International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: Volume 5 Issue 2

Projects and organisations: Adding rungs to the ladder of understanding project management and its relationship with the organisation

Nathalie Drouin, Claude Besner

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the papers comprising a special issue of the journal. The central theme of this special issue is “Projects and organisations: adding…

Organisational project management as a function within the organisation

Monique Aubry, Hélène Sicotte, Nathalie Drouin, Hélène Vidot‐Delerue, Claude Besner

The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical framework and the preliminary results from a research programme on organisational project management. It aims at exploring…

Marketing and technology strategies for innovative performance: The OPM equation in different contexts

Hélène Sicotte, Nathalie Drouin, Hélène Delerue

The purpose of this paper is to examine organizational project management (OPM) as an integrative mechanism to mediate marketing and technology strategies for innovative…

IT project management resources and capabilities: a Delphi study

Pierre Hadaya, Luc Cassivi, Chahinaze Chalabi

The purpose of this paper is to identify the most important IT project management resources and capabilities, and rank them according to the extent to which they are valuable…

The paradox of risk management; a project management practice perspective

Claude Besner, Brian Hobbs

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the interplay between risk management and uncertainty and the contextual variability of risk management practice. More precisely, the…

A typology of unexpected events in complex projects

Sorin Piperca, Serghei Floricel

The purpose of this paper is to understand the origins and nature of unexpected events that affect complex projects, by relying on a view of projects as social systems. The…

Practical difficulties encountered in attempting to implement a partnering approach

Wenche Aarseth, Bjørn Andersen, Tuomas Ahola, George Jergeas

The purpose of this paper is to present practical difficulties in attempting to implement a partnering approach.

Knowledge integration in systems integrator type project‐based companies: a systemic view

Kaj U. Koskinen

The purpose of this paper is to explore how the systems integrator type project‐based companies integrate knowledge of different sub‐systems.

Supply chain capital in construction industry: coining the term

Malik M.A. Khalfan, Tayyab Maqsood

The purpose of this paper is to understand the concept of supply chain capital, which is formed through managing knowledge in supply chains on a long‐term basis.

Value for money in project alliances

Charles MacDonald, Derek H.T. Walker, Neveen Moussa

The purpose of this paper is to report on findings from a doctoral thesis examining value for money in alliance projects. It provides a summary of the thesis findings, explains…

Editorial

Derek H.T. Walker

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