Description
Taylor and Francis Ltd Projects, Government, and Public Policy 1st Edition 2022 Hardbound by Gasik, Stanislaw
Many governments have effectively organized public project implementation systems in their jurisdictions. At the same time, many other countries remain at a less advanced level of public project management. Globally, there is a need for project management knowledge to be transferred between governments. However, no systematic review of these practices has been developed to date. Projects, Government, and Public Policy was written to fulfill this need and presents a review of project management practices in countries with developed project-based capabilities. This book uses its own rigorous model to present this review systematically. This book's practical purpose is to give a structured overview of government-level project management practices. This knowledge can be used in the work of governments to improve the management of public projects and the implementation of public policies.Many professionals working in public institutions understand project management concepts differently than project management professionals. Therefore, this book begins with a chapter that describes the differences between the conceptual basis of public administration and project management. The body of this book has five parts. Part I is mainly intended for those involved in government and public administration who want to acquire or increase knowledge about project management. Part II provides an overview of the basic concepts from the theory of public administration, public policies, and development management. Part III describes what makes public projects unique and the success factors specific to projects of this sector. Knowledge about effective government project management practices is covered in Part IV. The concluding Part V begins with a general overview of the maturity model concept. Its main part covers the description of a maturity model showing ways to systematically improve the implementation of public projects.This book is written for governments and government administrators, including the most influential decision-makers, who craft policies to guide a country's development as well as how to implement projects. This book is also intended for supporters and enthusiasts of project management in government and public administration by providing them with a description of the solutions used by project management in public administration. This book is intended, too, for all project management practitioners working for public projects: project managers, team members, sponsors, and middle-level executives of project-delivering private companies. By knowing public administration concepts, they can manage their projects better and use a common language with their clients. 1 Discrepancies between Public Administration and Project ManagementPART I PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION2 The Most Important Concepts3 What Is Managed in Projects?4 Preparing Organization for Project Implementation5 Managing Multiple Projects6 Other Approaches to Project ManagementPART II PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FOR PROJECT MANAGERS7 State, Its Structure, and Development Phases8 Government and Public Administration9 Governance10 Instruments - What Governments Can Do?11 Public Policies12 Phases of Understanding Public Administration13 Quality of Government14 State CapabilitiesPART III PUBLIC PROJECTS ARE SPECIFIC15 Approaches to Differences between Research on Public and Other Sector Projects16 Differences between Public Projects and Projects of Other Sectors17 Differences of Complexity18 Why Public Projects SucceedPART IV PRACTICES OF PUBLIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT19 Governance Territory (Government Level)20 Delivery Territory21 Support Area22 Development Area23 Governmental Project Implementation System and Managing ItPART V THE WAY AHEAD. HOW TO IMPROVE IT?24 Maturity Models25 Improving Governmental Project Implementation Systems with GPM3