International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: Volume 8 Issue 2

Key drivers for informal project coordination among sub-contractors: A case study of the offshore wind energy sector

Annabeth Aagaard, Pernille Eskerod, Erik Skov Madsen

Despite good project front-end planning, projects typically need continuous coordination among the participants concerning scope of work, pace, and timing during the execution…

Risk management for a tailings re-mining project in Ghana

Samuel Famiyeh, Ebenezer Adaku, Laud Kissi-Mensah, Charles Teye Amoatey

Proper risk management is a critical requirement for the success of every project. This is, to a large extent, due to the role risk plays in determining project outcomes. The…

Maturity assessment: towards continuous improvements for project-based organisations?

Fredrik Backlund, Diana Chronéer, Erik Sundqvist

– The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the empirical research on project management (PM) maturity assessments, specifically based on a maturity model.

The competence loop: Competence management in knowledge-intensive, project-intensive organizations

Rolf Medina, Alicia Medina

Knowledge-intensive organizations tend to be project intensive having many projects of different size and importance. In this context, competence evolves through projects. The…

Key indicators influencing the management of team integration in construction projects

Che Khairil Izam Che Ibrahim, Seosamh B. Costello, Suzanne Wilkinson

The purpose of this paper is to validate a list of key indicators (KIs) of team integration identified from construction management literature, identify the most significant KIs…

Projectification in the public sector – the case of the European Union

Sebastian Godenhjelm, Rolf A. Lundin, Stefan Sjöblom

The purpose of this paper is to establish an understanding of what projectification means, how projectification is driven forward, as well as what the consequences of…

Where is intentionality in studying project delays?

Farhad Eizakshiri, Paul W. Chan, Margaret W. Emsley

In this paper, the dominant techno-rational view of studying delays in projects is challenged. In so doing, the purpose of this paper is to urge for more attention paid to…

Goal seeking and goal oriented projects – trajectories of the temporary organisation

Tina Karrbom Gustavsson, Anette Hallin

– The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the theory development of “temporary organizing.”

Integration of contractors skills and expertise as part of the people capability of complex project based organisations

David Taylor, Derek H.T. Walker, Tayyab Maqsood

The purpose of this Thesis Research Note (TRN) paper is to provide a summary of key aspects of a recently completed and passed PhD thesis. It enables readers who may be interested…

Playing the Project Manager

Derek H.T. Walker

Editorial

Derek H.T. Walker