Building Project Management Centers of Excellence

Summary

Establishing project management as a core discipline across the organization is an arduous task that requires patience and steadfastness. Those who persevere in their efforts will be rewarded by the many benefits that come as the organization moves up the maturity ladder. The time and effort required to reach the top varies from company to company, but the rewards are similar in every case; recognition by customers and industry peers alike as worldclass providers of products and services in their field.

Section II of the book follows this chapter. It contains a complete, unabridged version of the generic Project Management Methodology Guidelines developed to provide a model for organizations that are just beginning to establish a formal ...