1.6. PROJECT MANAGEMENT RELIES ON OTHER DISCIPLINES

Practicing the discipline of project management is important and will improve the results of individual projects. Improving the overall effectiveness of a project-driven organization relies on many other disciplines as well. Part 5 of this book establishes connections to other disciplines and shows how they also contribute to productivity when an organization is regularly managing a portfolio of projects.

Chapter 14, "Enterprise Project Management," describes how project portfolio management and program management magnify good project management practices. This chapter also provides a model that illustrates the processes, technology, people, and organizational structures necessary to integrate project, program, and portfolio management.