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Pace: One Dimension of Adaptive Project Management
Shenhar, Aaron J.; Dvir, DovBook Chapter HBS-2840BC-EHow much time is available to complete a project? Increased pace requires careful time management, more autonomy for project teams, and more support from top management. This chapter looks at how the time available to complete a project affects how the project is managed.Starting at €8.20
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Diamond Framework: A New Model for Project Management
Shenhar, Aaron J.; Dvir, DovBook Chapter HBS-2834BC-EThis chapter introduces the diamond model for managing projects in detail, showing how a diamond analysis can serve as an upfront assessment of benefits and risks and as a disciplined planning tool.Starting at €8.20
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Novelty: One Dimension of Adaptive Project Management
Shenhar, Aaron J.; Dvir, DovBook Chapter HBS-2835BC-EWith a new product, market research is less reliable and requirements are less clear. This chapter looks at the affects of project novelty on managerial behavior, marketing activities, and other tasks of project management.Starting at €8.20
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Performing a Project Premortem (Spanish version)
Klein, GaryArticle HBS-F0709AService and Operations ManagementIn a premortem, team members assume that the project they are planning has just failed--as so many do--and then generate plausible reasons for its demise. Those with reservations may speak freely at the outset, so that the project can be improved rather than autopsied.Starting at €8.20
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Performing a Project Premortem
Klein, GaryArticle HBS-F0709A-EService and Operations ManagementIn a premortem, team members assume that the project they are planning has just failed--as so many do--and then generate plausible reasons for its demise. Those with reservations may speak freely at the outset, so that the project can be improved rather than autopsied.Starting at €8.20
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The Dealings Behind a Services Outsourcing Experience: The Case of SELLBYTEL Singular
Agnese, Pablo; Ricart, Joan EnricCase AD-312-EKnowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementWith the advent of globalization and global communication, Spain provides an interesting location to do business offshore. A wage level that lags behind other developed countries, as well as its geographical location and culture, make the country a natural choice for firms considering an offshoring location.Starting at €8.20
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AtekPC Project Management Office (Spanish version)
McFarlan, F. Warren; Hupp, John; Kell, MarkCase HBS-308S52Information TechnologiesPresents one company's efforts to implement a project management organization, or PMO, and the challenges they faced in doing so. Issues brought out in the case include defining the PMO's purpose and mission, the structure and governance of the PMO, and how to successfully implement it in what appears to be a resistant culture. John Strider, AtekPC's chief information officer (CIO), had strong convictions that the PMO-light model was the way to g...Starting at €8.20
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AtekPC Project Management Office
McFarlan, F. Warren; Hupp, John; Kell, MarkCase HBS-308049-EInformation TechnologiesPresents one company's efforts to implement a project management organization, or PMO, and the challenges they faced in doing so. Issues brought out in the case include defining the PMO's purpose and mission, the structure and governance of the PMO, and hStarting at €8.20
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Henry J. Kaiser and the Art of the Possible
Mayo, Anthony J.; Benson, Mark; Chen, DavidCase HBS-408072-EEntrepreneurshipFrom his humble beginnings as a local salesman in New York, Henry J. Kaiser rose to become one of the leading industrialists of 20th century America. Though he had no technical engineering training, Kaiser mastered the management and execution of plans for several large scale projects that contributed to the growth and improvement of contemporary America, including the Hoover Dam, one of the wonders of the modern world. During World War II, when ...Starting at €8.20
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The Experience Trap
Sengupta, Kishore; Abdel-Hamid, Tarek K.; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.Article HBS-R0802F-EService and Operations ManagementWhen companies put seasoned managers in charge of important projects, they don't expect missed deadlines, budget overruns, and rampant defects. However, that's what researchers found when they tested hundreds of experienced project managers with computer games that simulated software development projects. The study, conducted by two professors from Insead and one from Naval Postgraduate School, strongly suggests that veterans in complex environme...Starting at €8.20