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Decisions: An Engineering and Management Perspective
ISBN: 978-0-470-16759-5
January 2015
Wiley-IEEE Press
320 pages
DECISIONS examines the issues required to stimulate new thinking for improving the decision-making process and achieve higher project success rates for all managerial levels.
This book considers what it takes to convert the macro decision into a positive outcome; to resolve the gap that exists between the macro and subsidiary decisions; to understand why so many decisions fail to meet expectations; to direct the mindset of the engineering community to focus on its relation to other organizational units; to perform diligently the up-front work required to meet objectives; to stop squandering valuable talent and resources; to urge engineers and other discipline professionals to take a more business-oriented approach in participating in the organization's decision-making process; lastly, to not only recognize the importance of and the role of communication in all decision-making processes, but to initiate appropriate communication processes.
The author addresses these topics which encompass macro and micro decisions by: