Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the content and contributions of the book by Sayles and Chandler entitled Managing Large Systems: Organizations for the Future. The paper seeks to uncover the elements of the nature and elements of project organizing presented in the book....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review Cleland and King's Systems Analysis and Project Management, first published in 1968. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of a review of the book in its historical context and with relevance to its role in establishing...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview and analysis of the legacy of Christensen and Kreiner's (1991) literally classic Projektledning: att leda och lära i en ofullständig värld ( Project Management: to manage and learn in an incomplete world )....

Purpose – Kristian Kreiner is one of the co‐authors of Projektledning i en ofulständig värld . The purpose of this paper (commentary) is to reiterate and update a few of the fundamental tenets on which the original text was based. The purpose is also to argue that the need to challenge...

Purpose – To identify the industry in which projects are best planned and executed and use it as a benchmark for improving project planning in other industries. Design/methodology/approach – Based on data collected from 280 project managers, project success and quality of project planning...

Today, all companies are more dependent than ever on projects for growth; that is how innovations begin and are implemented. The problem is deciding, in an uncertain environment, which projects are truly the high values ones and which ones need to be cancelled. This article offers a project...

Sun Microsystems is a high technology firm that depends upon innovation for survival. This interview of Sun’s Chief Information Officer, Bill Howard, gives insight into how this fast moving company balances the need for new development of innovations against limited resources. His goal: do...

Purpose – In conducting a literature review of “state significance” and its meaning in the Australian context, this paper examines the relevant legislative framework under which it operates, with a focus on Queensland. In the process a number of examples in relation to large infrastructure...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and validate executive sponsor behaviors necessary for successful project implementation during project planning. Design/methodology/approach – A survey of 145 executives and managers interested in project management was conducted. Data were...