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Maximizing Project Value
Defining, Managing, and Measuring for Optimal Return

Author: Jeff Berman
Pub Date: December 2006
Print Edition: $19.95
Print ISBN: 9780814473825
Page Count: 208
Format: Paper or Softback
e-Book ISBN: 9780814429785
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Table of Contents
"Acknowledgments
Introduction: Beyond ""on Time and on Budget""
The Speed2ValueTM Project Approach
Chapter 1 Defining the Project Business Case and Getting Buy-In from Top Management
Business Case Process Life Cycle
Step 1: Determining the Need for a Project
Step 2: Initiating the Project
Step 3: Making the Business Case
Business Case ""Influencers and Supporters""
Seven Principles for Developing a Winning Business Case
Step 4: Project Selection Techniques
Step 5: The Business Case Approval Process
Chapter 2 Executing a Project with a Business Value Mind Set
Defining Project Value Drivers
Project Key Performance Indicators
Chapter 3 Achieving Project Value Through Stakeholder Management
Change Management
Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder Management as a Process
Stakeholder Communication
Chapter 4 Creating Organizational Alignment and Accountability
The Impact of Change
Accountability
Rewards and Incentives
Chapter 5 Establishing an Ongoing Project Performance Tracking Process
Reporting Mechanisms
Metrics Visibility
Correction Management
Chapter 6 Conclusion
Appendix A Project Business Case Exercises
Exercise A-1 Project Initiation Document
Exercise A-2 Initial Assessment
Exercise A-3 Risk Factors and Ratings
Exercise A-4 Resource Requirements
Exercise A-5 Total Project Cost Estimate
Exercise A-6 Financial Return
Appendix B Stakeholder Management Exercises
Exercise B-1 Sharing Your Experience with Change
Exercise B-2 Identifying Stakeholders
Exercise B-3 Assessing Stakeholders
Exercise B-4 Developing a Stakeholder Communication Plan
Exercise B-5 Establishing Stakeholder Accountability
Key Terms
Index"
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