The Business of Projects: Managing Innovation in Complex Products and Systems

by Andrew Davies , Michael Hobday

• ISBN13: 9780521843287
• ISBN10: 0521843286
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-28
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

'The popularity of projects as a means for achieving competitive advantage in public and private organizations has become a well-recognized phenomenon, leading to a surge of interest in theory development and the practice of project management techniques. What has been missing, to date, is a work that places projects directly at the center of modern business practices, explaining clearly and concisely why projects are and effective means for achieving myriad organizational goals. The Business of Projects addresses a critical and, until now, missing component in our understanding of the role of projects in successful business enterprises. Well-researched, provocative, and highly practical, The Business of Projects is a welcome and extremely timely addition to the project management literature.' Book jacket.

Table of Contents

List of figures	vi
List of tables	viii
Foreword	ix
Acknowledgements	xii
Glossary	xiii
Introduction	1	(19)
The dynamics of innovation in complex products and systems	20	(36)
Business strategy and project capability	56	(32)
Systems integration and competitive advantage	88	(29)
The project-based organisation	117	(31)
Managing software-intensive projects	148	(36)
Learning in the project business	184	(31)
Integrated solutions for customers	215	(37)
Lessons for the project business	252	(19)
Appendix A	271	(3)
Appendix B	274	(3)
Appendix C	277	(3)
References	280	(21)
Index	301