Projects, Government, and Public Policy

Many national governments have developed and implemented project management processes and methods. 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 methods in countries with developed project-based capabilities . The book uses its own rigorous model to present this review systematically. The book's practical purpose to give a structured overview of project management methods. This knowledge can be used in the work of governments to improve the management of public projects and the implementation of public policies

Professionals in the public sector understand project management concepts differently than project management professionals. Therefore, the book begins with a chapter that describes the differences between the conceptual basis of public administration and project management. The body of the book has five parts. The first is mainly intended for those involved in government and public administration who want to acquire or increase knowledge about project management. The second part provides an overview of the basic concepts 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 the fourth part. The concluding section discusses maturity models and their application, as well as presents a maturity model.

This book is written for governments and government administrators, including the most influential decision-makers, who craft policy 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. The 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.

Stanislaw Gasik is a practitioner with over 30 years of experience in project management. He holds the PMP(R) certificate issued by the Project Management Institute. He obtained PhD from the University of Warsaw for developing a holistic model of project knowledge management. He was a significant contributor to PMI project management standards (PMBOK(R) Guide; Standard for Program Management). He was also an expert for project management in Government Accountability Office, an institution of the US Congress.