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Projects: A Very Short IntroductionWhat is a project? How are projects organized to deal with a complex, rapidly changing, and uncertain world? Why are projects the organization of the future? A project is a temporary organization and one time process established to achieve a desired outcome. Projects range in size from small teams to large international joint ventures and temporary coalitions of public and private organizations. What distinguishes projects from all other
What is a project? How are projects organized to deal with a complex, rapidly changing, and uncertain world? Why are projects the organization of the future? A project is a temporary organization and one-time process established to achieve a desired outcome. Projects range in size from small teams to large international joint-ventures and temporary coalitions of public and private organizations. What distinguishes projects from all other organizational activities -- such as mass produced products and services -- is that a project is finite in duration, lasting from hours, days, or weeks to years, and in some cases decades. Each project is disposable. It brings together people and resources to accomplish a goal and when the goal is accomplished, the organization disappears. When projects are complex, unpredictable, and changing, their plans have to be flexible and able to adjust to situations that cannot have been foreseen at the outset. In this Very Short Introduction Andrew Davies looks at how projects have developed since the industrial revolution to create the human-built world in which we live, work, and play. Considering some of our greatest endeavours such as the Erie Canal, Apollo Moon landing, Japanese product development, and Chinese ecocity projects, Davies identifies how projects are organized and managed to design and produce large and complex systems, cope with fast changing conditions, and deal with the immense uncertainties required to create breakthrough innovations in products and services. He concludes by considering how projects could be organized to address the challenges facing the post-industrial society of the 21st century. ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/26/2017
ISBN: 9780198727668
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.30w x 0.40d
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★★★★★ 1
Not strong
Style: Updated 3.46in Magnet L Red Hooks 2PCS
The magnets are not strong enough to hold garden tools!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Awesome product!!!
Style: Updated 3.46in Magnet L Red Hooks 2PCS, Style: Updated 3.46in Magnet L Red Hooks 2PCS
Wow when they describe these magnets as “super string” they are not joking! Magnets are so strong you must be careful when placing them on your metal cabinet, lest it pinch your finger when the magnet grabs the metal!
This is an awesome product. The hooks have a hole in their base that fits over a threaded post / bolt coming out of the center of the magnet and the kit comes with two washers, lock washers, and bolts to attach the hooks to the magnets. Takes about one minute per magnet to assemble. Once on the wall they feel like they will hold a lot of weight though I did not try to test the upper limit. No problem at all holding yard tools and the like. The hooks or arms have a nice rubberized coating and extend about 4.5” out from the wall. At $15 each these seemed a little pricy but wow what a great solution for hanging things on metal walls. They work so well I will be buying more of these! I actually have some other similar very strong round magnets made for a similar purpose … but they do not have the “built-in” hooks like these do and it makes a big difference for the usefulness! Considering all of that I think they are a great value. Item reviewed: MUTUACTOR Updated Super Strong Magnetic Hooks,40lbs, 2-pack
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Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2026
★★★★★ 5
These are great to have
Style: Updated 3.46in Magnet L Red Hooks 2PCS
These are so strong and bigger than I thought they would be in a positive way the price is good for the product. You can take them and put them wherever you need to. They can go on a fridge or transfer to anything magnetic, can go anywhere. These are a need in the home.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2026
★★★★★ 5
strength, value
Size: 6 Pack
strong
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Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great shelf brackets
Size: 10 Pack
Great brackets for shelves
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Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2026