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Conference Paper Strategy, Decision Making, Leadership 14 July 2004

Leadership

By Opfer, Warren A. | Abrams, Fred This paper summarizes research on aspects of inherent individual creativity, the role and dramatic impact of creative decision-making, and the need for flexible leadership styles. The paper asserts…

Article Quality Management, Decision Making, Strategy January 2004

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Made to measure

By Fairweather, Virginia Cross-cultural differences within an organization can make it difficult for everyone to share the same vision and strategic goals. This article offers brief glimpses of several companies where the…

Article Decision Making, Strategy February 2003

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Healthy returns

By Williams, Monica Health care organizations must be able to find a balance between patient care and earning a profit that allows them to continue operations. Moreover, the problem is compounded because most…

Conference Paper Decision Making, Strategy 14 July 2002

The development of a strategic decision management model

By Thiry, Michel Using Analytic Induction as a research methodology, this paper presents an analysis of both practice and theory of value management (VM) and project management over the last 10 years. The final…

Conference Paper Decision Making, Strategy 1 November 2001

Seminars & Symposium

Opportunity assessment – before it is a project

By O’Brochta, Michael The future of successful project management involves doing the right projects - not just doing projects right. How can we tell if we are working on the right project? This paper presents a best…

Conference Paper Risk Management, Decision Making, Strategy 1 November 2001

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Using risk management in the front end of projects

By Githens, Gregory D. | Peterson, Richard J. This paper will describe risk management using project- and product- oriented techniques. In particular, it will focus on the risk management processes and methods used by Essilor International, one…

Conference Paper Decision Making, Strategy, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement 1 November 2001

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A national dilemma

By Rodrigues, Bruce | Rider, Lesley Jane Multinational project-oriented corporations often struggle with developing enterprise-wide outcome-based project management competency standards that are appropriate for local implementation and…

Conference Paper Decision Making, Strategy 1 November 2001

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Beyond the triple constraints

By Graham, Robert J. | Cohen, Dennis J. To understand how practicing project management can affect an organization's business value, project managers need a measure that provides a broader understanding of the triple constraints, one that…

Conference Paper Decision Making, Strategy 24 June 2000

A knowledge-based method for bid/no-bid decision-making in project management

By Lin, Ching-Torng A contractor's business depends on creating winning proposals in response to business or government requests for proposals (RFPs). Submitting many non-winning proposals can hurt a contractor's…

Article Complexity, Decision Making, Risk Management, Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement July 1996

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Complex problem ... simple concepts ... transformed organization

By Fulton, John C. In 1989, the United States Department of Energy's (DOE) Hanford Site in Richland, Washington, began the process of facility shutdown, decommissioning, and site cleanup. In 1994, a 'projectization'…