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Since it was first published in 1997, Creating an Environment for Successful Projects has become a landmark work that shows how to develop project management as an organizational practice. This second edition offers solid, results-oriented advice on how upper management can create an environment that supports the success of special projects and the development of new products. The book also includes a wealth of examples from the authors' workshop participants and readers of the first edition who have successfully implemented these concepts within their organizations. New in the second edition:

• Ideas and practices about portfolio management to achieve greater overall success from a portfolio of projects
• Advice for helping project teams come together to become more effective
• Information for developing the chief project officer
• Suggestions for implementing project management information systems
• More descriptions about organizations and people who have used these principles to develop vastly improved environments

Customer Reviews (8)

Book on pristine condition
The book I received was on very good conditions. If I didn't know that was used I would have confuse it for a brand new one.The best of all, the shipping was more expensive than the book itself. A very good bargain.

Too many projects failing?
Graham and Englund have achieved something quite remarkable in the second edition of "Creating an Environment for Successful Projects."The original book from 1997 provided a very good road map for organizations looking to improve their project and program management capabilities, and this update significantly improves on it.There are many fresh insights and specifics about what works (and what doesn't work) drawn from an extensive circle of organizations, including many that the authors consulted with personally.

Even more than in the first edition, the message is that excellence in project execution does not just happen - it requires planning, ongoing investment, and the right encouragement.I think the best parts of the book are chapters 3 through 8, because they provide the most concrete and actionable advice for managers of project leaders; they are filled with good practices on what to do and on what to avoid.

How to get the best leverage for your efforts
One of the better books on project management, the focus is not so much on specific best practices for project managers to implement on their own within their teams, but how upper management can create an environment that is conducive to project success.This book is exceptionally good at helping to understand how management causes organizational perversity - mucking things up by applying departmental best practices that are totally inappropriate and bad practices for project teams.Great insights into how this happens without upper managers being aware they are doing the opposite of what they intend. Could be used by a Project Office to convince upper management that they might be the main problem that keeps other best practices from being effective.It also highlights those areas where you can get the most leverage, most out of your efforts to get an organization to improve its overall project management effectiveness.

Amazing how a book written in 1997 seems like it was written for current times.

Good info on a sparse topic
As a project management consultant, I get asked alot 'how do I implement PM into my company'.There is no one cookie-cutter approach to this since every company is different. There is also no one book out there that adequately covers this subject. This book is the closest thing that there is. If you are looking for a good coverage of the things that you need to be aware of in implementing PM into your company, this book is a good start. It is also well suited for executives looking to implement PM into a company who are curious what PM involves - since a major problem in implementing PM into a company quite often involves executives who are unaware or unconcerned what their responsibilites are for PM. All in all, a useful book that I have used extensively for clients.

Practical Stuff
If you want to understand the underpinnings of what makes projects work or not ... this book is a "must read".

It is full of the kind of plain yet profound logic that my grandmother used to pass on to me when I was child. It just made so much practical sense ... . ... Read more

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