Technology Management: Recognizing, evaluating and successfully using technologies (essentials)

In this essential, Josef Gochermann provides a compendium of the essential elements of technology management and answers ten important questions on how to identify new technologies, properly evaluate relevant technologies, recognize opportunities and risks in time, and position yourself for technological success. He shows how to use technologies beneficially, make relevant technologies available at the right time, recognize the end of a technology's performance in time, and plan the use of technologies strategically and for the future. Preface Contents List of Figures List of Tables 1: Can Technologies Be “Managed”? Missed Technologies Importance of Technology Management 2: How Do Technologies Change Over Time? Characterization of Technologies in Life Stages 3: What Is the Significance of the Technology S-Curve? 4: Which Technologies Are Relevant for My Company? 5: Is My Company Technologically Correctly Positioned? 6: How Can I Improve My Technology Position? 7: How Can I Recognize Competing Technologies and Alternative Solutions? Example: Drilling Machine and Bonding Technology 8: How Do I Identify New Technologies at an Early Stage? 9: Can Technology Forecasts Be Trusted? 10: How Do I Strategically Plan the Use of New Technologies? Correction to: How Can I Recognize Competing Technologies and Alternative Solutions? What You Can Gain from This Essential References Basic Elements of Technology Management Are Described in the Following Books Publications Cited in Addition