Managing Large Systems: Organizations for the Future

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ISBN: 9781560006428 | 1560006420
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Copyright: 1/31/1993

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Managing Large Systems examines a wide range of human, organizational, and managerial challenges associated with large systems. Special attention is given to the behavioral relationships among scientists and engineers, business and technical managers, sponsor organizations and their contractors, business and government offi cials, and line and functional managers.

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Introduction to the Transaction Edition
Foreword
Preface
The New Organization: From Here to Tranquility	p. 1
The Planning Function for New Technologies	p. 19
Scientists in Planning	p. 43
Sponsor and Satellite: The Prince of Dependency	p. 70
Inducing Excellence: The Self-Forcing, Self-Enforcing System	p. 100
Achieving Excellence in the International Project	p. 119
From Development to Operations: Relationships with User Organizations	p. 136
Designing the Internal Structure of the Sponsor Organization	p. 161
Building the Project Organization	p. 181
The Project Manager: Organizational Metronome	p. 204
The Project Manager's Interface with Scientists	p. 227
Systems Integration: Assuring Confidence and Compatibility	p. 253
Technical Goals vs. Business Requirements	p. 272
Motivating Systems Responsibility	p. 298
Technology and Social Administration	p. 316
Index	p. 323
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