The Smart Mission: Nasa's Lessons for Managing Knowledge, People, and Projects

by Laurence Prusak, Matthew Kohut, Edward J Hoffman, et al.

Book Overview

Why human skills and expertise, not technical tools, are what make projects succeed.

The project is the basic unit of work in many industries. Software applications, antiviral vaccines, launch-ready spacecraft: all were produced by a team and managed as a project. Project management emphasizes control, processes, and tools--but, according to The Smart Mission, that is not the right way to run a project. Human skills and expertise,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262547279
• ISBN13: 9780262547277
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.0" x 5.4"