Following the usual introductory sections, the book is very well laid out into six sections, each of several chapters, and subsections. Each Section is introduced with an organization chart displaying the chapters and their contents. These are handy for navigating your way through the copious information. The Sections and Chapters are as follows:
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Section 1: Overview
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Executive Office Level View
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The EPMO as a Business Organization
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Enterprise-Wide Project Management as a Business Concept
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Integrating Projects with Business Strategies and Objectives
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Section 2: Governance
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The EPMO as a Management Method
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Setting Policy and Establishing the Charter
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Managing Portfolios, Programs, and Projects
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Section 3: Standardization
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What is Standardization
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Identifying and Integrating Processes and Practices
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Enterprise-Wide Project Business Management Methodology
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Creating Policies, Plans, and Procedures
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Section 4: Capability
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Capabilities and Competency
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Education and Training
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Effective and Efficient Work Breakdown Structures
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Project Business Management System
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Earned Value and Real Project Cost Accounting
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Communications and Risk Management
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Section 5: Execution
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PBMM Integrated Planning and Execution
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PBMM Strategic Business Development
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PBMM Business Objective Development
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PBMM Component Selection and Initiation
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Portfolio, Program, and Project Authorization
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Portfolio PBMM Planning and Execution
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Program PBMM Planning and Execution
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Project PBMM Planning and Execution
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Section 6: Maturity
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Process and Practice and Practice maturity
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PMO Case Study Results
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(Plus an Epilogue and three Appendices)
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In addition to all this content, the authors explain how you can get still more useful information directly from them, such as seventeen EPMO templates and earlier articles written by the authors, including a maturity model and a copy of their PMO Case Study Surveys Summary Report.[6] In the foregoing, EPMO stands for Enterprise-Wide Project Management Office; PMO stands for Project Management Office; and PBMM stands for Project Business Management Methodology.
Introduction
