Projects, Government, and Public Policy: Public Sector Project Management Textbook

Projects, Government, and Public Policy
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.

Projects, Government, and
Public Policy
Stanisław Gasik

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Gasik, Stanislaw, author.
Title: Projects, government, and public policy / Stanislaw Gasik.
Description: 1 Edition. | Boca Raton, FL : Taylor and Francis, 2023. | Includes bibliographical references and
index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022018618 (print) | LCCN 2022018619 (ebook) | ISBN 9781032343419 (hardback) | ISBN
9781032232683 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003321606 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Project management. | Economic development.
Classification: LCC HD69.P75 G388 2023 (print) | LCC HD69.P75 (ebook) | DDC 658.4/04‐‐dc23/eng/
20220815
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022018618
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022018619
ISBN: 978-1-032-34341-9 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-032-23268-3 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-003-32160-6 (ebk)
DOI: 10.1201/9781003321606
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