R & D Project Selection with Combined Benefit, Outcome and Resource Interactions
Author: Robert L. Schmidt
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13:
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Project Selection Under Uncertainty
Author: Stylianos Kavadias
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 1441990801
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProject Selection Under Uncertainty is the result of a five-year research program on the selection of projects in New Product Development (NPD). Choosing the New Product Development portfolio is of critical importance in today's business environment. The NPD portfolio has considerable strategic effect on the "middle term" success of a business. This book takes a step in developing a theory that addresses the need for quantitative prioritization criteria within the broader strategic context of the R&D portfolios. Its foundation lies in mathematical theory of resource-constrained optimization with the goal to maximize quantitative returns. The book seeks to broaden the portfolio discussion in two ways. First, simplified models - appropriate for the data-poor NPD context - are developed, which attempt to illuminate the structure of the choice problem and robust qualitative rules of thumb, rather than detailed algorithmic decision support. Such robust rules can be applied in the R&D environment of poor data availability. Second, the annual portfolio review is not the only important choice in resource allocation. In addition, the book discusses how ideas might be pre-screened as they emerge, and how projects should be prioritized once they are funded and ongoing.
Project Management
Author: Jack R. Meredith
Publisher:
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 792
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToday's organizations are moving toward the use of teams and groups to accomplish specific tasks more rapidly and at less cost. For the past 10 years this book has set the standard for establishing project management principles. This edition provides guidelines and tools to help managers of projects succeed. Emphasis is placed on project/team management techniques, rather than general management techniques. Critical aspects of project management are covered in detail, including available software packages, negotiation, project manager selection and project auditing and terminating.
Handbook on Project Management and Scheduling Vol. 2
Author: Christoph Schwindt
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-01-13
Total Pages: 768
ISBN-13: 3319059157
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDue to the increasing importance of product differentiation and collapsing product life cycles, a growing number of value-adding activities in the industry and service sector are organized in projects. Projects come in many forms, often taking considerable time and consuming a large amount of resources. The management and scheduling of projects represents a challenging task and project performance may have a considerable impact on an organization's competitiveness. This handbook presents state-of-the-art approaches to project management and scheduling. More than sixty contributions written by leading experts in the field provide an authoritative survey of recent developments. The book serves as a comprehensive reference, both, for researchers and project management professionals. The handbook consists of two volumes. Volume 1 is devoted to single-modal and multi-modal project scheduling. Volume 2 presents multi-project problems, project scheduling under uncertainty and vagueness, managerial approaches and a separate part on applications, case studies and information systems.
Impact on Project Management of Allied Disciplines
Author: Frank T. Aanbari
Publisher: Project Management Institute
Published: 2018-06-13
Total Pages: 158
ISBN-13: 1628251387
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThough project management can be traced back thousands of years, it is only recently that organizations have begun to apply systematic and scientific tools and techniques to manage complex projects. Recently, researchers and practitioners have adapted different academic disciplines to contribute to the body of knowledge in project management. Such disciplines as network scheduling techniques, decision-making tools, resource allocations and optimization approaches come from the Management Science discipline. Organizational dynamics theories provide insight and recognize the benefits of project driven organizations. Supply chain management and business process outsourcing have also impacted organizational effectiveness and attitude on managing projects. Project management is greatly affected by allied disciplines and in return, it influences them. Therefore, innovative theories, trends and challenges discovered through investigating allied disciplines of project management have important implications and allocations in the future of project management. Impact on Project Management of Allied Disciplines is a collection of academic studies related to trends in allied disciplines of project management and how they might significantly impact project management in the future. Table of Contents: I.IntroductionII.Project Management Research Trends of Allied DisciplinesIII.Analyzing Project Management Research Trends from Eight Allied DisciplinesIV.The Future of Project Management and Allied DisciplinesV.ReferencesVI.Appendices
Computational Science and Its Applications - ICCSA 2006
Author: Marina L. Gavrilova
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 1268
ISBN-13: 3540340750
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInnovation and Growth
Author: Anjan V. Thakor
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9814343552
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book, written entirely by faculty at the Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, provides a variety of practical and implementable perspectives on innovation for managers. In addition, the book contains chapters that provide reviews of the academic research on innovation in the faculty members'' specific areas of expertise. In taking this multifunctional approach to innovation, the focus of the book is not just on what is currently considered to be OC best practiceOCO. Rather, it is on bringing to managers the cutting-edge knowledge that is being generated by academic research that goes beyond current best practice.
Multi-Project Management with a Multi-Skilled Workforce
Author: Matthias Walter
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-11-21
Total Pages: 319
ISBN-13: 3658080361
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book covers three fundamental problems at the interface of multi-project management and human resource management: the selection of projects, the composition of small project teams, and workload leveling. Matthias Walter proposes optimization models and solution methods for these problems, assuming multi-skilled workers with heterogeneous skill levels. For the first time, the author presents exact and heuristic methods that support managers to form small teams. Additionally, he outlines a new skill chaining strategy that increases workforce flexibility.
Management of Research and Development Organizations
Author: Ravinder Kumar Jain
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780471146131
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis edition has been completely revised. The authors, noted authorities in the field, focus on ways to improve R&D organization productivity and foster excellence in such companies. They describe how to design jobs, organize hierarchies, resolve conflicts, motivate employees, and create an innovative work environment. Features extensive cross-cultural coverage of European and Pacific Rim R&D organizations and policies which greatly differ from the US. Includes an entirely new section on various strategic planning elements unique to an R&D organization along with a case study.
Research and Development Project Selection
Author: Joseph P. Martino
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 1995-03-20
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJust as importantly, this unique guide provides R&D managers with clear guidelines on how to effectively tailor the various selection methods discussed to meet the demands of their organizations' unique situations and goals.
