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How AI Will Transform Project Management
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSteps you can take now to prepare for the future. -
ABCs of the Critical Path Method
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleThe critical path method (CPM), one of a variety of quantitative tools for business decision-making, is a simple technique for analyzing, planning, and... -
The Four Phases of Project Management
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticlePlanning, build-up, implementation, and closeout. -
The Hard Side of Change Management
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleEveryone agrees that managing change is tough, but few can agree on how to do it. Most experts are obsessed with "soft" issues, such as culture and motivation,... -
Embracing Agile
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleOver the past 25 to 30 years, agile innovation methods have greatly increased success rates in software development, improved quality and speed to market,... -
An Agile Approach to Change Management
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleSix lessons on moving quickly under pressure. -
Performing a Project Premortem
Project management Magazine ArticleProjects fail at a spectacular rate. One reason is that too many people are reluctant to speak up about their reservations during the all-important planning phase. By making it safe for dissenters who are knowledgeable about the undertaking and worried about its weaknesses to speak up, you can improve a project’s chances of success. Research […] -
How Project Managers Can Stay Relevant in Agile Organizations
Project management Digital ArticleWhat does it take to effectively manage projects whose requirements are constantly shifting? -
Just Trying to Help
Business communication Magazine ArticleA manager hears enough about another team’s project to know that it is seriously flawed—and probably destined to fail. Should he butt in or butt out? -
The Mayo Clinic Model for Running a Value-Improvement Program
Operations strategy Digital ArticleIts joint-replacement project is a standout. -
Pull the Plug on a Project with an Uncertain Future? (HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn this fictional case, Alex, a real estate developer, is at a crossroads in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. His company is a year away from completing... -
New Projects: Beware of False Economies
IT management Magazine ArticleNew projects, especially those involving high technology, are prone to cost overruns that may double, treble, or even quadruple the original estimates. Companies often find themselves in a nightmare situation, one that doesn’t go away even if they manage to finally get the project up and running. Desperate measures taken to stem the hemorrhage of […] -
Have We Taken Agile Too Far?
Project management Digital ArticleMany companies use the approach as an excuse to avoid careful planning and preparation. Amazon takes a different tack. -
The Biggest Lie in Corporate America Is Phase 2
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleSoftware development is a frenzied decathlon of activity, constantly pressed on all sides by resource constraints, budgets and deadlines. Many items originally... -
Why Good Projects Fail Anyway
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleBig projects fail at an astonishing rate--more than half the time, by some estimates. It's not hard to understand why. Complicated long-term projects... -
Battle Scope Creep in Your Projects
Project management Digital ArticleYou can’t do it alone — you need your team to back you up. -
The 4 Types of Project Manager
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleMatch the person to the project. -
Start Stopping Faster
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleEnding wasteful projects sooner will save money - and free you to pursue better opportunities. -
A Film Director’s Approach to Managing Creativity
Managing people Magazine ArticleWhen someone mentions a film unit, most people think of location shooting—depending on their generation it’s either Robert Shaw duelling the shark off Martha’s Vineyard or John Wayne and the U.S. cavalry charging through Death Valley! But, in fact, most major films are made in a series of predictable phases, of which shooting is only […] -
Creating Project Plans to Focus Product Development (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleThe long-term competitiveness of most manufacturers depends on their product development capabilities. Yet most companies' development process is unruly...
