Reinventing project management : the diamond approach to successful growth and innovation / Aaron J. Shenhar and Dov Dvir.

ISBN:

9781591398004

Title:

Author:

Shenhar, Aaron

Personal Author:

Shenhar, Aaron

Publication Information:

Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, c2007.

Physical Description:

xii, 276 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

A new model for managing projects -- Why do projects matter more than operations? -- How do business leaders define project success? -- The diamond model -- The four bases of project management -- Novelty -- Technology -- Complexity -- Pace -- Putting the diamond model to work -- How to manage product and business innovation -- How markets and industries affect project management -- How to manage organizational change -- How to introduce the diamond model to manage your next project -- Appendices -- Notes.

Subject Term:

Project management.

Added Author:

Dvir, Dov

Format:

Regular print

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Publication Date:

2007

Publication Information:

Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, c2007.

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Summary

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.

Author Notes

Aaron J. Shenhar is the Institute Professor of Management and the founder of the Project Management Program at Stevens Institute of Technology. Dov Dvir is the head of the Management Department at Ben Gurion University in Israel.