Table of contents
Risk management applied to projects, programs, and portfolios
Hynuk Sanchez, Benoit Robert, Mario Bourgault, Robert PellerinThe purpose of this paper is to present a review of recent risk management literature applied to projects, programs and project portfolios performed inside an organization with…
The project‐specific Formal System Model
Diana White, Joyce FortuneThe purpose of this paper is to introduce a project‐specific version of the Formal Systems Model that can be used by project managers and other professionals to identify actual or…
Deviations and the breakdown of project management principles
Markus Hällgren, Eva Maaninen‐OlssonThe purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of how unexpected events (deviations) are handled and how the limited time available in a project affects the…
Cultural differences in decision making in project teams
Ralf Müller, Konrad Spang, Sinan OzcanThe purpose of the paper is to report on research in cultural differences in decision‐making styles in project teams composed of team members from different nationalities…
Work‐life balance: an exploratory study of supports and barriers in a construction project
Michelle Turner, Helen Lingard, Valerie FrancisThe purpose of this paper is to explore employees' perceptions of work‐life balance (WLB) in an Australian infrastructure construction project, using semi‐structured focus groups.
The Delphi technique: a method for testing complex and multifaceted topics
Thomas GrishamThe purpose of this paper is to provide project management (PM) students with an example of the Delphi research approach that was applied to a recent doctoral research thesis. The…
The model client framework: Resources to help Australian Government agencies to promote safe construction
Helen Lingard, Nick Blismas, Tracy Cooke, Helen CooperClients of the construction industry, an important segment of the project management (PM) discipline, can make an important contribution to the occupational health and safety…
The contribution of the project management office to organisational performance
Monique Aubry, Brian Hobbs, Denis ThuillierThe purpose of this paper is to summarise a doctoral thesis that has been defended in 2007 and to share scientific results on a recent organisational phenomenon, the Project…
Reconciling order and chaos in multi‐project firms
Joana G. GeraldiThe purpose of this paper is to present the key findings of a doctoral thesis aimed at exploring how multi‐project companies reconcile order (efficiency, control, clarity) and…
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- Prof Nathalie Drouin