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Integrated Project Delivery at Autodesk, Inc (C)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Describes Autodesk's engagement in Integrated Project Delivery-a new model of risk management, inter-firm teamwork, and multi-objective (aesthetic, cost,... -
Innovation at GSA: Zero Environmental Footprint and the Extreme Challenge (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In 2010, Martha Johnson, new Administrator of the General Services Agency (GSA), advanced the Zero Environmental Footprint (ZEF) initiative-a sustainability... -
Boeing 767: From Concept to Production (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Describes the evolution of the Boeing 767 from the conception of the project to the start of manufacturing. Shows how the company manages an enormously... -
Reinventing Project Management: The Diamond Approach to Successful Growth and Innovation
Strategy & Execution Book38.00View Details Projects are the engines that drive innovation from idea to commercialization. In fact, the number of projects in most organizations today is expanding... -
Computerized Provider Order Entry at Emory Healthcare
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The Computerized Provider Order Entry at Emory Healthcare case presents one hospital system's efforts to implement computerized provider order entry (CPOE)... -
Project Definition: Using the Logical Framework
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details The document presents the basics of the Logical Framework Approach (LFA), a methodology to ensure that the most critical parts of a project are well defined... -
The Challenge of Sharing Absolutely Everything: The Case of Le Manoir, an Income-Sharing Intentional Community (Part C)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Case Supplement for Case HEC309 -
Managing a Task Force, Spanish Version
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Describes several principles for improving the effectiveness of internal task forces. Suggests a number of guidelines for starting up a task force, conducting... -
IBM Technology Group
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Explores two main issues: how the IBM Technology Group was able to build a robust, scalable, and functional IT platform using packaged enterprise resource... -
Boeing 767: From Concept to Production (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Updates the (A) case to the present day. The issue facing students is whether Boeing's approach to managing new airplane programs must be modified to... -
Shanghai Bell--The Collaborative Product Commerce Systems (CPC)
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details The research and development improvement manager at Shanghai Bell has just gotten out of a meeting with top management on strategic initiatives suggested... -
e-Notificaciones in Uruguay, Spanish Version
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In 2013, Juan Moreno, CEO of Kepler Ltda. (commercial name INTEGRADOC), a Uruguayan company specializing in the provision of software for business process... -
Impact Kommons: New World Development's Accelerator Program to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Management Case Study8.95View Details Impact Kommons was initiated by New World Development (NWD) as the first start-up accelerator in Hong Kong targeted at achieving the United Nations Sustainable... -
Hrad Technika
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Examines a struggling IT outsourcing project from the perspective of the IT services provider--Hrad Technika. When used in conjunction with Tegan c.c.c.... -
The Vanguard Group
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In 2019, The Vanguard Group with $5.1 trillion in assets under management was the largest global provider of mutual funds, and the second largest provider... -
Strategy Execution Module 11: Using Diagnostic and Interactive Control Systems
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This module reading introduces diagnostic and interactive control systems. Diagnostic control systems are the management-by-exception systems that managers... -
The Year in Tech, 2022: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
22.95View Details A year of HBR's essential thinking on tech--all in one place. From quantum computing and next-generation digital health tools to virtual reality training... -
Beauregard Textile Co., Japanese Version
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The sales manager and controller have to decide on a price for a textile that lost significant market share as a result of a recent price increase. Information... -
China Sourcing Group: Delivering on Time
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In 2004, U.S.-based China Sourcing Group, which specialises in premium and gift products, established a sourcing office in Shanghai. The Shanghai office... -
Elizabeth Best (D)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Describes how and what she did to accomplish the job.
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How AI Will Transform Project Management
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSteps you can take now to prepare for the future. -
ABCs of the Critical Path Method
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleThe critical path method (CPM), one of a variety of quantitative tools for business decision-making, is a simple technique for analyzing, planning, and... -
The Four Phases of Project Management
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticlePlanning, build-up, implementation, and closeout. -
The Hard Side of Change Management
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleEveryone agrees that managing change is tough, but few can agree on how to do it. Most experts are obsessed with "soft" issues, such as culture and motivation,... -
Is Project Management the Right Career for You?
Careers AdviceUse this guide to make an informed choice. -
Embracing Agile
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleOver the past 25 to 30 years, agile innovation methods have greatly increased success rates in software development, improved quality and speed to market,... -
An Agile Approach to Change Management
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleSix lessons on moving quickly under pressure. -
Performing a Project Premortem
Project management Magazine ArticleProjects fail at a spectacular rate. One reason is that too many people are reluctant to speak up about their reservations during the all-important planning phase. By making it safe for dissenters who are knowledgeable about the undertaking and worried about its weaknesses to speak up, you can improve a project’s chances of success. Research […] -
Integrated Project Delivery at Autodesk, Inc (C)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Describes Autodesk's engagement in Integrated Project Delivery-a new model of risk management, inter-firm teamwork, and multi-objective (aesthetic, cost,... -
How Project Managers Can Stay Relevant in Agile Organizations
Project management Digital ArticleWhat does it take to effectively manage projects whose requirements are constantly shifting?