Managing Projects in Research and Development

Research and Development is the vehicle by which organizations and economies create opportunity, innovation and secure a stream of future products and services.These outcomes are all critically important sources of sustainability in a world that is changing faster than most companies can keep up.The challenge behind them is the fundamental unpredictability of R&D; which is why effective project management is so important. Ron Basu's Managing Projects in Research and Development explains how and why project management can provide a means of helping to plan, organise and control multi-disciplinary research activities without stifling innovation. Combining research with practical examples and experience from a career that has included blue chip organizations such as GSK, GlaxoWellcome and Unilever, Ron Basu offers a rigorous guide to the fundamentals of R&D project management including project lifecycle management, risk management, cost, time quality and other success measures as well as the keys to operational excellence in this complicated world.

Chapter 1 Why Project Management is Essential in Research and Development; Chapter 2 Current Thinking in Managing R&D Projects; Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Project Management; Chapter 4 R&D Project Life Cycle; Chapter 5 Managing Cost, Time and Quality in R&D; Chapter 6 Managing Risks in R&D; Chapter 7 Managing R&D Portfolios; Chapter 8 R&D Project Success Criteria and Success Factors; Chapter 9 Operational Excellence Concepts in R&D Projects; Chapter 10 Case Studies of R&D Projects; Chapter 11 Making it Happen;