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management and agile product development. He is also a Venture Partner at the early-stage venture firm Accomplice. Ann Dewitt MBA ’09, Harvard University; PhD ’01, Chemical Engineering, Systems Biology,... View Details
- February 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Mission to Mars (A)
By: Alan D. MacCormack and Jay Wynn
This case is set in spring 2000, several months after two successive, failed missions to the planet Mars. Students are asked to evaluate the reasons for these failures in the context of NASA's "Faster, Better, Cheaper" program, which was initiated in 1992. They are... View Details
Keywords: Failure; Change Management; Innovation Strategy; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Projects; Management; Risk Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Aerospace Industry; Technology Industry
MacCormack, Alan D., and Jay Wynn. "Mission to Mars (A)." Harvard Business School Case 603-083, February 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
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A Day in the Life: IT Business Analyst | Information Technology
A Day in the Life: IT Business Analyst By Annie Harrison on May 22, 2025 Ryan Conwell, manager of the IT Business Analysis team, shares how business analysts play a crucial role in ensuring IT projects meet... View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
Righting the Ship
When Ross Stuckey (PLDA 21, 2016) joined the NAVSEA Warfare Centers—a part of the naval research labs responsible for developing science and tech for national defense—as their capital improvement program (CIP) manager in 2016, he was... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 04 Mar 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar
Among the most popular elective courses at Harvard Business School is Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise (BSSE). Developed by Professor Clayton M. Christensen, the course teaches future leaders how to use well-researched academic theories to understand... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
Scharfman’s case, that help came recently in the form of $2.8 million in public funds to upgrade the municipal treatment plant both for Reeseville’s purposes and to treat Specialty Cheese’s effluent. Wisconsin governor Scott Walker supported the venture, saying, “It’s... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Expanded Elective Curriculum Offers Students A Wealth of Choices
half of all EC courses, part of the traditional thirty-session class structure is now used for group project work, field research, and the preparation of papers on "frontier" business issues. New EC courses are continually being... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Roadmap for Moms
process? You can’t just ask for a job if you don’t know what you’re looking for. You have to do a self-assessment. The book has a worksheet so you can do that. The other key issue is confidence. Women have to realize that confidence is an internal game. You can View Details
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VBHCD Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Kaplan’s research, Executive Education teaching, and consulting focus on linking cost and performance management systems to strategy implementation. His current research focuses on two topics: measuring and View Details
- 27 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Horrible Boss Workarounds
On film, few characters are more obviously villainous than the extremely bad boss. There's Star Wars' Darth Vader (who manages a disrespectful underling by strangling him with his mind), Katharine Parker in Working Girl (who shamelessly... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- October 2009 (Revised January 2014)
- Teaching Note
Sustainability at Millipore (TN)
Teaching Note for [610012]. View Details
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
relationships and their core capabilities and expertise. Given the complexity and uncertainty, sequencing and timing of the projects needed to execute these new opportunities is critical. So too is the ability to establish a process of... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Go Team!
January cohort students attempt to swish ten free throws as one of many tasks in a "treasure hunt" that took place in February as part of Technology and Operations Management's Project Management module. The... View Details
- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Organizational Model for Open Source
of the hacker style of programming with the need to be more predictable and coordinated in managing software releases. Projects that are more closely coupled with commercial firms have experienced direct... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
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IT Strategy: The Future of the Web at HBS | Information Technology
IT Strategy: The Future of the Web at HBS Strategic Initiative: 3.09 Web Content Management System (CMS) Program By Annie Harrison on April 9, 2024 Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Print Share via email The Opportunity The View Details
- 20 Nov 2014
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Strengthening America's Public Education System
business in America’s education system. Among its findings: Business is involved in 95 percent of school districts, but largely through “checkbook philanthropy” supporting short-term efforts. Most superintendents would welcome deeper business engagement. In response,... View Details
- 30 Nov 2018
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?
Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system... View Details
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Hummy Song
and the productivity of the health care workforce. I am currently working on several projects that examine various operational and organizational factors that may affect worker productivity and quality of care. One of my View Details
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Michelle Shell & Ryan Buell
them. Ryan: At HBS, research literally meets practice. The questions we tackle arise from a deep understanding of both the extant theory and the real problems managers face. Michelle entered the doctoral program fascinated by impediments... View Details
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Cheap, Fast, and In Control: How Tech Aids Innovation
Innovation and experimentation are vital to the longevity of any organization, says Stefan H. Thomke in his new book Experimentation Matters: Unlocking the Potential of New Technologies for Innovation. In this interview, Thomke, an associate professor of technology and... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild