The Pentagons Pivot How Lead Users Are Transforming Defense Product Development

Author : Adam Jay Harrison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pentagon's Pivot written by Adam Jay Harrison and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid rate of technology change combined with increasing uncertainty in the global security environment challenges the ability of DOD to make accurate long-term predictions about future military product needs. To improve the efficacy of capability development, many DOD agencies and the Defense Industrial Base are exploring NPD strategies based on the insights of lead users with direct exposure to emerging military-technology problems. This paper details emerging approaches to military NPD that incorporate lead users; that is, practitioners who experience and proactively solve needs ahead of the market.

Author : Tugrul Daim
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000596893
Total Pages : 850 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Technology Management written by Tugrul Daim and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-31 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together an international range of expertise, this comprehensive Companion to Technology Management is designed to facilitate the development of management frameworks adaptable for a wide range of organizations, as well as an overview of the development and integration of technology in advanced and emerging economies. Research-based and drawing on a range of practical tools and international cases, it covers the diverse spectrum of the challenges of technology management and how to approach them: I Fundamentals of Technology Management provides an overview of the fundamental aspects of technology management. II Technology Planning focusses on technology-driven organizations, government labs and universities. III Technology Evaluation includes evaluation and assessment, adoption and forecasting through management tools. IV Technology Development and Transfer includes integration, marketing and intellectual property management. V Managing Technological Innovations addresses policy, open innovation and technology entrepreneurship. VI Society and Technology Management focusses on social issues which impact technology and its management. VII New Technologies and Emerging Regions includes blockchain, biotechnologies and smart cities. This Companion is an essential comprehensive source of new and emerging approaches for researchers and advanced students in engineering and technology management, as well as professionals seeking an authoritative global reference source.

Author : Bharat Rao
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178990210X
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Defense Technological Innovation written by Bharat Rao and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-29 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defense Technological Innovation describes the emerging paradigm for innovation at the US Department of Defense, and the consequent impacts on its stakeholders. Leveraging a combination of prior research, archival data, first-person observations and interviews, the authors identify practices and themes characterizing the key trends in defense innovation, describe current organizational approaches and practices, and develop a theoretical framework that elucidates the competencies required to underwrite defense innovation objectives. The findings therein are relevant to any large, technology-driven organization contending with the implications of rapid change in the high-tech landscape.

Author : CQ Researcher,
Publisher : CQ Press
ISBN 13 : 150639700X
Total Pages : 1046 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Issues written by CQ Researcher, and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by award-winning CQ Researcher journalists, this collection of non-partisan reports offers an in-depth examination of today’s most pressing global issues. The 2018 edition of this annual reader looks at topics such as North Korea's nuclear program, the European Union's future, stolen antiquities, and foreign aid. And because it’s CQ Researcher, the reports are expertly researched and written, presenting readers with all sides of an issue. Key Features: Chapters follow a consistent organization, beginning with a summary of the issue, then exploring a number of key questions around the issue, next offering background to put the issue into current context, and concluding with a look ahead. A pro/con debate box in every chapter offers readers the opportunity to critically analyze and discuss the issues by exploring a debate between two experts in the field. All issues include a chronology, a bibliography, photos, charts, and figures to offer readers a more complete picture of the issue at hand.

Author : Office of the Director of National Intelligence (U.S.)
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 0160920639
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World written by Office of the Director of National Intelligence (U.S.) and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World" is the fourth unclassified report prepared by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) in recent years that takes a long-term view of the future. It offers a fresh look at how key global trends might develop over the next 15 years to influence world events. Our report is not meant to be an exercise in prediction or crystal ball-gazing. Mindful that there are many possible "futures," we offer a range of possibilities and potential discontinuities, as a way of opening our minds to developments we might otherwise miss. (From the NIC website)

Author : Richard Moody Swain
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160937583
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Armed Forces Officer written by Richard Moody Swain and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2017 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1950, when he commissioned the first edition of The Armed Forces Officer, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall told its author, S.L.A. Marshall, that "American military officers, of whatever service, should share common ground ethically and morally." In this new edition, the authors methodically explore that common ground, reflecting on the basics of the Profession of Arms, and the officer's special place and distinctive obligations within that profession and especially to the Constitution.

