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999			_c22456 _d22456
020			_a9780198727668
082			_a658.404 _bDAV
100	1		_aDavies, Andrew.
245	1	0	_aProjects : _ba very short introduction / _cAndrew Davies.
260			_aOxford, United Kingdom, _bOxford University Press, _c2017
300			_a xviii, 155 pages : _billustrations ; _c18 cm
440			_a Very short introductions, 537
505			_aPreface List of illustrations 1. Introduction 2. America's venture into the unknown 3. From Manhattan to the Moon 4. Arup's adhocracy and projects theory 5. Lean, heavy, and disruptive projects 6. London's megaproject ecology 7. Back to the future Further reading Index
520			_a"In this Very Short Introduction Andrew Davies looks at how projects have developed since the industrial revolution to create the human-built world in which we live, work, and play. Considering some of our greatest endeavours such as the Erie Canal, Apollo Moon landing, Japanese product development, and Chinese ecocity projects, Davies identifies how projects are organized and managed to design and produce large and complex systems, cope with fast changing conditions, and deal with the immense uncertainties required to create breakthrough innovations in products and services. He concludes by considering how projects could be organized to address the challenges facing the post-industrial society of the 21st century"
650			_aBusiness and management
650			_aProject management
650			_aCase studies
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