Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-261) and index.
pt. 1. Introduction -- Case study : earthquakes in the project portfolio -- ch. 1. Project success; project failure -- ch. 2. Project reviews -- Case study : formal gateways in the public sector -- pt. 2. Project review process -- ch. 3. The review process -- Case study : lesson from problems in the past -- ch. 4. Review parameters -- Case study : post-project reviews and retrospectives -- ch. 5. Reviews and organizational learning -- Case study : weeding the project portfolio -- ch. 6. The importance of evidence -- Case study : assuring fixed price implementations -- ch. 7. Logistics matter -- Case study : programme reviews in a merged environment -- pt. 3. Reviews and governance -- ch. 8. Triggering effective action -- Case study : software review and inspection techniques -- ch. 9. Gaps and overlaps in governance -- Case study : review techniques in the education sector -- pt. 4. Running an assurance team -- ch. 10. Organizational issues -- Case study : assuring quality in a global application portfolio -- ch. 11. Team issues -- Case study : completion bonds in the film industry -- ch. 12. Conclusion.
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Graham Oakes' Project Reviews, Assurance and Governance is about learning from your mistakes and understanding what's really going on with your projects. In order for reviews and assurance to provide you with this information and learning, you need to perform them effectively and that is the purpose of this book. The author builds from his experience of running assurance and review teams for professional service firms (working for public and private sector clients) and for private sector companies. He provides a series of 'mental models' that can help reviewers, sponsors and other stakeholders.