A Review of the Usefulness of R & D Management Techniques.
Abstract
R&D activities are commonly considered quite different from activities of general management (e.g. production management and administrative management) and thus require different and unique management approaches and techniques. Several management techniques have evolved which seem to be specially suited to R&D planning and controlling. Six techniques chosen for this study are participative management techniques, schedule charts, work breakdown structures, activity networks, generalized networks, and cost/schedule variance analysis. This study reviews each of these techniques and reports on empirical data gathered by interview from R&D managers at a large government R&D organization. The data reported includes usage and ratings of effectiveness in R&D planning and controling.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA110968
Entities
People
- Ricky J. Mcclary
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology