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Realising the benefits of investment in project management training
Egginton, Bill - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 5 (2012) 3, pp. 508-527
from a course of project management (PM) education into a project‐centric work place, in order to improve understanding of … the limitations of classroom‐based education at the level of the individual. Design/methodology/approach – The paper … associated with classroom‐based PM education (learning the language, tools & techniques) and identified key barriers to the …
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Relevance lost! A critical review of project management standardisation
Hällgren, Markus; Nilsson, Andreas; Blomquist, Tomas; … - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 5 (2012) 3, pp. 457-485
different areas (education, research, certification and practice) to show the diffusion of project management knowledge … generally known as “Best Practice”. The second occurs when “Best Practice” is transferred back to where it is applied (education … implications – With the risk of losing relevance the authors argue that anyone involved in the areas of education, research …
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Editorial
Walker, Derek H.T. - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 5-16
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline the philosophy of the journal and present a summary of its content and how the various papers link to the journal's philosophy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is a limited literature review to establish the journal's philosophy and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014786230
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Collaborative academic/practitioner research in project management
Walker, Derek H.T.; Cicmil, Svetlana; Thomas, Janice; … - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 17-32
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide of a review of the theory and models underlying project management (PM) research degrees that encourage reflective learning. Design/methodology/approach – Review of the literature and reflection on the practice of being actively involved in...
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Project strategy: strategy types and their contents in innovation projects
Artto, Karlos; Martinsuo, Miia; Dietrich, Perttu; … - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 49-70
Purpose – Previous literature on project strategy has adopted the narrow view that a project is to be conducted under the governance of a single strong sponsor or parent organization. The purpose of this study is to provide a critical analysis on prior project management (PM) literature...
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Leading dynamically complex projects
Cavaleri, Steven; Reed, Fred - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 71-87
and low‐quality knowledge. Research limitations/implications – The research presented does not focus specifically on … learning caused by misperceptions of dynamic feedback, low‐quality knowledge, imbalances among system elements, and failure to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014786234
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Subcontractors' business relationships as risk sources in project networks
Artto, Karlos; Eloranta, Kirsi; Kujala, Jaakko - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 88-105
Purpose – This paper seeks to address the risks for a main contractor firm's project business that arise from subcontractors' inter‐organizational relationships in complex‐ and dynamic‐project networks. Design/methodology/approach – Existing project risk management research neglects...
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Project management: a case study of a successful ERP implementation
Carton, Fergal; Adam, Frederic; Sammon, David - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 106-124
Purpose – The success rate of enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations is not high in view of the sums invested by organisations in these applications. It has often been indicated that a combination of inadequate preparedness and inappropriate project management have been responsible...
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Project relationship management and the Stakeholder Circle™
Bourne, Lynda; Walker, Derek H.T. - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 125-130
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to summarise a successfully completed doctoral thesis. The main purpose of the paper is to provide a summary that indicates the scope of, and main issues raised by, the thesis so that readers that are undertaking research in this area may be aware of current...
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Comprehensive framework for estimating the deployment cost of integrated business transformation projects
Hoon Kwak, Young; Watson, Rudy J.; Anbari, Frank T. - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 131-139
Purpose – This paper is a summary of a successfully defended doctoral dissertation. The purpose of this paper is to place this research in context to emerging areas of project management and service science, management and engineering and to encourage others to embark on further research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014786238