Innovation Project Management Handbook

Innovation Project Management Handbook
Author: Dr.Gregory C. McLaughlin
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2017-08-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498725724

Innovation Project Management Handbook provides organizational leaders and decision-makers with a cadre of agile, disciplined, and transformational tools and processes for improving innovation opportunity outcomes and achieving sustained innovation project success. The authors introduce new tools and processes developed over their decades of work i

Reinventing Project Management

Reinventing Project Management
Author: Aaron J. Shenhar
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2007-08-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1591398002

Projects are the engines that drive innovation from idea to commercialization. In fact, the number of projects in most organizations today is expanding while operations is shrinking. Yet, since many companies still focus on operational excellence and efficiency, most projects fail--largely because conventional project management concepts cannot adapt to a dynamic business environment. Moreover, top managers neglect their company's project activity, and line managers treat all their projects alike--as part of operations. Based on an unprecedented study of more than 600 projects in a variety of businesses and organizations around the globe, "Reinventing Project Management" provides a new and highly adaptive model for planning and managing projects to achieve superior business results.

Moving from Project Management to Project Leadership

Moving from Project Management to Project Leadership
Author: R. Camper Bull
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2010-04-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1439858500

Imagine if we were using the same medical techniques today that were used during the Industrial Revolution, including the practice of bloodletting using leeches. Medicine has come a long way since then. So why do organizations and corporations cling to management techniques that are just as obsolete as the bleed-and-leech model? In a global workpla

Project Management Simplified

Project Management Simplified
Author: Barbara Karten
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2016-01-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498729355

Are projects a problem for you? Do your projects cost too much, take too long, or are just not quite right? If so, Project Management Simplified: A Step-by-Step Process is the book for you. It applies well-defined processes for managing projects to managing change in our lives. It describes an approach modeled on a process used successfully in busi

Project Management

Project Management
Author: Adedeji B. Badiru
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 630
Release: 2019-05-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000007987

The goal of the new edition is to continue with a systems view of the world. For a more robust and worldwide market dissemination, the new edition has changed to a reference book. The project systems approach to project management, is needed in executing projects across countries and across cultures, which is a crucial requirement in today's globalized and intertwined economics. The book uses ample graphical representations to clarify the concepts and techniques presented. The case examples help to reinforce the topics covered. Several illustrative examples and practice exercises are included. Each chapter is updated and new chapters include Project Simulation and Project Templates. A new chapter on managing complex projects in an age of artificial intelligence adds a unique value to the book. Features Highlights contemporary best practices of project management Uses a systems framework to integrate quantitative and qualitative tools Offers illustrative examples and practice exercises Covers project schedule performance appraisal techniques Discusses the knowledge areas contained in the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) Presents software applications for project management, as well as case examples

Project Management for Successful Product Innovation

Project Management for Successful Product Innovation
Author: Alan Webb
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351908456

This comprehensive book provides a complete guide to managing projects involving the development of new products. It aims to give the practising project manager an insight into the many processes that are involved in handling one of the most complex of industrial activities. The book is arranged in a logical sequence covering the development of project management, project management structures, aspects of planning, monitoring and control, economics and value management, design management, intellectual property issues and production start-up. Particular emphasis has been given to risk management which is recognized as both a difficult subject and also one of growing importance to today’s project manager, especially in product innovation. A complete explanation is given of the latest and most relevant techniques together with guidance as to where and how they should be applied. Where software tools are available these are named and, in some cases, brief descriptions are included; in all cases contact details of the vendors are provided.

Project Management for Continuous Innovation

Project Management for Continuous Innovation
Author: Kern Peng
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2018-12-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781733555708

This book presents a strategic approach called "Management by Project Mapping" (MBPM), which systematically utilizes project management to transform a company's organizational system, culture and capability, creating a foundation upon which to achieve long-term sustainable innovation.

Project Management for Research and Development

Project Management for Research and Development
Author: Lory Mitchell Wingate
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 522
Release: 2014-08-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1466596295

Today’s leading organizations recognize the importance of research and development (R&D) to maintain and grow market share. If companies want to survive into the future, they must accelerate their R&D-to-market cycles or find themselves behind the competition. Project Management for Research and Development: Guiding Innovation for Positive R&D Outcomes explains how to apply proven project management methods to obtain positive outcomes in R&D and innovation projects. It addresses the specific factors companies must consider when using project management to scope, define, and manage R&D projects. It also offers best practices and case studies that illustrate actual applications of theory. This book details methods to help readers optimize results in R&D through the use of structured processes derived from the project management field and other complementary disciplines. Each chapter includes diagrams, surveys, checklists, and question-answer forms to guide readers in determining where their activity falls along a project spectrum and to help them structure their own R&D project. The methods presented in this book can easily be applied to innovation projects and creative endeavors. As there are limited sources of information on how to utilize project management methodology effectively in these types of projects, this book is an ideal resource for anyone looking to add structure and proven methods to enable R&D, innovation, and other creative activities.

STEP Project Management

STEP Project Management
Author: Adedeji B. Badiru
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2009-04-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1420072366

While the project management body of knowledge is embraced by disciplines ranging from manufacturing and business to social services and healthcare, the application of efficient project management is of particularly high value in science, technology, and engineering undertakings. STEP Project Management: Guide for Science, Technology, and Engineeri

Agile Project Management

Agile Project Management
Author: Jim Highsmith
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 666
Release: 2009-07-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0321659171

Best practices for managing projects in agile environments—now updated with new techniques for larger projects Today, the pace of project management moves faster. Project management needs to become more flexible and far more responsive to customers. Using Agile Project Management (APM), project managers can achieve all these goals without compromising value, quality, or business discipline. In Agile Project Management, Second Edition, renowned agile pioneer Jim Highsmith thoroughly updates his classic guide to APM, extending and refining it to support even the largest projects and organizations. Writing for project leaders, managers, and executives at all levels, Highsmith integrates the best project management, product management, and software development practices into an overall framework designed to support unprecedented speed and mobility. The many topics added in this new edition include incorporating agile values, scaling agile projects, release planning, portfolio governance, and enhancing organizational agility. Project and business leaders will especially appreciate Highsmith’s new coverage of promoting agility through performance measurements based on value, quality, and constraints. This edition’s coverage includes: Understanding the agile revolution’s impact on product development Recognizing when agile methods will work in project management, and when they won’t Setting realistic business objectives for Agile Project Management Promoting agile values and principles across the organization Utilizing a proven Agile Enterprise Framework that encompasses governance, project and iteration management, and technical practices Optimizing all five stages of the agile project: Envision, Speculate, Explore, Adapt, and Close Organizational and product-related processes for scaling agile to the largest projects and teams Agile project governance solutions for executives and management The “Agile Triangle”: measuring performance in ways that encourage agility instead of discouraging it The changing role of the agile project leader