Making projects critical 15 years on: a retrospective reflection (2001-2016)
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
ISSN: 1753-8378
Article publication date: 5 September 2016
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
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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