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Project Management for Successful Product Innovation [Hardcover]

Alan Webb (Author)

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Publication Date: July 2000 | ISBN-10: 0566082624 | ISBN-13: 978-0566082627 | Edition: 2nd

A 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 relevant techniques, along 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.

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Hardcover: 433 pages
Publisher: Gower Pub Co; 2nd edition (July 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0566082624
ISBN-13: 978-0566082627
Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7 x 1.8 inches
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,997,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Hrs Dur'n, Second World War, Monte Carlo, Department of Defense, Risk Master, Microsoft Project, Risk Analyser, Artemis Project View, General Electric, New York, Patent Office, Current Budget, Expert Choice, Major Sub-assembly

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This book cites 22 books:

Quality Engineering in Production Systems (Mcgraw Hill Series in Industrial Engineering and Management Science) by Genichi Taguchi on page 157, and Back Matter
AA Street by Street: High Wycombe, Amersham, Beaconsfield, Marlow by AA Publishing on page 396, and Back Matter
Risk, Uncertainty and Profit (Dover Books on History, Political and Social Science) by Frank H. Knight on page 332, and page 368
Risk Analysis: A Quantitative Guide by David Vose in Back Matter
Business Risk Management by Bob Ritchie in Back Matter

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Industrialization of Drug Discovery: From Target Selection Through Lead Optimization (Drug Discovery Series) by Jeffrey S. Handen Ph.D. on page 56
Using Earned Value: A Project Manager's Guide by Alan Webb in Back Matter
Project Management by Dennis Lock in Back Matter
The Project Manager's Guide to Handling Risk by Alan Webb in Back Matter
The Relationship Manager: The Next Generation of Project Management by Tony Davis in Back Matter

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