REINVENTING
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
REINVENTING PROJECT MANAGEMENT The DIAMOND APPROACH TO SUCCESSFUL GROWTH AND INNOVATION
Aaron J. Shenhar ♦ Dov Dvir
Harvard Business School Press Boston, Massachusetts
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To our children Ayelet, Galit, and Ben and Ori, Hilla, and Omer
CONTENTS Acknowledgments PART ONE
A NEW MODEL FOR MANAGING PROJECTS 1.
Why Your Business Success Depends on Projects
2.
What Makes a Project Successful
3.
The Diamond Framework PART TWO
THE FOUR BASES OF SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS 4.
Novelty
5.
Technology
6.
Complexity
7.
Pace PART THREE
PUTTING THE DIAMOND APPROACH TO WORK 8.
Managing Projects for Business Innovation
9.
Managing Projects Within the Existing Organization
10.
How Markets and Industries Affect Project Management
11.
Reinventing Project Management: The Diamond Approach to Successful Growth and Innovation for Your Organization
RESEARCH APPENDIXES 1.
Our Research Steps
2.
Project Success Assessment Questionnaire
3A. Building the Contingency Approach to Pr