Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe and discuss how project managers practice a coaching leadership style (CLS). Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on a case study of an organization practicing coaching in projects. Findings The research findings show that to succeed...

Purpose – The paper seeks to investigate the effects of psychological contract on control mechanisms in outsourced ISD projects, based on control theories and psychological contract theories. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is a multiple case study involving five outsourced projects...

Every year, new development projects are recommended to be undertaken by various divisional management to corporate management in different multi‐divisional companies. The corporate managements in such companies face a challenging task of understanding and approving these projects. Moreover,...

Two of the most common reasons for not implementing a risk management program are cost and benefit. This paper focuses on whether the benefits of intervention can be shown to justify the costs. A confounding factor is that the acts of intervention during a risk management program may alter the...

Examines how individual projects will affect the organization’s stated desire to “add value” by its operations, particularly how the market will judge each project on this basis. Considers rates of return, risk and cost of capital. Provides practical guidance for managers seeking to...

Establishing trust within groups or teams of scientists and technicians working on large‐scale projects is considered an essential critical success factor when working in a virtual environment. To build trust among team members for any project requires a selection decision on which trust...

Purpose – To apply the theories of project management to the transformation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from the colonial‐style army of 1914 into the victorious continental‐style armies of 1918. Design/methodology/approach – The methodological approach examines ten elements...

Purpose – Lean construction looks into the possibility of bringing successful lean production theories into the construction industry. It was believed that lean production principles could also be influenced by the essence of military strategies, specifically that of Sun Tzu's Art of War (ST)...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer insights into a tool that one of the authors has developed to help map, and thus visualise, stakeholder power and influence within the performing organisation. Design/methodology/approach – The concept described in this paper has been tested at...