Product Description
by Ainsworth Harold (Author)
Initiating governance is designed to assist senior managers exercise effective governance of project and program investments in order to deliver their planned business value. It distinguishes between the focus of Governance at each of the levels of project investment, the organisation portfolio, programs that coordinate related projects to deliver business value, and the projects which deliver the necessary outputs. Also governance needs to occur across the whole lifecycle from the initial decision to invest through to the final evaluation of whether the investment value was achieved or not.
Project investment governance needs to move beyond the traditional delivery focus to ensuring the best value for the organization as a whole, which will involve resolving tensions between various parts of the organisation about priorities and resourcing while ensuring effective collaboration to achieve the planned business value. This is challenging in organizations where each department or division are performance managed on achieving their individual rather than organizational objectives. The book aims to also help managers better understand the really critical issues they need to look for and address in order to be fully effective in their Governance role.Author Biography
Harold Ainsworth has held senior management positions in significant project service organizations involving oversight of large complex projects. In addition, he has been responsible for organization change management initiatives. He has considerable experience as a consultant and an educator in portfolio, program and project management in Australia and South East Asia.
His current consulting work is in helping organizations achieve sustainable value from their strategic investments through effective Governance, and the practices of portfolio, program and project management. Harold holds post-graduate qualifications in management, is a member of four professional organizations and teaches at two Australian Universities in their graduate Project Management Programs. The author considers himself fortunate to have experienced a wide ranging career and gratified to be able to offer insights based on his deep expertise. He finds particular satisfaction in assisting others as they navigate the changing world of managing projects and programs.
