Cover -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- What is Governance and Why Do We Need it? -- Definitions -- Governance Theories -- Governance of Projects and Project Management as a Subset of Corporate Governance -- Paradigms for Project and Project Management Governance -- 2 Objectives and Institutions -- Projects as Temporary Organizations -- Institutions Responsible for Governance of Projects and Project Management -- Institutions for Governance of Projects -- Institutions for Governance of Project Management -- Existing Standards and Guidelines -- 3 Governance of Project Management -- Migrating to a Project Based Organization -- Organizational Context -- How Much Project Management Is Enough? -- Key Roles and Individuals in the Framework -- 4 Governance of Programs and Portfolios -- Programs and Portfolios as a Form of Governance -- Governance of Project Portfolios -- Governance of Programs -- Summary -- 5 Governance of Projects -- The Steering Group -- Governance Views -- Conclusion -- Choosing an Appropriate Project Manager -- Summary -- 6 Towards an Integrated Governance Model -- Linking Governance of Projects, Programs, and Portfolios -- A Model for Governance of Projects, Programs and Portfolios -- Summary -- 7 The way forward -- The Way Forward -- Summary of this Book -- References -- Index.