Project Management for Successful Product Innovation

Industrial Management & Data Systems

ISSN: 0263-5577

Article publication date: 1 March 2001

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Citation

Webb, A. (2001), "Project Management for Successful Product Innovation", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 101 No. 2, pp. 90-91. https://doi.org/10.1108/imds.2001.101.2.90.3

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited


Alan Webb provides an overall structure to the whole management process for the particular type of project associated with innovative development.

The book is arranged in a logical sequence covering the development of project management, project management structures, aspects of planning, monitoring and control, economics and value management, design management, intellectual property issues and production start‐up. Particular emphasis has been given to risk management which is recognized as both a difficult subject and also one of growing importance to today’s project manager, especially in product innovation. A complete explanation is given of the latest and most relevant techniques together with guidance as to where and how they should be applied. Where software tools are available these are named and, in some cases, brief descriptions are included; in all cases contact details of the vendors are provided.

Contents

Projects and project management; innovation and the creation of new products; organizing the project; planning for success; success by design; the cost and value of products; managing the materials; progress, performance and control; implementing the production programme; the economics of projects; analysing the risks; managing the risks; some commercial aspects. Annexe: software products and vendors; bibliography; index.

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