International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: Volume 5 Issue 1

Evolution of project teams for Generation Y workforce

The purpose of this paper is to develop a knowledge base for project managers to understand and deal with issues that arise out of Generation Y working with other generations. The…

Understanding PMs' activities in a coopetitive interorganizational multi‐project setting

The purpose of this paper is to understand the character of activities performed by project managers (PMs) in the early phases of product development in an interorganizational…

Redesigning a project‐oriented organization in a complex system: A soft systems methodology approach

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the usability of systems thinking in the process of redesigning a leading public housing provider within a problematic situation. The…

Illuminating the role of the project owner

The purpose of this paper is to present the findings from a research project in Norway on the role of the project owner. The research was carried out in order to gain a better…

Getting real about innovations: Formulating innovation descriptions that can reduce ontological uncertainty

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of how descriptions of innovations can be formulated in order to reduce the potential for ontological uncertainty. Ontological…

Classifying project management resources by complexity and leverage

The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework to classify project management resources as sources of competitive advantage.

Managing project problem‐solving patterns

The purpose of this paper is to present a process for managing project problem‐solving patterns. It focuses on shifting the emphasis of project teams toward a more collaborative…

Project management maturity: a critical analysis of existing and emergent factors

The purpose of this paper is to report on the findings of a doctoral thesis examining the limitations of project management maturity and associated models. It examines the…

Making Sense of Agile Project Management Balancing Control and Agility

From the Editor

Special issue on When agile becomes fragile in project-based organizing: the ways towards robustness

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