Project Management for Research and Development: Guiding Innovation for Positive R&D Outcomes

496 Pages·2014·5.418 MB·English

by  Lory Mitchell Wingate

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Guiding Innovation for Positive R&D Outcomes
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Guiding Innovation for Positive R&D Outcomes
Lory Mitchell Wingate
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Contents
List of Figures ......................................................................................xix
List of Tables .....................................................................................xxiii
Preface .................................................................................................xxv
Acknowledgments ...........................................................................xxvii
About the Author. ..............................................................................xxix
Introduction .......................................................................................xxxi
Chapter 1 Project Management Approaches .....................................1
1.1 Nature of Projects .............................................................2
1.2 Formality of Project Management .................................4
1.2.1 Formal Project......................................................5
1.2.2 Semiformal Project ..............................................5
1.2.3 Informal Project...................................................6
1.3 Traditional Project Management ...................................6
1.3.1 Scope ......................................................................7
1.3.2 Deliverables/Outcomes .......................................8
1.3.3 Requirements .......................................................8
1.3.4 Approach ..............................................................8
1.3.5 Organization ........................................................9
1.3.6 Schedule ..............................................................12
1.3.7 Budget .................................................................13
1.3.8 Risk Management ..............................................13
1.3.9 Performance Measurement ..............................14
1.3.10 Communications ...............................................15
1.4 Flexible Project Management ........................................17
1.4.1 Types of Flexible Development ........................19
1.4.2 Key Components ..............................................20
1.5 Program Management ...................................................21
1.6 Portfolio Management ...................................................23
1.7 The Hierarchy of Project versus Program versus
Portfolio Management ...................................................27
1.7.1 Apply Now .........................................................28
1.8 Life Cycle Approach to Project Management .............29
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1.8.1 Life Cycle Approach and R&D ........................29
1.8.1.1 Research Phase ..................................30
1.8.1.2 Development Phase ............................31
1.8.1.3 Control Phase .....................................32
1.8.2 Apply Now .............................................................33
1.9 Case Study: Explorers Connect Website
Development Project ......................................................33
1.9.1 Background ........................................................33
1.9.2 Life Cycle Perspective .......................................35
1.9.3 Project Management .........................................37
1.9.3.1 Scope ....................................................37
1.9.3.2 Deliverables/Outcomes .....................38
1.9.3.3 Requirements ......................................38
1.9.3.4 Approach .............................................38
1.9.3.5 Organization .......................................39
1.9.3.6 Schedule ...............................................39
1.9.3.7 Budget ..................................................39
1.9.3.8 Risks and Mitigation Plan ................39
1.9.3.9 Performance Management ..............40
1.9.3.10 Communications ..............................40
1.9.4 Outcomes ............................................................41
1.9.4.1 Critical Branch Points .......................41
1.9.4.2 Leadership ..........................................42
1.9.4.3 Lessons Learned ................................42
1.9.5 Case Analysis ....................................................43
1.10 Key Point Summary ......................................................43
1.10.1 Key Concepts.....................................................44
1.10.2 Key Terms ...........................................................45
1.11 Apply Now .......................................................................47
References ...................................................................................50
Chapter 2 Project Management as an Enabler .................................51
2.1 Traditional Project Management .................................53
2.2 R&D Project Management ............................................55
2.3 Disciplines That Complement Project
Management ................................................................57
2.3.1 Flexible Methods ...............................................59
2.3.1.1 Spiral Development ...........................61