Goal Directed Project Management: Effective Techniques and Strategies

"Well argued and authoriative . . . a very helpful approach to a subject which is central to the business of managing change in modern organizations." -- The Industrial Society

Goal Directed Project Management (GDPM) is a unique methodology that has been developed and refined by the authors over a period of more than 20 years.  The central focus of GDPM is to develop understanding, commitment and involvement while managing successful and lasting change. Throughout the text, the authors emphasize the need for a ‘PSO’ (People, System and Organization) perspective that enhances and prolongs the life of a project by allowing the people and organization involved to develop simultaneously with the system.

The fourth edition of Goal Directed Project Management addresses the financial control of projects in a new chapter, presenting a pragmatic approach - based on GDPM methods - to this aspect of project management. It includes guidelines for setting up a project budget based on cost benefit analysis and shows how to report and control the project using the milestone-related budget.

Erling S Andersen is professor of project management and information systems at the Norwegian School of Management BI, Oslo. He has written several books on project management, general management and computer-based information systems.

Tor Haug is an independent consultant specializing in IT strategies, re-engineering and project management.

Kristoffer Grude is a former managing director and partner of Coopers & Lybrand Consulting, Norway. He now has his own consulting firm, Euroconsult.