The Project Office: The Essential Skills of Project Management: Amazon.ca: J. Frame, T. Block: Books

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This is a handy book about project management to read and have available as a resource. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars High level overview of a PM Office, Feb 23 2004

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Jim Daddy "Tell it how it is" (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Project Office (Paperback)

If you are a high level executive, or someone who thinks that a project management office is right for your organization, then this book is for you. This book describes the funcationality of the PM office. Once understood, a rational decision can be made whether or not to create a PM Office.

However, if you are looking to build a project management office, and need a jump start - look elsewhere. You can get another book that will give you templates, and suggestions for specifically implementing a project office. I'd recommend a Project Management Maturity Model resource, as well. It should help you start with some important aspects of project management, then build on that foundation as the model matures.

This book may be a handy companion to give to people who want projects done, but have no clue what's involved. For instance, a financial executive may want a project done, but know nothing about scope statements, work breakdown structures, or risk management. They may think that there is no time to do these types of things. Then they blame the project manager when the project fails to be completed on time, within budget, and meet the quality standards.

This is a good book ... for the right audience.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Introduction and Great Value, Aug 22 2001

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This review is from: The Project Office (Paperback)

This book is a terrific value for the money and provides a good introduction to PMOs. Although the book is small, it provides the basic components and steps for setting up a PMO. It's a great read for the busy individual who wants to get started. I frequently use the book as a reference.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Beginners Only, Aug 1 2001

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Robert E Duncan (Marietta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Project Office (Paperback)

This book is very basic. Those with any training, experience, or knowledge of Project Offices will not increase their knowledge here. For beginners, it is a good introduction chapter to allow you to know what you don't know and seek greater detail elsewhere.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good value, quick overview
This book is a good introduction to a hot topic -- the project office. It is not academic, but focuses on defining what project offices are, what value they have, and what you... Read more

Published on July 13 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars I expected a lot more
Excitedly, I opened the package and started into reading what I expected to be a brief but comprehensive tome on how to set up a project office. Read more

Published on May 3 2001