Section 1: 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 2: 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 3: The future - what is next for projects and people? -- On the horizon: new organizational themes and structures -- Section 4: Appendices -- Sample role descriptions for project office personnel and other project-management-related positions -- Excerpt from project management maturity model -- Sample question from knowledge assessment instrument -- Sample questions from multirater project manager competency evaluation -- PM solutions career planning and development program artifacts -- Value of project management training research study results -- Project manager support survey -- Project management mentor's competency scorecard -- PM coaching guidelines: assisting project managers and their projects -- Project management performance appraisal form -- Service level agreement tips for better outsourcing relationships

1. Project management
2. Human capital
3. Organizational effectiveness