Using the Project Management Maturity Model: Strategic Planning for Project Management

by Harold R. Kerzner

Updated for today's businesses-a proven model FOR assessment and ongoing improvement Using the Project Management Maturity Model , Second Edition is the updated edition of Harold Kerzner's renowned book covering his Project Management Maturity Model (PMMM). In this hands-on book, Kerzner offers a unique, industry-validated tool for helping companies of all sizes assess and improve their progress in integrating project management into every part of their organizations. Conveniently organized into two sections, this Second Edition begins with an examination of strategic planning principles and the ways they relate to project management. In the second section, PMMM is introduced with in-depth coverage of the five different levels of development for achieving maturity. Easily adaptable benchmarking instruments for measuring an organization's progress along the maturity curve make this a practical guide for any type of company. Complete with an associated Web site packed with both teaching and learning tools, Using the Project Management Maturity Model , Second Edition helps managers, engineers, project team members, business consultants, and others build a powerful foundation for company improvement and excellence.

352 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Britt · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was assigned in an Advanced Topics Project Management class in my grad certificate program for PM. Not completely terrible, but not the type of text I would prefer to read front to back. The PMMM tool is actually pretty cool but I could have done away with the rest of the chapters.