Michael McGrath, cofounder of PRTM -- a global management consulting firm that I have had the pleasure to work with in the past -- has a new book coming out in April, 2004 titled:
The following is an excerpt from the Business Wire book announcement released this morning:
...In his new book, Next Generation Product Development, veteran author, product development expert, and co-founder of management consulting firm PRTM, Michael McGrath describes how research and development (R&D) effectiveness is poised to double in the next stage of product development.
...The new generation of productivity-based gains is made possible by recent advances in information systems, which McGrath calls Development Chain Management (DCM) systems. DCM systems, sometimes called the management layer of Product Lifecycle Management systems, are integrated systems that automate key aspects of product development management, including process management, knowledge management, and data management.
...The book focuses on three primary areas of improvement: resource management, project management and portfolio management.
...In Next Generation Product Development, McGrath redefines project management as a process, not just a technique; a project's success is therefore not limited to individual project managers' personal and technical skills. This new project management process is referred to as enterprise project management and is based on collaboration and a common plan that serves to direct all steps in the project. This in turn provides a foundation for more advanced project management practices such as distributed program management, collaborative development, and context-based knowledge management...
K-Collector Topics: Knowledge Management Productivity research