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The Complete Project Management Office Handbook (second edition)

Authors: Gerard M. Hill Publisher:
Auerbach Publications
List Price: US$89.95 (hard cover) 750 pages
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 1-4200-4680-2
Reviewer: Floyd L. DaWalt
Review Date: February 2009

Introduction to the Book

The Complete Project Management Office Handbook, Second Edition identifies the PMO as the essential business integrator of the people, processes, and tools that manage or influence project performance. This book details how the PMO applies professional project management practices and successfully integrates business interests with project goals— regardless of whether the scope of the PMO is limited to managing a handful of specific projects or expanded to oversee the total practice of project management within the organization.

The book first considers the five stages of PMO capability, each benchmarking a particular level of capability achieved if functions are fully implemented. Each stage is also indicative of the organization’s maturity in project management, with the PMO’s role and responsibilities advancing from project management oversight and control at the lower end of the competency continuum to strategic business alignment at the higher competency stages.

This revised edition then examines 20 function models that can be used to guide the organization through the deliberation and the development of PMO operational capability. These models suggest what project management capability can be realized through comprehensive implementation of each PMO function.

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About the Author Floyd L. DaWalt Floyd L. DaWalt has been involved with project management, project controls, and scheduling for over ten years. He currently works for one of the worlds largest EPC firms and is doing project controls for a $2.2 billion project at this time. Floyd received two bachelors degrees from the University of Memphis and an MBA with emphasis in project management from the University of Texas at Dallas.

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