Author : National Intelligence Council and Office
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781543054705
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Trends written by National Intelligence Council and Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of Global Trends revolves around a core argument about how the changing nature of power is increasing stress both within countries and between countries, and bearing on vexing transnational issues. The main section lays out the key trends, explores their implications, and offers up three scenarios to help readers imagine how different choices and developments could play out in very different ways over the next several decades. Two annexes lay out more detail. The first lays out five-year forecasts for each region of the world. The second provides more context on the key global trends in train.

Author : Congressional Budget Office
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1304121445
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research and Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry (A CBO Study) written by Congressional Budget Office and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-06-09 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perceptions that the pace of new-drug development has slowed and that the pharmaceutical industry is highly profitable have sparked concerns that significant problems loom for future drug development. This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study-prepared at the request of the Senate Majority Leader-reviews basic facts about the drug industry's recent spending on research and development (R&D) and its output of new drugs. The study also examines issues relating to the costs of R&D, the federal government's role in pharmaceutical research, the performance of the pharmaceutical industry in developing innovative drugs, and the role of expected profits in private firms' decisions about investing in drug R&D. In keeping with CBO's mandate to provide objective, impartial analysis, the study makes no recommendations. David H. Austin prepared this report under the supervision of Joseph Kile and David Moore. Colin Baker provided valuable consultation...

Author : Eric Ries
Publisher : Crown Currency
ISBN 13 : 0307887898
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lean Startup written by Eric Ries and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business. The Lean Startup approach fosters companies that are both more capital efficient and that leverage human creativity more effectively. Inspired by lessons from lean manufacturing, it relies on “validated learning,” rapid scientific experimentation, as well as a number of counter-intuitive practices that shorten product development cycles, measure actual progress without resorting to vanity metrics, and learn what customers really want. It enables a company to shift directions with agility, altering plans inch by inch, minute by minute. Rather than wasting time creating elaborate business plans, The Lean Startup offers entrepreneurs—in companies of all sizes—a way to test their vision continuously, to adapt and adjust before it’s too late. Ries provides a scientific approach to creating and managing successful startups in a age when companies need to innovate more than ever.

Author : Heidi A. Urben
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160939600
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lcr, Like, Comment, Retweet written by Heidi A. Urben and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a survey of more than 500 military elites attending the United States Military Academy and National Defense University, this project seeks to establish the nature and extent of political expression by members of the military throughout social media and whether or not such expression is in keeping with the norm of nonpartisanship. Findings suggest that while most military elites continue to identify as conservative and Republican, fewer appear to do so today than at any other time over the past 30 years. Second, military elites actively use social media networking sites, although younger elites are more prolific in their use. Third, while respondents' nonmilitary friends were more politically active than their military friends, both active duty and retired military actively participate in multiple forms of political and partisan expression, from posting comments on political issues to "friending" political figures. This study concludes by considering the implications these findings carry for the norms of an apolitical, nonpartisan military "Technology and social media make it seductively easy for us to broadcast our private opinions far beyond the confines of our homes. The lines between the professional, personal--and virtual--are blurring. Now more than ever, we have to be exceptionally thoughtful about what we say and how we say it." -- General Martin E. Dempsey, USA (Ret.) Military Leadership and Planners, Congress, Social Media Experts, Academicians in social media and communications Related products: Social Media: The Fastest Growing Vulnerability to the Air Force Mission can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/social-media-fastest-growing-vulnerability-air-force-mission Social Media, The Vital Ground: Can We Hold It? is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/social-media-vital-ground-can-we-hold-it Other products published by the US Army, National Defense University Press can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/national-defense-university-ndu