Maintaining effective engineering leadership: a new dependence on effective process

by Morrison, Raymond

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Title Statements

Full title :Maintaining effective engineering leadership : a new dependence on effective process / Raymond Morrison.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Institution of Engineering and Technology
Place of Publication:London, United Kingdom
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

Description:vii, 270 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781849196895, 1849196893, 9781849196901, 1849196907
oclc:ocn865136935
LC Classification:TA190
Dewey Decimal:658.4/092

Machine generated contents note: 1.A good process gone bad: setting the stage with the Columbia disaster -- 1.1.Effective use of process: the name of the game, this occurs in more than just the space race and the Shuttle Program -- 1.2.The Columbia Report: a short review -- 1.3.What do we think went wrong and what can be done about it? -- Questions for the reader -- References -- 2.The importance of processes -- 2.1.A brief history of process engineering -- 2.1.1.Applying the principles of process engineering -- 2.2.Stop `fixing' that broken process for the umpteenth time -- 2.3.Business process re-engineering only works when applied and supported -- 2.4.Taking the time to plan and fix processes -- 2.5.Are there stakeholders in each action plan for the processes? -- 2.6.Developing a management plan -- 2.6.1.Adding value to the value-added processes -- 2.7.Process is more than following ISO-9000 or similar management plans -- Questions for the reader -- References --

Contents note continued: 3.Leadership is guiding a process-oriented organisation -- 3.1.The fundamental flaw of `heroes' -- 3.2.The evolution from hero-based to team-based -- 3.2.1.Process and teams -- 3.3.Leadership …