Crawford J.Kent, Cabanis-Brewin Jeannette. Optimizing Human Capital with a strategic Project Office

Auerbach Publications, 2006 – 405 p.Section I: The new project management.
The Strategic Project Office: A Catalyst for Organizational Change
People on Projects: A New Look at project Roles and Responsibilities.
Section II: Managing people as though projects really matter: best practices for capitalizing on project personnel.
The right stuff: competency-based employment.
Why project managers fail … and how to help them succeed.
The turnover solution.
The care and feeding of project management personnel.
Performance management on projects: more carrot, less stick.
Section III: The future – what is next for projects and people?
On the Horizon: new organizational themes and structures.
Section IV: Appendices.