Bringing benefits into project management But those are small things and don’t detract from the big messages in the book. Maybe that’s a reflection on the likelihood that this book will mainly reach an English-speaking audience at this time? PRINCE2® is not spelled correctly in places (“Prince 2”) and while other certification bodies get a mention, AXELOS as the awarding body and ‘guardian’ of PRINCE2® doesn’t. There are some odd things that seem to have slipped through, like calling out IPMA and APM separately, given that APM is one of the membership organizations within IPMA and there are lots of other international bodies that are the national equivalents of APM that don’t get a mention. The graphics are good, relevant and help make the book easy to digest, even when the concepts may feel new or tricky. I liked the idea of matching implementation methods to project type and that’s explained really well. While there is some context-setting and business theory, there is also a lot of practical content in this book. A better future through projects, which is about the intersection of project management and megatrends affecting business, creating opportunities and presenting challenges we can’t overlook.Individual and organizational project competencies, which explores the skills and capabilities required to be successful.The Project Canvas, which introduces the domains and building blocks of the tool that forms the framework for the book.Project fundamentals for everybody, which looks at the context of project management and how it fits into the business.I love this idea and think it will help organizations adopting project portfolio management to identify and prioritize incoming ideas. The Handbook introduces the idea of the Project Canvas, a simple way to build a common foundation for a project by linking the people with the way the work will be delivered, and matching that to the investment and benefits: kind of like a business case on a page. The book starts with an effective and articulate explanation of why projects are required in a modern economy (the “project economy”) and why leaders can’t ignore the discipline any longer. Written by past PMI Chair and PM champion Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, the book’s goal is to elevate project management competencies to management levels. ![]() The Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook: How to Launch, Lead, and Sponsor Successful Projects is a masterclass in how to make project management work in modern businesses.
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