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Record Nr.

UNINA9910367249803321

Autore

Kozak-Holland Mark

Titolo

Managing Transformation Projects : Tracing Lessons from the Industrial to the Digital Revolution / / by Mark Kozak-Holland, Chris Procter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2020

ISBN

9783030330354

3030330354

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (138 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

658.406

658.514

Soggetti

Project management

Technological innovations

Economic history

Project Management

Innovation and Technology Management

Economic History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The Challenge of Digital Transformation -- 2. Adapting Project Management to Meet This Challenge -- 3. Chapter Case-Study 1 - The Stockton and Darlington Railway -- 4. Chapter Case-Study 2 - The Transcontinental Railroad -- 5. Chapter Case-Study 3 - The Manchester Ship Canal and the World's First Industrial Park -- 6. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the management of three projects from the nineteenth century which led to substantial business transformation: the Stockton to Darlington Railway, the US Transcontinental Railroad and the Manchester Ship Canal. The lessons learned are of great relevance to contemporary project management, particularly those concerned with disruptive technology. The book addresses a wide range of project management topics associated with transformation. These include value management, sponsorship, governance, partnerships, opportunity management, project culture and morale,



project complexity, uncertainty, prototyping and piloting, agility, innovation, risk and knowledge management.