Technology Planning And Management Handbook

"This book provides a compendium of terms, definitions and explanations of concepts, processes and acronyms that reflect the growing trends, issues, and applications of technology project management"--Provided by publisher.

If you are not already in a management position, chances are you soon will be. According to the Bureau of Statistics, the fastest growing areas of employment for engineers are in engineering/science management. With over 200 contributing authors, The Technology Management Handbook informs and assists the more than 1.5 million engineering managers in the practice of technical management. Written from the technical manager's perspective and written for technologists who are managers, The Technology Management Handbook presents in-depth information on the science and practice of management. Its comprehensive coverage encompasses the field of technology management, offering information on: Entrepreneurship Innovations Economics Marketing Product Development Manufacturing Finance Accounting Project Management Human Resources International Business

This book examines concepts and tools for selecting and modifying a combination of technologies that will be either developed by a technology supply organization, such as a national laboratory or a corporate research center, or adopted by a technology application organization, such as a government administrative office or a corporation management department, to either advance public goals or enhance corporate strategies.

Whether utilizing electronic tools for K-12 classrooms, learning management systems in higher education institutions, or training and performance improvement for business organizations, technology maintains an important aspect in the delivery of education and training in both school and non-school settings. Cases on Educational Technology Planning, Design, and Implementation: A Project Management Perspective provides strategies for addressing the challenges and pitfalls faced when planning, designing, and implementing learning and educational technology projects. The case studies in this publication aim to provide instructors, practitioners in K-12 and higher education, business managers as well as students interested in implementing education technology projects.

New product development (NPD) is a basis for business growth. It is also a key part of strategic planning and adds to the overall excitement in a company. However, of all the management aspects of business (i.e., human resources, marketing, manufacturing, accounting, service, customers, etc.), the complete process of NPD is the least defined and the most difficult to manage. With the emergence of e-business, the NPD process has created even a greater challenge to be generalized and practiced because the time scale for evaluating ideas and introducing new products changes from years to days. Highly innovative product developments are thought to require two major activities-invention and commercialization. In the past most organizations used a two-phase approach to development where the inventing was completed and then, with the planning of a business case, the commercialization phase began. The inventing phase was not rigorously managed but the commercialization phase was managed with a detailed durable process, i.e. a stage-gate process. Today organizations are accelerating innovation by combining the inventing and commercializing efforts into one project requiring agility and rapid business planning and re-planning. This handbook details insight gained across hundreds of new product developments. It offers advice, templates, and guidance for anyone involved in new product development from incremental improvements of established products to new-to-the-world start-ups.

Career success for engineers who wish to move up the management ladder, requires more than an understanding of engineering and technological principles - it demands a profound understanding of today's business management issues and principles. In this unique book, the author provides you with a valuable understanding of contemporary management concepts and their applications in a technical organization. You get in-depth coverage of product selection and management, engineering design and product costing, concurrent engineering, value management, configuration management, risk management, reengineering strategies and benefits, managing creativity and innovation, information technology management, and software management. The large number of solved examples highlighted throughout the text underscore the value of this book as an indispensable "How To" manual, and library reference piece.

The discipline of technology management focuses on the scientific, engineering, and management issues related to the commercial introduction of new technologies. Although more than thirty U.S. universities offer PhD programs in the subject, there has never been a single comprehensive resource dedicated to technology management. "The Handbook of Technology Management" fills that gap with coverage of all the core topics and applications in the field. Edited by the renowned Doctor Hossein Bidgoli, the three volumes here include all the basics for students, educators, and practitioners