PM Network - August 2016

Ramani S

Improving Business
Performance: A Project Portfolio
Management Approach

Combining a top-
down and bottom-
up approach, this
book describes
why portfolio
management
lies at the apex
of change initia-
tive management. It explains how
to design and fine-tune portfolios so
they align with overall organizational
strategy and business needs. Readers
will learn how to design the project
portfolio structure, integrate pro-
grams and projects, better manage the
interactions across change initiatives,
and maintain focus while managing
change. The book presents a case
study that illustrates the application
of project portfolio concepts in prac-
tical scenarios and includes templates
that readers can immediately put to
use in their own portfolios, programs
and projects.

CRC Press, 2016, ISBN: 9781498741941, hardcover, 216 pages, $75.95 Member,

$79.95 List Price
Michel Thiry

Program Management,

Second Edition

This second edi-
tion offers heav-
ily revised text
that reflects the
latest program
management
guides and inter-
national stan-
dards. It includes a new section on
agile management in programs; the
author’s own program management
maturity measure; and a new sec-
tion on change management, which
is now integral to many programs.

The author also has reviewed and revised the program life cycle to align with the more unified view of program management that has emerged since the book was first published.

The result is an essential guide to program management that incorporates a robust theoretical framework, complemented by examples and advice from one of the world’s leading practitioners.

Routledge, 2016, ISBN: 9781472474278,
paperback, 300 pages, $83.55 Member,
$87.95 List Price
Michael M. Bissonette

Project Risk Management: A Practical Implementation Approach

It’s not news that putting the concepts of risk management into action can help make a project more successful. A solid understanding of risk management is a vital component of any project management professional’s training, regardless of the industry in which he or she might work. This book provides insights into the best ways to implement the traditional techniques of risk management. It also explores innovative new methods that can help modern organizations build their culture, improve financial performance and ultimately achieve greater success in all of their projects.

Project Management Institute, 2016, ISBN: 9781628251159, paperback, 279 pages, $31.95 Member,
$39.95 List Price
Elizabeth Harrin

Collaboration Tools for Project
Managers: How to Choose,
Get Started, and Collaborate
with Technology

Social media and
online communi-
cation tools have
rapidly changed
the world outside
of the workplace.
These platforms
and other tools
offer exciting possibilities to improve
project team collaboration and stake-
holder communication in the workplace
as well. In this book, the author builds
upon a previously published text by
providing the latest information, suc-
cess stories and an easy-to-follow guide
to implementing online collaboration
tools and helping to overcome obstacles.

In order to communicate faster, work virtually around the globe and get better business results, project teams should explore how online collaboration tools can deliver project success and improve business value.