective project management can bring to their organizations. The landscape for project management is changing and organizations must make the necessary changes, especially changes in culture, in order to succeed. Project Management Next Generation: The Pillars for Organizational Excellence offers implementation strategies for the 11 pillars that are driving project management for the next decade as well as exclusive insights from world-class organizations on their vision for the future of project management. Written by true industry changemakers and thought leaders, Dr. Kerzner, Dr. Zeitoun, and Dr. Vargas, this title provides a strong balance of practical experience across programs, projects, and transformation initiatives. This is a must-have title for practicing project managers, as well as students in project management, innovation, and entrepreneurship programs. Each case study contains questions for discussion, and Instructors have access to extensive PowerPoint lecture slides by chapter and an Instructors Manual via the book's companion website"--
About the Author
Harold Kerzner, PhD, is Senior Executive Director for Project, Program, and Portfolio Management at the International Institute of Learning, Inc.
Al Zeitoun, PhD, has over 30 years’ experience in project management and strategic change delivering operational excellence for large corporations.
Ricardo Viana Vargas, PhD, is a chief advocate in the project economy passionate about transforming ideas into action. He is the host of the 5 Minutes Podcast and is the author of 15 books on project, risk, and crisis management.