Flexible product development building agility for changing markets

In this landmark book, Preston Smith attributes the recent decline in innovation to pressure from financial markets that drives management toward rigid development approaches such as phased development processes, Six Sigma, and project office. These processes have unintentionally (but effectively) m...

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Main Author: Smith, Preston G. 1941- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco Jossey-Bass 2007
Edition:1st ed
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Summary:In this landmark book, Preston Smith attributes the recent decline in innovation to pressure from financial markets that drives management toward rigid development approaches such as phased development processes, Six Sigma, and project office. These processes have unintentionally (but effectively) made changes during development more difficult, disruptive, and expensive, while the need for change continues at an accelerating pace. Flexible Product Development is a hands-on resource that provides the tools and strategies needed to restore flexibility to any organization and remove
Physical Description:xiii, 286 pages illustrations 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-272) and index
ISBN:9780787995843
0787995843