Improving business performance : a project portfolio management approach

Abstract

This book is the outcome of discussions I have had with numerous busi-ness leaders and project portfolio management practitioners on their need for a single reference that covers portfolio, program, and project manage ment perspectives, highlighting how these concepts contribute to better business performance. Although many texts exist that specialize in each of the above perspectives, we felt that an integrated treatment at an overview level-incorporating the best practices from diverse global best standards, in a cohesive flow-would be valuable to business and practitioners alike. An illustrative case study, covering the application of project port folio concepts to a practical scenario, has been provided to integrate and rein-force the topics. Templates that can be used by practitioners for their portfolio, programs, and projects have also been added towards the end of the book.