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Making projects critical 15 years on: a retrospective reflection (2001-2016)

Damian Hodgson (Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK)
Svetlana Cicmil (Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK)

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business

ISSN: 1753-8378

Article publication date: 5 September 2016

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to review the formation and evolution of the “Making Projects Critical” movement in project management research.

Design/methodology/approach

Retrospective and discursive paper.

Findings

Reflections on tensions and challenges faced by the MPC movement.

Originality/value

The paper establishes the historical trajectory of this movement and clarifies the tensions and challenges faced by MPC.

Keywords

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge here the support offered by the Project Management Institute to the last three workshops, in helping to fund the participation of early career researchers.

Citation

Hodgson, D. and Cicmil, S. (2016), "Making projects critical 15 years on: a retrospective reflection (2001-2016)", International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Vol. 9 No. 4, pp. 744-751. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-10-2015-0105

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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