The book outlines the processes of calculating and critically reviewing construction costs and times for clients and contractors in different project phases.
This book develops best practices for collaboration between teams within large organizations, and demonstrates how an optimal environment for teamwork can improve business processes.
Collaboration among industry, universities and research institutes plays a vital role in stimulating open innovation, which in turn leads to new products, processes, services and business models.
This book gathers the best papers presented at the International Congress on Project Management and Engineering, in its 2017 and 2018 editions, which were held in Cadiz and Madrid, Spain.
The book investigates the various aspects characterizing Megaprojects from numerous perspectives and by integrating different disciplines: engineering, economics, business organization, human resource management, law, etc.
This book presents the theory and practice of product lifecycle management, chiefly focusing on modern approaches suitable for digitalized enterprises.
This book examines the management of three projects from the nineteenth century which led to substantial business transformation: the Stockton to Darlington Railway, the US Transcontinental Railroad and the Manchester Ship Canal.
This book covers a variety of topics in manufacturing, with a special emphasis on product design, production planning, and implementation of both resources and production processes.
This book provides readers with a comprehensive guide to other cultures - the often-unfamiliar ways that people from other cultures think, speak and act.
This book presents some twenty case studies, showing how companies in different industry sectors and of different sizes make advances in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).
Offering a pragmatic understanding of customer engagement as an object of effective marketing management, this book takes an integrative approach and brings together different streams of marketing research, such as customer activism and value formation.
This book highlights essential concepts, models, and processes that help those responsible for making pricing decisions - whether professionally or privately - to effectively engage in product pricing activities.
This innovative book analyses the evolving nature of leadership, exploring an ever-increasing range of theoretical concepts and applying these to practices within healthcare organisations.
Vision and Values in Design Management explores the value of design as a key strategic resource that can be utilized in the pursuit of securing a competitive advantage within highly complex and emergent markets.
The primary aim of this edited volume is to document the current theories, best practices, and technological advancements in the move towards a Smart Built Environment (SBE).
Un guide pratique et accessible pour comprendre Le nouveau Manager Minute de Ken Blanchard et Spencer Johnson
Ken Blanchard et Spencer Johnson sont devenus des experts reconnus en matière de management depuis le succès de leur Manager Minute dans les années 1980.
Anticipate and solve problems within your businessThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Ishikawa diagram, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
The must-read summary of Mark Morgan, Raymond Levitt and William Malek's book: "e;Executing Your Strategy: How to Break It Down and Get It Done"e;This complete summary of the ideas from Mark Morgan, Raymond Levitt and William Malek's book "e;Executing Your Strategy"e; shows that the days when executives could concentrate on formulating a brilliant corporate strategy which was then left to others to execute are probably gone forever.
The must-read summary of Larry Bossidy and Ram Chaean's book: "e;Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done"e;This complete summary of the ideas from Larry Bossidy and Ram Chaean's book "e;Execution"e; shows that the gap between what a company promises and the results it actually achieves is the biggest issue facing businesses.
The must-read summary of Robert Hiebeler, Thomas Kelly and Charles Ketteman's book: "e;Best Practices: Building Your Business With Customer-Focused Solutions"e;.
The must-read summary of Martin Reeves, Knut Haanaes and Janmejaya Sinha's book: "e;Your Strategy Needs a Strategy: How to Choose and Execute the Right Approach"e;.
The must-read summary of Pete Mazany's book: "e;Teamthink: Team New Zealand: The "e;Black Magic"e; of Management Behind the 1995 America's Cup Success"e;.
