What does it take to make a project succeed? This astute collection of articles helicopters managers above the day-to-day grind of project management to understand the big-picture reasons behind why projects fly--and why they fail. Why are some bad projects so hard to kill--and why do some good projects tank? This book will help managers make decisions that enable the right projects to succeed.

Why Good Projects Fail Anyway 

NADIM F. MATTA AND RONALD N. ASHKENAS

New Projects:

Beware of False Economies 

DAVID DAVIS

The Return Map:

Tracking Product Teams 

CHARLES H. HOUSE AND RAYMOND L. PRICE

Knowing When to Pull the Plug 

BARRY M. STAW AND JERRY ROSS

Why Bad Projects Are So Hard to Kill 

ISABELLE ROYER

How to Kill Creativity 

TERESA M. AMABILE

Speeding Up Team Learning 

AMY EDMONDSON, RICHARD BOHMER, AND GARY PISANO

What You Don't Know About Making Decisions 

DAVID A. GARVIN AND MICHAEL A. ROBERTO

About the Contributors 

Index