Product Description: Project portfolio management has been a much neglected element within many organizations' approaches to project management which is counter-intuitive when you consider the potential it offers. Alfonso Bucero's Project Portfolio Management recognizes the value of this technique as a means of enabling decisions on which projects to approve, which to reject and which to fast-track...read more

Project Sponsorship-which includes case studies, checklists, and action plans-shows how project sponsors and project managers can develop the skills they need to manage successful projects. Randall L. Englund and Alfonso Bucero-experts in the field of project management-have written the definitive guide for educating all stakeholders in the nature of project sponsorship. They describe in detail the responsibilities of the project sponsor, from communications and liaison, selection and training, problem solving, mentoring, and feedback, to the review of project execution. The project sponsor and manager learn how to negotiate effectively with each other and the project team to achieve their commitments.