This article concerns the actors and the organizations of the fourth pillar of the Belgian international assistance, operators acting in the field of the cooperation beyond the direct or indirect bilateral assistance and the multilateral assistance. The author tries to identify the various types...

Software development projects are notoriously poorly managed. It is not uncommon for projects to be delivered late and over budget by a factor of 50% to 100% ‐‐ in fact, in some software development organisations it is expected or even regarded as normal. The paper aims to fuse traditional...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the clean development mechanism (CDM) which creates carbon credits from emission abatement projects in developing economies. The paper aims to examine the operation of the CDM with specific reference to fraud vulnerabilities regarding the...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the implementation and testing of a modified project risk management framework that integrates PMI’s framework with Monte Carlo simulation to improve the effectiveness in high-tech new product development (NPD) projects....

Purpose – There is little in the way of research on ethical views on the project and asset management sides of the construction industry, and an absence of work on micro‐enterprises. This paper seeks to build material in this area aimed at establishing micro‐enterprise views on ethical...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate an innovative Fuzzy Recognition Based‐Benefit Estimation Model (FRB‐BEM) to quantify the benefits obtained from a Mid‐Project Review (MPR) (e.g. the Gateway Review Process (GRP)). This is a quantitative assessment to evaluate...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a model for a comprehensive and integrated approach to managing interface conflict from the early stages of a dam construction project. Design/methodology/approach – A case study methodology is adopted. Following comprehensive literature...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the fundamental factors influencing the equity share in build‐operate‐transfer (BOT) investments in relation to the project risk profile. Design/methodology/approach – The relationships between risk factors and equity participation into...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the process of cultural learning during the briefing process, to enable facilities managers to move into more strategic roles in the health sector. Design/methodology/approach – Using a new hospital as an in depth case study the authors use...