PRINCE2 for the Project Executive: Practical Advice for Achieving Project Governance eBook

Author:: Michiel van der Molen
Publisher:: TSO (The Stationery Office)

'PRINCE2 for the Project Executive: Practical Advice for Achieving Project Governance' focuses on the important role and responsibilities of the project executive in PRINCE2. It provides answers to the practical questions project Executives are faced with.

Intended for Executives and programme managers responsible for directing a variety of project types, including research, product development, organisational change, and introduction of new work processes, town and country planning, housing improvements, company relocations, and development and implementation of ICT solutions.

This title also allows project managers to look at their role through the eyes of a project Executive.

Key features

A crash course in Project Governance for the Executive.
Project executives can read how to obtain more control over a project with less effort.
The publication provides answers to the practical questions project executives are faced with.
Real world comments from experienced project executives in industry.

The eBook allows for easy individual access while you're on the move:

Portable - Dataset downloadable to most handheld devices
User friendly - View via a desktop, laptop or a handheld device
Added value - Purchase of the handheld eBook also provides access to eb20, which is a web based eBook reader application. This means that in addition to downloading the eBook Handheld you can now read the book online from any computer with an internet connection
Complete - All illustrations displayed and available as larger images with one click
Tailored - Allows you to annotate sections of text and diagrams. You customise
- Lookup: If you have a handheld dictionary loaded you can look up terms
- Highlight: You can highlight any text for future reference
- Modify: Add your own text into the main text. Visually similar to track changes in MS Word
- Add: Add bookmarks, drawings and links of your own.
Individual - Single user, non-networkable.
Table available as text-based or images. Your choice depending on the abilities of your handheld device.
Internal section links from main text to other sections of the eBook.
Full dynamic Tables of contents for every level down to level 3 or 4 i.e., 6.4.3.2.

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About eb20

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System Requirements for PC:

Operating System: Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP / Vista
Hard Disk: 3.1MB
Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 with Service Pack 1 or higher

System Requirements for PDA:

Operating System: Palm OS 3.x, 4.x, 5.x / Pocket PC 2000, 2002, 2003 / WM 2003 / Win CE 2.x, 3.x, CE.Net / Psion Epoc32 / Casio BE-300 / Franklin eBookMan
Hard Disk: 650 - 800KB
Additional Software: Synchronisation Software such as Palm Desktop / PsiWin / eBookman Desktop Manager / ActiveSync / PC Connect

PRINCE2 Exams and Editions

PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner exams based on PRINCE2 2009 have been available from 06 July 2009. PRINCE2 exams based on the PRINCE2 2005 edition will continue to run until the end of 2009. Visit PRINCE2 2009 FAQs for more information.

PRINCE2 2009 Edition

There are now two editions for PRINCE2; 'Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2' is aimed at people who work on projects on a daily basis and 'Directing Successful Projects with PRINCE2' provides a guide for those who direct or sponsor projects, both of which are available below.