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Critical success factors for international development projects in Maldives: Project teams’ perspective
Mohamed Yamin, Adriel K.S. SimThe purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions of local project teams on critical success factors and project success in the context of international development projects…
Is it for donors or locals? The relationship between stakeholder interests and demonstrating results in international development
Rachel JulianMany development interventions fail to report results that are important to local people (intended beneficiaries of the intervention) but not of strategic importance to the donors…
Capacity development through international projects: a complex adaptive systems perspective
Peter McEvoy, Malcolm Brady, Ronaldo MunckInternational development practice has had as its dominant paradigm the rational-analytic model of project planning, management and evaluation. This is reflected in the widespread…
The logic of projects and the ideal of community development: Social good, participation and the ethics of knowing
Svetlana Cicmil, Eamonn O'LaochaThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between project-based organizing and the initiatives labelled as “development” by critically engaging with some…
Success factors and criteria in the management of international development projects: Evidence from projects funded by the European Union in Ethiopia
Yitbarek Takele Bayiley, Getachew Kahsay TekluThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the results of a survey that aims to explore and identify the European Union (EU) Development Cooperation project success factors and…
An empirical examination of the relationship between adult attention deficit and the operational effectiveness of project managers
Graeme Coetzer– The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between adult attention deficit (AAD) and the operational effectiveness of project managers (OEPM).
Improving workers’ health in project-based work: job security considerations
Michelle Turner, Helen LingardThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of health promotion interventions in Queensland, Australia. During the research period, the workers’ employing organization…
A knowledge management framework for global project development based on Tai Chi principles and practices
Deborah Elizabeth Swain, James Earl LightfootThe purpose of this paper is to show how Tai Chi (or T’ai Chi ch’uan) philosophy might be used in global project development. Collected case studies support a Tai Chi-based…
Target: A collaborative model based on social media to support the management of lessons learned in projects
Debora Virginio Rosa, Marcirio Silveira Chaves, Mirian Oliveira, Cristiane PedronThe purpose of this paper is to develop and validate a model of adoption of social media to assist project managers in the treatment of lessons learned (LL). Target, a…
Reference model for improved communicability in projects: Survey among members of the PMI, São Paulo Chapter
Airton Molena, Ricardo Leonardo Rovai– The purpose of this paper is to propose a structured and analytical model for the implantation of project communication management (PCM).
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