The Business of Projects - Managing Innovation in Complex Products and Systems

Klappentext Superb examination of project management in practice! focusing on high-value! high-technology capital goods. Zusammenfassung Essential reading for academics! students and professionals interested in managing projects. Management of complex products and systems (CoPS) is central to many organizations today! as firms coordinate external activities and reduce internal bureaucracy. Uniquely! this 2005 book shows how projects enable strategy! innovation! capability building and organisational renewal in leading businesses. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. The dynamics of innovation in complex projects and systems; 3. Business strategy and project capability; 4. Systems integration and competitive advantage; 5. The project-based organisation; 6. Managing software-intensive projects; 7. Learning in the project business; 8. Integrated solutions for customers; 9. Lessons for the project business.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Davies, Michael Hobday, Hobday Michael
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.10.2005
• EAN: 9780521843287
• ISBN: 978-0-521-84328-7
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 233 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Project Management, Project management