Advanced Topics in Defense Project Management

Editors: Darli Vieira, Alencar Bravo, Geraldo Ferrer

Series Title: Handbook of Defense Project Management

Advanced Topics in Defense Project Management

Volume 2

ISBN: 979-8-89881-181-5
eISBN: 979-8-89881-180-8 (Online)

Introduction

The Handbook of Defense Project Management equips readers with the knowledge, frameworks, and practical tools necessary to navigate the complexities of modern defence initiatives. The book provides a comprehensive, authoritative guide to managing defence projects in today's rapidly evolving professional environment, where technology and security are key aspects.

Topics covered include project planning, decision-making, stakeholder engagement, contract and program management, agile methodologies, and technology integration. The book also explores advanced challenges such as procurement complexity, supply chain resilience, model-based systems engineering, leadership, education initiatives, and the use of combat simulations for operational effectiveness. Real-world case studies, including NATO collaborations and academia-industry-defence partnerships, illustrate best practices and actionable strategies.

Key Features

  • - Combines foundational knowledge with advanced, specialised topics in defence project management.
  • - Brings about a multidisciplinary approach bridging management, technology, and strategy.
  • - Provides practical frameworks, tools, and real-world case studies to enhance project success.
  • - Gives a global perspective with contributions from leading defence scholars and practitioners.

Target Readership:

Project managers in the defence sector and military professionals and academics, researchers, and graduate students seeking a thorough understanding of modern defence project management and its challenges.

Contributors

Editor(s):
Darli Vieira
Management Department
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (QC), Canada


Alencar Bravo
Management Department
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (QC), Canada


Geraldo Ferrer
Department of Defense Management
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey (CA), USA




Contributor(s):
Andreas H. Glas
Universität der Bundeswehr München
Munich
Germany


Bryan Wells
NATO Science and Technology Organization
NATO HQ, Brussels
Belgium


Christophe Bredillet
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Canada


Dale F. Reding
NATO Science and Technology Organization
NATO HQ, Brussels
Belgium


James Enos
Department of Systems Engineering
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
USA


Jacob T. Lueders
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
USA


James H. Schreiner
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
USA


Jose Martin Herrera-Ramirez
Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C. (CIMAV)
Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Chih. México

Instituto Estatal de Seguridad Pública, Complejo Estatal de Seguridad Pública
Chihuahua
Chih. México


Keith Hartley
Economics Department
University of York
York
UK


Luis Adrian Zuñiga-Aviles
Facultad de Medicina
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
Toluca
México

Programa de Investigadoras e Investigadores por México
SECIHTI-Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
Toluca
México


Matthew Powell
Portsmouth Military Education Team, Faculty of Business and Law
University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth
UK


Michael Eßig
Universität der Bundeswehr München
Munich
Germany


Patrick J. Lupfer
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
USA


P. Bao U. Nguyen
Defence R&D Canada
Ottawa, ON
Canada


Ronja Frühbeis
Universität der Bundeswehr München
Munich
Germany


Roland Hellberg
Department of War Studies
Swedish Defence University
Stockholm
Sweden


Samuel G. Butler
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
USA


Stephen E. Gillespie
Department of Systems Engineering
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
USA


Sébastien Montreuil
Université du Québec en Outaouais
Gatineau, Quebec
Canada


Samuel R. Greene
Department of Social and Applied Behavioral Sciences
Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV
USA


Thomas Ekström
Swedish Defence University
Stockholm
Sweden


Vikram Mittal
Department of Systems Engineering
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
USA