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Webb, Alan John was born on February 7, 1946 in Bristol, England. Son of Arthur and Florence Webb.
(This comprehensive book provides a complete guide to mana...)
This comprehensive book provides a complete guide to managing projects involving the development of new products. It aims to give the practising project manager an insight into the many processes that are involved in handling one of the most complex of industrial activities. The book is arranged in a logical sequence covering the development of project management, project management structures, aspects of planning, monitoring and control, economics and value management, design management, intellectual property issues and production start-up. Particular emphasis has been given to risk management which is recognized as both a difficult subject and also one of growing importance to today's project manager, especially in product innovation. A complete explanation is given of the latest and most relevant techniques together with guidance as to where and how they should be applied. Where software tools are available these are named and, in some cases, brief descriptions are included; in all cases contact details of the vendors are provided.
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Managing Innovative Projects is a comprehensive guide to the tools and techniques of contemporary project management. New methods are clearly explained in detail and illustrated with examples from industrial organizations in the United Kingdom and Europe.
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Webb, Alan John was born on February 7, 1946 in Bristol, England. Son of Arthur and Florence Webb.
Graduate in Production Engineering and Management with honors, Loughborough University, England, 1969.
Controller of machining (Concorde) British Aircraft Corporation, Filton Division, Bristol, England, 1972—1974. Management consultant WS Atkins Group, Epsom, England, 1974—1978. Assistant project manager, head of department Hunting Engineering, Ampthill, England, 1978—1986.
Senior project manager Frazer Nash Defense Systems, Leatherhead, England, 1986—1990. Project management consultant Alan Webb Management Consultancy, Horsham, England, from 1991. Member British Standards Institution, London, from 1993.
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Member of Institution of Electrical Engineers (Lord Hirst award 1997, Engineering Management Journal award 1999), Association for Project Management (committee member 1999—2004).
Married Kathleen Mary Chubb, March 27, 1971. 1 child Julian.