Breaking through the project fog how smart organizations achieve success by creating, selecting and executing on-strategy projects

A trail of mismanaged or terminated projects in recent years has cost the North American economy 100 to 150 billion dollars annually in lost productivity and shareholders capital. Unfortunately, the gap between project selection and project execution is often symptomatic of the onset of Project Fog,...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Mississauga, Ont. : J. Wiley & Sons Canada c2008.
Series:Jossey-Bass Leadership Series - Canada
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009634676906719
Table of Contents:
  • Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1: SPOTTING PROJECT FOG; CHAPTER 2: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING STRATEGIC; CHAPTER 3: NAVIGATING THROUGH FOGGY STRATEGY; CHAPTER 4: MANAGING PROJECT RISKS, RETURNS AND RESOURCES TO MAXIMIZE BENEFITS; CHAPTER 5: CREATING SMALL, SMART AND MIGHTY PMOs TO STEER THE WAY; CHAPTER 6: THE ROLE OF THE BOARD: INTEGRATING MEASUREMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROJECT RESULTS; CHAPTER 7: GOOD LEADERSHIP IN FOGGY CONDITIONS; CHAPTER 8: SWEEPING AWAY THE FOG IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
  • CHAPTER 9: TWO CASE STUDIES: CLEARING UP THE FOG IN THE PUBLIC SECTORCHAPTER 10: WHERE TO GO FROM HERE?; APPENDIX: REVIEW OF RELEVANT RESEARCH AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY; Index