Applied Business Transformation - Roger E. Warren

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Résumé :
It became clear to me that students were struggling because they did not have a solid understanding of how businesses work. Their questions were valid. Project management students were being parachuted into the middle of the concept of project management without any business context. When they tried to connect the dots, there was no context for them, and there was also no context for them to connect the dots from. I would take an entire three-hour class and map out the essence of what is in this book. I have been told many times by students that after they were introduced to these concepts, they understood what they had been learning for the last several years. This introduction clarified the concepts of previous project management classes. The intent is to look at business from a high level (corporate vision) and identify all the major components necessary to deliver business benefits at the project level. The intent is to provide an overview of the infrastructure required to support a major business transformation effort. Some corporations may have some or all the infrastructure in place, whereas others may view this information as new. In any case, this is intended as an overview designed to allow the reader to explore the various infrastructure components and understand their functions....

Biographie:
Roger E. Warren, is an experienced project management professional with multiple certifications, working for a very large healthcare provider. As a graduate school university professor, he is teaching an Applied Business Transformation course he developed from the material contained in this book combined with information from other advanced project management courses. He has taught project management and other high-tech courses for 15+ years. In addition to having his own consulting company, he has enjoyed working for and consulting to a number of Fortune 50 corporations in a multitude of industries....

Sommaire:
It became clear to me that students were struggling because they did not have a solid understanding of how businesses work. Their questions were valid. Project management students were being parachuted into the middle of the concept of project management without any business context. When they tried to connect the dots, there was no context for them, and there was also no context for them to connect the dots from. I would take an entire three-hour class and map out the essence of what is in this book. I have been told many times by students that after they were introduced to these concepts, they understood what they had been learning for the last several years. This introduction clarified the concepts of previous project management classes. The intent is to look at business from a high level (corporate vision) and identify all the major components necessary to deliver business benefits at the project level. The intent is to provide an overview of the infrastructure required to support a major business transformation effort. Some corporations may have some or all the infrastructure in place, whereas others may view this information as new. In any case, this is intended as an overview designed to allow the reader to explore the various infrastructure components and understand their functions....