(Telco) industry, and what makes their project managers successful. Theoretical conclusions from the literature review were … that this thesis fleshes out. This framework was empirically proven to define successful Telco NPD project managers … context, and proposes a better description of successful project managers. Its results have important implications for hiring …

, nailing, process implementation and streamlining. Practical implications – This paper argues that managers must identify and …

managers of product development from Canadian and US manufacturing organizations operating in the machinery, computer … of this study is that the respondents are NPD managers. These managers commented on the extent that support for cross … organizational support for cross‐functional NPD teams by directly surveying team members, functional managers, and senior managers …