Advanced Topics in Defense Project Management

Darli Vieira, Alencar Bravo, Geraldo Ferrer

• Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Business
• eBook ISBN:
  9798898811808
• Subtopic: Project Management
• Index: Business

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.

Table of contents

• Table of Content
• Welcome
• Title
• BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS LTD.
• FOREWORD
• PREFACE
• List of Contributors
• Augustine Weapons and Challenges for Project Management and Procurement
• The Continuity of Challenges: Historic and Contemporary Defense Procurement in Perspective
• Achieving Security of Supply in a Defense Context
• Enhancing Defense Supply Chain Resilience through Segmentation of Supplies and Differentiation of Supply Chains
• Model-based Systems Engineering for Defense Project Managers
• Applying the Systems Decision Process (SDP) to Project Management
• Using Combat Simulation to Assess Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs)
• Are Technical Competencies or Project Leadership the Key to Project Success?
• The Global Mosaic: A Cross-Country Analysis of Defense Acquisition Management Models
• International Defense Innovation as a Complex Sociotechnical System: A Case Study of the NATO Science and Technology Organization
• Education as a Defense Project: Evidence from the Arabian Gulf
• Academia-Industry-Defense Successful Partnership Case Study in Mexico: FX05 Rifle