International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: Volume 4 Issue 1

A project manager's optimism and stress management and IT project success

The purpose of this paper is to determine how the soft competencies of an information technology (IT) project manager, specifically optimism and stress, can affect project success.

Leadership and teams in business: a study of IT projects in the United Arab Emirates

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of leadership and team processes in information technology (IT) projects in business environments. The paper…

Enabling distributed communication of manual skills

The purpose of this paper is to inform the development of mixed initiative systems for distributed digital communication of manual skills. In particular, manual skills that are…

On the importance of liaisons for coordination of projects

The purpose of this paper is to understand the collaborative aspects of the communication practice and illustrate the importance of role‐related liaison devices for coordination…

Paradigms in project management research: examples from 15 years of IRNOP conferences

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the philosophical stances and related methodologies used within the last 15 years of project management research using The…

Profiling the context and opportunities for Australian project management research

The purpose of this paper is to present and analyse the context, the current issues and the opportunities for project management (PM) research within Australia. The paper…

Improving project learning: a new approach to lessons learnt

The purpose of this paper is to report on research which has developed a new approach to capturing project‐based learning.

Factors in ontological uncertainty related to ICT innovations

The purpose of this research note is to provide an overview of factors in ontological uncertainty. Ontological uncertainty exists when individuals have perceptions about the…

Ethical considerations in doing and disseminating project management research

The purpose of this research note is to provide some guidance on the ethical issues surrounding submitting academic papers for publication.

Governance of major public investment projects: in pursuit of relevance and sustainability

The ultimate purpose of this paper is to report on a research thesis that contributes to making public projects more relevant and sustainable. The objective of this paper is to…

Implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software in a major construction contracting organization in Hong Kong

The purpose of this paper is to summarize the scope, methodology and main findings of a doctoral thesis about the implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software in…

Managing Risk in Projects

Benefit Realisation Management

About this issue

Forthcoming project management events and links

A new company descriptor takes us into a new era

Special issue on re-situating the project