Managing projects in research and development

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Research and Development is the vehicle by which organizations and economies create opportunity, innovation and secure a stream of future products and services. These outcomes are all critically important sources of sustainability in a world that is changing faster than most companies can keep up. The challenge behind them is the fundamental unpredictability of R & D; which is why effective project management is so important. Ron Basu's Managing Projects in Research and Development explains how…

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Full title :Managing projects in research and development / Ron Basu, Director, Performance Excellence Limited and Visiting Fellow, Heneley Business School.

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Publication Date:©2015

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Gower Publishing
Place of Publication:Farnham, Surrey, England
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2015

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Description:1 online resource (xviii, 232 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:9781472450111, 1472450116
oclc:ocn922468719
LC Classification:HD69.P75
Dewey Decimal:658.4/04

About the author -- About this book -- Preface -- Why project management is essential in research and development -- Current thinking in managing R & D projects -- Fundamentals of project management -- R & D project life cycle -- Managing cost, time and quality in R & D -- Managing risks in R & D -- Managing R & D portfolios -- R & D project success criteria and success factors -- Operational excellence concepts in R & D projects -- Case studies of R & D projects -- How to make it happen -- Appendix -- References -- Glossary -- Index.

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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Mana… Business & Economics -- Management BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Scie… BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational … Changement organisationnel Gestion de projet Management -- Research Organizational change Organizational Innovation Project management