WHY PRO JECTS REALLY FAILL: An Engineer’s Guide to Quality, Leadership, and Human Judgment (English Edition)
(著) 高根宏士
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[About the Book]
Why is it that the more earnestly a project is planned and pursued, the more likely it is to fall apart?
Why do teams end up exhausted, even when all the rules and procedures are in place?
In this book, an author who has spent over forty years working on the front lines as a systems engineer (SE) and project manager reflects on fundamental questions—What is work? What is quality? Why do people and organizations break down? Drawing on real-world experience, he explores these themes with clarity and, at times, a touch of humor.
Quality is not merely a set of numbers, but the degree of satisfaction and safety when viewed from the project’s purpose.
What determines the quality of work is not the trouble itself, but how one responds to it.
And what drives a project forward is not systems or processes, but the decisions individuals take responsibility for.
Through concrete examples from the field, the book conveys these essential insights in an accessible way. It also humorously introduces familiar “types” of engineers, making it a work that experienced professionals will instantly relate to.
A thoughtful reflection on the philosophy of work from the front lines—recommended not only for systems engineers and project managers, but for anyone in a leadership role, or anyone who strives to approach their work with integrity.
［Author Bio］
HIROSHI TAKANE
Born in 1938, in Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture.
1962: Graduated from Tohoku University, Department of Communications Engineering; joined Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. Spent three years developing data transmission equipment using microprogramming methods. Then engaged for 15 years in developing computer-application systems. During that period, worked on projects such as the Japanese National Railways freight marshaling yard automation system, automated warehouses, power system control systems, building management systems, and nuclear power plant monitoring systems. Later was in charge of software production management for the entire factory.
1984: Transferred to Mitsubishi Electric Tōbu Computer Systems Co., Ltd., overseeing business systems and social systems divisions.
1991: Returned to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (in charge of software production management).
1993: Oversaw the Information & Communication Systems Engineering Center.
1994: Managing Director, Mitsubishi Electric Business Systems Co., Ltd.
1997: Concurrently served as Vice President, M.B. Systems Co., Ltd.
1998: Appointed Advisor, Mitsubishi Electric Business Systems Co., Ltd.
2000: Resigned. Currently a project consultant. Served as Director and Journal Editorial Board Chair of the Information Processing Society of Japan; Director of the Project Management Society of Japan; and Lecturer at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.
Received a 2014 Meritorious Service Award from the Project Management Society of Japan. Recommended as an Honorary Member in 2017.
Societies: Information Processing Society of Japan; Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers; Project Management Society of Japan
Major publications:
“Software Process Management Techniques,” Soft Research Center, 1991
“Software Outsourcing Management Techniques,” Soft Research Center, 1994
“Client/Server Project Management Manual,”
Soft Research Center, 1998
“Dublin Winds: The Subtleties of Project Management Seen from Everyday Scenes,”
Soft Research Center, 2004
“Software Outsourcing Management in IT Projects,”
Soft Research Center, 2006
“Quality Control of Software at Leading Companies and Measures for Its Improvement” (coauthor),
Giken Information Center, 1986
“Oku no Hosomichi of Software” (coauthor), Japanese Standards Association, 1990
“Software Project Management” (coauthor), Soft Research Center, 1990
“Project Management” (coauthor), Kyoritsu Shuppan, 2012
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