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Managing integration in infrastructure alliance projects: Dynamics of integration mechanisms
Anna-Maija Hietajärvi, Kirsi Aaltonen, Harri HaapasaloThe effective management of inter-organizational integration is central to complex projects. Such projects pose significant challenges for integration, as organizations struggle…
Government project failure in Ghana: a multidimensional approach
Isaac Sakyi Damoah, Cynthia AkweiThe purpose of this paper is to assess the extent of failure within Ghanaian Government projects using multiple failure criteria.
Governing value creation in construction project: a new model
Hallgrim Hjelmbrekke, Ole Jonny Klakegg, Jardar LohneThe purpose of this paper is to describe how the concepts of business models and project governance can enhance value creation in building projects.
Partnering in offshore drilling projects
Sjur Børve, Tuomas Ahola, Bjorn Andersen, Wenche AarsethThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate to which extent partnering practices observed in earlier research focussing on the construction industry are applied in offshore…
Constraints related to developing small-scale PPPs and how to reduce them
Wouter Thierie, Lieven De MoorThe purpose of this paper is to better understand the constraints related to developing small-scale public-private partnerships (PPPs) and how to reduce them.
Agile project management with Scrum: A case study of a Brazilian pharmaceutical company IT project
Adrialdo Azanha, Ana Rita Tiradentes Terra Argoud, João Batista de Camargo Junior, Pedro Domingos AntoniolliThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the benefits of the agile project management (APM) framework compared to the traditional waterfall model, and understand how it can help…
Going back to the roots of W.A. Shewhart (and further) and introduction of a new CPD cycle
Martin Christopher SaierInvestigating the beginning of project management (app. 30 BC) with a focus on business models similar to the “PDCA” cycle, the purpose of this paper is to find an approach which…
The reality of adherence to best practices for information system initiatives
Carl MarnewickStandards are written by practitioners for practitioners. It is therefore logical that project managers should comply with project management standards. Benefits management is a…
The project-space model: enhancing sensemaking
Bronte van der Hoorn, Stephen Jonathan WhittyThe purpose of this paper is to propose the project-space model as positively influencing sensemaking in the project context. There is currently minimal discussion of the tools…
Is there only one way of project management theorizing, or are there multiple sector-specific project management domains?
Karlos A. Artto, Hans Georg Gemünden, Derek Walker, Pirjo Peippo-LavikkaMany literature reviews on project management (PM) research are limited to studies published only in PM journals but some reviews do expand their analysis on PM research published…
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- Prof Nathalie Drouin