Carrying out a project as planned is not a guarantee for success. Projects may fail because project management does not take the requirements, wishes and concerns of stakeholders sufficiently into account. Projects can only be successful through contributions from stakeholders. And it is the...

Commercial and academic communities use private rules to regulate everything from labor conditions to biological weapons. This self-governance is vital in the twenty-first century, where private science and technology networks cross so many borders that traditional regulation and treaty...

"Acknowledgments" -- "Contents" -- "About the Author" -- "1: Introduction" -- "1.1 Introduction" -- "1.2 Boundaries of SMA" -- "1.2.1 Competitors Focus" -- "1.2.2 Strategic Cost Management (SCM)" -- "1.2.3 Marketing Focus" -- "1.2.4 Strategic Value Focus" -- "1.3 Objectives of This Book" --...

"Acknowledgments" -- "About the Author" -- "Foreword" -- "Contents" -- "GAP 1: Common Understanding" -- "Chapter 1: Understanding the Problem" -- "GAP 2: Alignment between Corporate Goals and Projects" -- "Chapter 2: Creating and Maintaining Corporate Alignment" -- "GAP 3: Engaged Executive...

"Navigating in space is exponentially more difficult than navigating on the road - because there are too many directions to investigate, too many unknowns to be prepared for and infinite pathways to chart in the galactic system. So, it is with business. Business environments are extremely...