Project Management for Continuous Innovation: Management by Project Mapping - Hardcover

Peng, Kern

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1733555706 ISBN 13: 9781733555708

Publisher: Pike Publications, 2019

Synopsis

Traditional project management overwhelmingly focuses on techniques and procedures for planning and controlling. This creates a framework to confine project team members to operate within a set of processes and measurements. However, most projects require project team members to be innovative and creative. It is difficult to ask employees to think outside of the box while using a “box” style system to manage projects. In addition, much of the focus of such system is to achieve a success result in every project. Such emphasis discourages risk-taking because employees may not want to initiate projects unless they feel the chance of success is high. Inhibited risk-taking constrains learning opportunities and innovation.

This book presents a strategic approach called “Management by Project Mapping” (MBPM), which systematically utilizes project management to transform a company’s organizational system, culture and capability, creating a foundation upon which to achieve long-term sustainable innovation. It then presents situational practices and tools to manage different types of projects since no single project management approach is suitable for all projects. Emphasizing effectiveness and velocity with reduced administrative processes and activities in project management, this book introduces a new approach for managing people, information, tasks and schedule in projects.

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Review

“This book should be required reading for courses in Project Management as well as on Innovation. Managing by Project Mapping is a thoughtful, well-organized and laid out book that for the first time, rigorously bring together frameworks on project management that are practical and actionable with deep insights and application to corporate innovation. The book is appropriate for all levels from C-suite executives down to line managers and engineers. This book is well-written and reflects decades of experience on the part of a scholarly-practitioner and experienced lecturer. Highly recommended!”

— Chuck Eesley, Ph.D., W.M. Keck Foundation Faculty Scholar, Schulze Family Foundation Distinguished Professor, Management Science & Engineering Department, Stanford University

 

“It is rare for a writer to have such a deep foundation in both the professional and academic worlds. Dr. Kern Peng is one such individual, and his depth of knowledge from his professional executive and scholarly experiences clearly shine through his new book, Project Management for Continuous Innovation. The text is clear, instructive, thoughtful, and provides deep insights from beginning to end that will benefit students of all levels of expertise and experience. In the modern economy where firms must innovate to thrive and survive, Dr. Peng’s book provide a lifeline to help achieve actual innovations that will translate to measurable results.”

— Mark V. Cannice, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Strategy, School of Management, University of San Francisco

 

“Dr. Kern Peng demystifies the innovation process, deftly introduces the concept of Management by Project Mapping, and lucidly articulates the steps towards achieving success, systematically and efficiently. Project Management for Continuous Innovation is a must-read book in today’s fast-paced highly competitive corporate world, where companies must rapidly innovate to survive and thrive. It is also an excellent text book for schools offering business and management education that will help prepare students with practical tools to implement in their professional development, from entry-level to C-suite roles.”

— Achintya K. Bhowmik, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Engineering, Starkey Hearing Technologies; Former Vice President of Intel Corporation

 

“In this thoughtful and well-organized book, Dr. Peng provides readers with a new take on corporate innovation and describes in detail systematic approaches and tactical tools, which when used in concert empower all individuals in the workplace to more effectively contribute to the improvement of existing offerings as well as the ideation and development of future breakthrough products and solutions. Management by Project Mapping (MBPM) is an important strategic concept and approach that helps managers to more effectively plan and allocate resources towards a portfolio of projects that form the basis of a sustainable cycle of innovation. Project Management for Continuous Innovation is an excellent resource and provides timely, actionable insights for organizations of all sizes.”

— Henry L. Ines, CEO of Shivom; Former Executive Director of Global Chamber

Edition details

• Publisher: Pike Publications
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1733555706
• ISBN 13: 9781733555708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 344