• DocumentCode
    343485
  • Title

    New challenges in project management: the third millennium scenario

  • Author

    Kalluri, Ravikiran

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Atlantic Network Integration, Madison Heights, MI, USA
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    36373
  • Firstpage
    369
  • Abstract
    At the dawn of the third millennium, the world is witnessing revolutionary breakthroughs in technology to enhance the standard of human living. This has led to a heightened demand for technologically superior products with high quality. The industry has responded to this challenge with a relentless pursuit towards perfection. But this never ending struggle to exceed the buyer´s expectations has put an ever increasing pressure on project managers to shorten development cycles without compromising on quality. The key to success lies in enabling a seamless flow of information across diverse groups and fostering better insight into the multivariate business objectives prevalent today. An example is presented along with an implemented solution
  • Keywords
    commerce; product development; project engineering; project management; research and development management; technology transfer; R&D; multivariate business objectives; new challenges overview; perfection; product development cycles; project management; quality; seamless information flow; technological breakthroughs; technologically superior products; third millennium; Communication industry; Communications technology; Delay; Frequency; Globalization; Humans; Intelligent networks; Product development; Project management; Quality management;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Portland, OR
  • Print_ISBN
    1-890843-02-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PICMET.1999.787829
  • Filename
    787829