Product Development • Performance Management

Many tools are available to develop and promote measurement, standards and technology to enhance productivity.   To find out more about best practices in innovation management, performance excellence and quality achievement, check out the following sites:

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST Laboratories

Baldrige National Quality Program

Advanced Technology Program

APQC

Industrial Research Institute (IRI)

Knowledge Roundtable

Product Development and Management Association

Project management is a strategic competency that has been successfully applied in high profile projects such as rebuilding the Pentagon after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the transformation of IBM by Lou Gerstner from an IT hardware giant to an IT software and computer services leader, organizing and managing the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, and the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.  If project management can play a major role in these success stories, just imagine what it might be able to do for your own organization.  Find out more at:

Project Management Institute (PMI)