project management, namely improvisational working and agile project management (APM). Design/methodology/approach – This is a … in the recognition of improvisation as a useful addition to the armoury of the project manager stems from the shift that … is taking place within the body of project knowledge generally, in that historically the greater proportion of the …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze the consequences of the diffusion of generic project … different areas (education, research, certification and practice) to show the diffusion of project management knowledge … occurs when the practice of project management is transferred, through generalisation and standardisation, into what is …

Purpose – The Project Management Office (PMO) phenomenon is a dynamic and regularly evolving feature of the project … of very early essays on the project office and numerous government reports on PMO and project office undertakings … and public are investing enormous resources in the pursuit of enhancing project management outcomes often turning to the …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop and to empirically verify a model of project risk management maturity …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the underlying dimensional structure of project management practices to … the total variance. The extracted five constructs that describe the best project management practices have been labelled … risk management, organizational culture, stakeholder approach, management approach, and project leadership. Practical …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of health promotion interventions in Queensland … competitive tender to renew their service contract. The research therefore provided an opportunity to examine the impact of health … promotion interventions in project-based work environments under conditions of job insecurity. Design/methodology/approach – The …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide of a review of the theory and models underlying project management …

Purpose – Previous literature on project strategy has adopted the narrow view that a project is to be conducted under … analysis on prior project management (PM) literature addressing different context‐specific strategies of single projects …. Design/methodology/approach – Literature analysis. Findings – There are two important determinants in the project's context …