Strategies for Managers, Project Management

Strategic Planning for Project Management Using a Project Management Maturity Model

Name: Strategic Planning for Project Management Using a Project Management Maturity Model
Author: Harold Kerzner
ISBN: 9780471400394

by Kerzner, Harold

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Overview

Well-respected firms have used project management successfully to increase market share, quality of final products, and ultimately improve customer service. Others are just now integrating project management as a strategic tool for competitive advantage. As a result, Harold Kerzner, one of the best-known and respected authorities on project management, has developed the Project Management Maturity Model (PMMM) to help companies integrate and measure project management success.

About the Author, Harold Kerzner

Harold Kerzner, PhD, prominent instructor for the International Institute of Learning (IIL), is currently Professor of Systems Management at Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio and President of Project Management Associates, a consulting and training firm that conducts seminars for leading U.S. and international corporations. He is the recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Illinois and has taught engineering at that institution and business administration at Utah State University, where he received the 1998 Distinguished Service Award. The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Project Management Institute has honored Dr. Kerzner by instituting the Kerzner Award for Project Management Excellence.

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Kerzer (systems management, Balwin-Wallace College) provides a framework for companies to assess their progress in integrating project management throughout their organization. The book examines the principles of strategic planning and their relationship to project management. It also introduces the maturity model, detailing five different levels of development for achieving maturity, along with benchmarking instruments for measuring an organization's progress along the maturity curve. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)