Since it was first published in 1997, Creating an Environment for Successful Projects has become a landmark work that shows how to develop project management as an organizational practice. This second edition offers solid, results-oriented advice on how upper management can create an environment that supports the success of special projects and the development of new products. The book also includes a wealth of examples from the authors' workshop participants and readers of the first edition who have successfully implemented these concepts within their organizations. New in the second edition:

Ideas and practices about portfolio management to achieve greater overall success from a portfolio of projects
Advice for helping project teams come together to become more effective
Information for developing the chief project officer
Suggestions for implementing project management information systems
More descriptions about organizations and people who have used these principles to develop vastly improved environments

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Robert J. Graham is an independent project management consultant and was a senior associate with the Strategic Management Group. He taught at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is coauthor of The Project Manager�s MBA, from Jossey-Bass.

Randall L. Englund was a senior project manager with Hewlett-Packard and a member of its corporate Project Management Initiative team. He serves as an independent executive consultant guiding managers and teams to implement an organic approach to project management.

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