International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: Volume 17 Issue 8

Enhancing project success: the impact of sociotechnical integration on project and program management using earned value management systems

Vartenie Aramali, George Edward Gibson, Hala Sanboskani, Mounir El Asmar

Earned value management systems (EVMS), also called integrated project and program management systems, have been greatly examined in the literature, which has typically focused on…

Relational contracting in Nordic construction – a comparative longitudinal account of institutional field developments

Anna Kadefors, Kirsi Aaltonen, Stefan Christoffer Gottlieb, Ole Jonny Klakegg, Pertti Lahdenperä, Nils O.E. Olsson, Lilly Rosander, Christian Thuesen

Relational contracting is increasingly being applied to complex and uncertain construction projects. However, it has proved hard to achieve stable performance and industry-level…

A clash of clans: an empirical study of conflicting institutional logics and their impact on megaproject collaboration

Anna af Hällström

Managing megaprojects is challenging due to their inherent complexity and uncertainty. Collaborative project delivery models have been introduced as an alternative to traditional…

Developing project-based supplier relations in a programmatic multi-project context: an exemplary case study from the construction industry

Gijsbert van de Waerdt, Leentje Volker, Lynn Vosman, Hans Voordijk

The aim of this research is to explore how a programmatic multi-project context influences project-based firms (PBFs) in organizing their relations with other PBFs and suppliers…

Let the people decide! Citizen engagement and enfranchisement in the front end of urban development projects

Lauri Vuorinen, Jere Lehtinen, Matias Ståhle

Citizen engagement can promote value creation in urban development projects. This potential stems from the granting of decision-making authority to citizens, labeled citizen…

Principle-based decision-making: realising benefits in a scaled agile environment

Carl Marnewick, Annlizé L. Marnewick

This paper examines the conflict between rule-based and principle-based approaches to benefits realisation in agile projects. It proposes a principle-based framework as a more…