The Complete Project Management Office Handbook, Second Edition (ESI International Project Management Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)I rarely ever make book comments; however, because I saw a one star review, I just had to share my two cents.

Let me first start off by saying this is bar-none one of the best project management office books I have ever read.The way the concepts were organized and presented illustrate a solid approach to building a PMO office from scratch to a "center of excellence".

Please note that the book is written for senior project managers, program managers, and PMO directors who need a orchestrated approach to developing a project management office for their organization.It is NOT written for beginner or novice project managers hoping to learn fundamental concepts about project management or project management offices. It is an excellent reference book to keep on your book shelf to help develop and enhance Project Management Office development ideas.

This book has been instrumental in helping me to develop a strategic roadmap to further develop a recently established PMO office in one of the largest software engineering organizations in the world. (look my name up on the Internet )

Key takeaways for me:

1.Well explained PMO maturity model
2.Detailed explanation of each PMO maturity phase and the action items needed to be accomplished in order to move on to higher phases
3.A simplified summary at the end of each chapter for smaller organizations with less resources/capital.
4.Excellent and consistent charts and graphs.Other books are poorly illustrated.

In Summary
I have over 10 years of project management experience in the automotive and software engineering world and this book has proven to be one of the best books on strategic Project Management Office development.

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Product Description:
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.
Providing project and business managers with a starting point that enables them to achieve desired results from project management, The Complete Project Management Office Handbook is an important resource for everyone involved in making project management work effectively within the organization.

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