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Defining project partnering
Sjur Børve, Asbjørn Rolstadås, Bjorn Andersen, Wenche AarsethDue to observed problems in real-life projects stemming from the lack of a unified definition, the purpose of this paper is to formulate a new definition of project partnering…
Innovation in alliancing for improved delivery of road infrastructure projects
Che Khairil Izam Che Ibrahim, Seosamh B. Costello, Suzanne Wilkinson, Derek WalkerThe purpose of this paper is to explore innovation in alliance contracting in the New Zealand construction industry in terms of features (i.e. development process, risk/reward…
Stakeholder defined
Stephen Keith McGrath, Stephen Jonathan WhittyThe purpose of this paper is to create a “refined” (with unnecessary elements removed) definition of the term stakeholder, thereby removing confusion surrounding the use of this…
Factor analyzing project management practices in the United Arab Emirates
Mian Ajmal, Mohsin Malik, Hussein SaberThe purpose of this paper is to examine the underlying dimensional structure of project management practices to identify key factors that underpin the successful completion of…
The final state convergence model
Gregory Usher, Stephen Jonathan WhittyThe purpose of this paper is to expand project management theory about practice and theory for practice through a new conceptual model developed from the transformational…
Evaluation of project success: a structured literature review
Matthias Albert, Patrick Balve, Konrad SpangBarnes’ Iron Triangle was one of the first attempts to evaluate project success based on time, cost and performance, which were portrayed as interdependent dimensions. Over time…
The long way to professional recognition: project management in Italy
Luca Sabini, Daniel MuzioThe professionalization of project management (PM) profession has developed differently according to the different environments in which it has been introduced. The purpose of…
Marketing by, for and of the project: project marketing by three types of organizations
John Rodney Turner, Laurence LecoeuvreThe purpose of this paper is to place project marketing within the framework of organizational project management. There has been an ongoing discussion in the project marketing…
Managing portfolio interdependencies: The effects of visual data representations on project portfolio decision making
Catherine P. KillenThe purpose of this paper is to improve decision quality, and therefore project and portfolio success, by testing the influence of different visual representations of…
Suppliers’ software development project start-up practices
Helena Merikoski, Paula Savolainen, Jarmo J. AhonenThe purpose of this paper is to present a life cycle phase of a software development project which is substantial for the success of the project. This paper visualizes the project…
Viable system model structuring of success factors in software projects
Julio César Puche Regaliza, Alfredo Jiménez, Pablo Arranz ValThe purpose of this paper is to identify the principal success factors of a software project structured upon the basis of the viable system model (VSM).
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