Reinventing Project Management: The Diamond Approach to Successful Growth and Innovation
On 22-08-2011, in Bookshelf, by steve
By Aaron J. Shenhar and Dov Dvir
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
ISBN-13: 9781591398004
ISBN: 1591398002
Projects are the engines that drive innovation from idea to commercialization. In fact, the number of projects in most organizations today is expanding while operations is shrinking. Yet, since many companies still focus on operational excellence and efficiency, most projects fail-largely because conventional project management concepts cannot adapt to a dynamic business environment. Moreover, top managers neglect their company’s project activity, and line managers treat all their projects alike-as part of operations.
Based on an unprecedented study of more than 600 projects in a variety of businesses and organizations across the globe, Reinventing Project Management provides a new and highly adaptive model for planning and managing projects to achieve superior business results.
Here is a reader comment:
Most projects fail because conventional project management concepts cannot adapt to today’s dynamic business environment. This book provides a new and highly adaptive model for planning and managing projects. Aaron J. Shenhar and Dov Dvir explain how to use their “Diamond Framework” to understand the nature of your projects, and diagnose the gaps between your current capabilities and what you need to do to make your projects succeed. Their flexible model provides valuable information for evaluating and managing projects for maximum competitive advantage. This book is recommended for managers who want to strengthen their ability to take charge of projects in a more systematic and compelling way.
