Preface: Why Another Book on Project Portfolio Management? |
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About the Author |
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Section I The Theory |
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1 Introduction to Project Portfolio Management |
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Historical Case Study: Ibaraki Airport |
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Sounds Comparable to Your Company? |
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4 | (1) |
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What Happens without Project Portfolio and Proper Resourcing? |
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What Is Happening in the Industry? |
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16 | (2) |
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2 The Three Pillars of Project Portfolio Management |
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How to Determine Project Value? |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (5) |
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How to Balance Portfolios? |
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What Is Strategic Alignment? |
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36 | (2) |
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Top-Down, Bottom-Up Approach |
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How It All Works in Real Life |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (2) |
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3 Strategic Resource Estimation for Project Portfolios |
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49 | (18) |
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Improving Your Estimate Accuracy with Wideband Delphi and PERT |
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51 | (7) |
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Program Evaluation and Review Technique |
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How to Improve Your Estimates? |
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Common Estimation Oversights |
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58 | (1) |
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Section II The Application: Industry Case Studies |
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4 Project Portfolio Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry |
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Pharmaceutical Sector Overview |
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Pharmaceutical Sector Case Studies |
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European Pharmaceutical Company A |
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European Pharmaceutical Company B |
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European Pharmaceutical Company C |
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5 Project Portfolio Management in the Product Development Industry |
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Product Development Sector Overview |
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Product Development Sector Case Studies |
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Company A: Bearings Manufacturer |
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Company B: Software Producer |
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Company C: Rail Transport Company |
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Company D: Medical Equipment Manufacturer |
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Company E: Food Packaging Company |
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Company F: Satellite Operator |
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106 | (4) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (2) |
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Company G: Clothing Manufacturer |
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6 Project Portfolio Management in the Financial Industry |
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Financial Sector Overview |
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113 | (3) |
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Financial Sector Case Studies |
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North American Brokerage Company C |
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124 | (4) |
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128 | (8) |
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128 | (4) |
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7 Project Portfolio Management in the Energy and Logistics Industries |
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Overview of the Energy and Logistics Sectors |
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135 | (1) |
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Energy and Logistics Sector Case Studies |
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Energy Company A: Power Trader |
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Energy Company B: European Electric Utility |
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Energy Company C: Regional IT Department of a Global Oil and Gas Producer |
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Energy Company D: Eastern European Electricity Company |
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Logistics and Energy Company A: The IT Team |
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8 Project Portfolio Management in the Telecommunications Industry |
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Telecommunications Sector Overview |
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159 | (2) |
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Telecommunications Sector Case Studies |
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161 | (21) |
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Eastern European Mobile Provider A |
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162 | (1) |
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Eastern European Mobile Provider B |
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Central European Mobile Provider C |
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175 | (3) |
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Western European Mobile Provider D |
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179 | (7) |
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180 | (1) |
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9 Project Portfolio Management in the Government and Not-for-Profit Sector |
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Government and Not-for-Profit Sector Overview |
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185 | (1) |
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Government and Not-for-Profit Sector Case Studies |
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Ministry of Defense: Financial Department |
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Federal Loan and Mortgage Lending Agency: Eastern Europe |
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Canadian University: IT Department |
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Company D: European National Bank |
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10 Project Portfolio Management in the Professional Services Industry |
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Professional Services Sector Overview |
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209 | (1) |
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Professional Services Case Studies |
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210 | (14) |
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Professional Services Company A: European Software Company |
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211 | (1) |
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Professional Services Company B: European IT Services Company |
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Professional Services Company C: IT Department of a Global Professional Services Company |
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Section III Summarizing It All |
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11 Statistical Summary and Analysis |
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Product Development Industry |
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229 | (3) |
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Energy and Logistics Industry |
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Telecommunications Industry |
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Professional Services Industry |
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12 Implementing Project Portfolio Management: Lessons Learned from Implementations |
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Introduction and Overview |
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Level 1: Project Selection Reviews |
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Why Should You Consider Your Internal Resource Costs? |
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How to Establish the Size of Your Project Resource Pool |
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Level 2: Phase-Level Reviews |
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Level 3: Periodic Project Status Reviews |
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Importance of Mission and Strategy |
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Company's Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis |
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Why Do You Need Direct Executive Involvement? |
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"Cognitive Dissonance" Theory |
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254 | (1) |
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"Machiavelli Factor" Theory |
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255 | (1) |
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Project Portfolio Management Charter |
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255 | (1) |
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Portfolio Scoring Model and Project Ranking |
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256 | (19) |
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Project Proposal, aka the Business Case |
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Try to Generate as Many Project Proposals as Necessary |
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How to Collect the Largest Number of Proposals Possible |
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275 | (1) |
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Sound Project Management Capabilities Are Essential |
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275 | (4) |
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279 | (2) |
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281 | (2) |
References |
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Bibliography |
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Index |
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