CHAPTER 14
Managing the Enterprise Using Project Management Methods
I pointed out earlier that the tools of project management were developed to manage manufacturing operations and were adapted for use in managing projects. I would like to go further and suggest that the methods of project management are equally suitable for managing the entire enterprise.
When I met Alan Mulally, when he was president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, he told me that Boeing made very little distinction between project and general management. For that reason, I want to refer you again to my model. It is repeated in Figure 14.1 for easy reference. I am not including ...
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