Due to a lack of appreciation of the true economic identity of projects, techniques and metrics that could hugely improve project selection and performance are not being used. This book provides insights and innovative techniques drawn from more than a quarter century of experience. These techniques have the potential to transform program and project management from the current haphazard application of various techniques and metrics to an incisive and integrated approach where programs and projects are managed for the crucial economic and financial implications that are at the essence of every project investment.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Introduction : "A Disgrace to the Human Race!"
Chapter 2 : Earned Value : What It Is and What It Isn’t
Chapter 3 : The Project as Investment
Chapter 4 : Planning the Project as Investment
Chapter 5 : Contracting and Controlling the Project as Investment
Chapter 6 : Projects within a Program
Chapter 7 : Managing the Investment at the Project Level
Chapter 8 : Managing Resources on the Critical Path
Chapter 9 : Postmortems and Lessons Learned
Chapter 10 : Selling the Investment Approach Internally
Conclusion
Index
