Managing the Unknown (eBook)

Dr. Christoph H. Loch, Dr. Arnoud DeMeyer, Dr. Michael T. Pich, Department of Technology Management, ISEAD, Fontainebleu, FRANCE The authors are professors at Europe's leading business school - INSEAD. All have been in both the private sector and in academia and all are currently involved in teaching project management, strategic management, and technology management.

Introduction.

PART I. A NEW LOOK AT PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT.

Chapter 1. PRM Best Practice: The PCNet Project.

Chapter 2. The Limits of Established PRM: The Circored
Project.

Chapter 3. A Broader Look at Project Risk Management.

PART II. MANAGING THE UNKNOWN.

Chapter 4. Diagnosing Complexity and
Uncertainty.

Chapter 5. Learning Projects.

Chapter 6. Multiple Parallel Projects: Selectionism.

Chapter 7. Selectionism and Learning in Projects.

PART III. PUTTING SELECTIONISM AND LEARNING INTO
PRACTICE.

Chapter 8. Establishing the Project Mindset.

Chapter 9. Putting the Infrastructure in Place.

Chapter 10. Managing Relationships and Project Governance.

Chapter 11. Managing Project Stakeholders in Presence of Unk
Unks.

PART IV. MANAGING THE UNKNOWN: THE ROLE OF SENIOR
MANAGEMENT.

Chapter 12. The Role of Senior Management in Novel Projects.

References.

Index.

"Managing the Unknown, is an important book, and it was a revelation for me. It takes a fresh look at project risk management, which is a vital skill in developing a new product, but goes beyond conventional risk management in critical ways." (Journal of Product Innovation Management, October 2006)