| Description |
vii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Series |
The Harvard business review paperback series |
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Harvard business review paperback series.
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| Contents |
Why good projects fail anyway / Nadim F. Matta and Ronald N. Ashkenas -- New projects : beware of false economies / David Davis -- The return map : tracking product teams / Charles H. House and Raymond L. Price -- Knowing when to pull the plug / Barry M. Staw and Jerry Ross -- Why bad projects are so hard to kill / Isabelle Royer -- How to kill creativity / Teresa M. Amabile -- Speeding up team learning / Amy Edmondson, Richard Bohmer and Gary Pisano -- What you don't know about making decisions / David A. Garvin and Michael A. Roberto |
| Summary |
"This astute collection of articles helicopters managers above the day-to-day grind of project management to understand the big-picture reasons behind why projects fly - and why they fail. Why are some bad projects so hard to kill - and why do some good projects tank? This book will help managers make decisions that enable the right projects to succeed."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to Books24x7 (BusinessPro) |
| Subject |
Project management.
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| Author |
Harvard Business School.
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| LC no. |
2004016504 |
| ISBN |
1591396395 |
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9781591396390 |
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