Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the large case of enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementation in Latin America, performed between 2011 and 2015 in a Brazilian, multinational, publicly traded company. Using the organizational change literature as background, this...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reengineer the process of cost management in large projects. Design/methodology/approach Considering the fact most large projects overrun their budgets because of the long time period needed to completion, it was decided to reengineer the cost management....

Provides a case study that describes the successful re‐engineering of the project management process of the Hydro‐Electric Corporation (HEC) through workflow technology. Documents the background leading to the development of a workflow project management system and its adoption, and...

Investigates risk and the difference e‐commerce has had on global markets and, in particular, how Western experts managed to get wrong the prospects for the future with regard to banks in Russia and Indonesia. Posits that analysing risk can be done in four different ways: identifying risk...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to discuss the evolution of the collaborative computing technology and highlight major benefits of using this technology in small and medium‐sized firms. The trends in collaborative products and services and some of the collaborative computing products...

Purpose – To propose a complementary approach to traditional project management competency training, and approach that is based on a different worldview. Design/methodology/approach – The research for this paper was based primarily on literature searches as well as conducting interviews with...

Purpose – This paper aims to explain why the quality of infrastructure projects in rural China differs from village to village and how project quality is correlated with project design attributes and governance factors. Design/methodology/approach – Using primary data collected by the...

Multiple parties are involved in completing a construction project. Such parties possess different skills and each sets out to be self‐sufficient. However, it is accepted that communication between parties is critical to the success of an alliance. A supporting mechanism is developed, which...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the concept of project communication. What is currently understood by project communication? How and to what degree is it being discussed within the field of corporate communication and project management? And finally, what is the potential of...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the onboarding process with reference to the change management model ADKAR to improve effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach Change management phases and project management phases of the ADKAR model are applied to onboarding process, and...