Transforming Project Management: An Essential Paradigm for Turning Your Strategic Planning into Action

Written by Duane Petersen

Narrated by Derek Shoales

Turn your strategy into business reality with proven project management and leadership best practices

According to Harvard Business Review, IT project failure costs businesses $3 trillion dollars annually. That's just IT. For the full scope this issue, increase that number exponentially. If you expect more from strategic planning and don't think projects should decimate budgets and professional reputations, you're in good company. CEO of UltiMentors Duane Petersen has dedicated his career to helping business leaders transform their companies by turning their strategic vision into portfolios of successful projects. Now, Petersen shares his winning method with you.

Transforming Project Management takes you beyond envisioning a great strategy and into the realm of implementing it-with skill, care, and expertise. Petersen explains how to break down a strategic plan into key objectives and project portfolios to make sense of all the project "parts"-then successfully lead the execution of the plan. You'll learn how to evaluate where you are versus where you want to be, develop plans to move your vision forward, translate strategic plans into action plans with tangible efforts, budgets, and schedules, and guide and inspire the individuals and teams tasked with implementing their plans.

• Language: English
• Publisher: McGraw Hill-Ascent Audio
• Release date: Aug 31, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638410843

Reviews for Transforming Project Management

[scottjpearson · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The field of project management is receiving amplified attention in recent years. Companies simply need people with skills that can transform action items of strategic planning into reality. The Project Management Institute (PMI) has even begun as a way to provide consistent education and certification. The author holds a Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) and concisely relates how those principles should inform more businesses’ practices.Project management comes down to achieving agreed-upon results on time and on budget. It also takes into account risk management and the ability to learn in case of failure. This book attempts to be a tutorial to these principles. It does not replace a PMP certification but rather teaches people who do not hold this certification (i.e., people like me – I work as a software developer) how to do the basics of project management. It can help us work with people with subject-matter expertise in project management better.In this book, Petersen, whose experience lies in managing IT projects, describes some of his life experiences while teaching foundational concepts. He also markets his company’s project-management software some, but this book is intelligible and accessible without considering purchasing a product. His words are clear, and he does not veer into ambiguity.This book does not tread a ton of new ground, but it does provide access to PMI concepts without having to incur an expense by taking one of their courses for a certificate. At best, this might represent a trial whether a professional wants further education in project management. Petersen whet my palate, and I am interested in finding ways to learn more.