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Boeing – a case study example of enterprise project management from a learning organisation perspective

Conrad C. Szymczak (Conrad C. Szymczak is Project Manager at Boeing Airplane Service Washington State, USA and Doctor of Project Management candidate at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.)
Derek H.T. Walker (Derek H.T. Walker is Professor of Project Management and Director of the Doctor of Project Management programme at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.)

The Learning Organization

ISSN: 0969-6474

Article publication date: 1 June 2003

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Abstract

This paper helps explain the impact and potential for companies to better leverage knowledge and organisational learning from their portfolio of projects. It offers a model based on analysis of the development of the Boeing Company and from change management theory of a way to achieve an enterprise project management culture through organisational learning. The paper provides insight into and a rationale for improvement of project management practice for organisations that currently possess the ability to intelligently use knowledge gained from many projects to service their stakeholders. This ability provides the feedstock for organisational reinvention that can be a survival mechanism in reacting to changed circumstances as well as providing a proactive mechanism for developing new markets. In doing so, the paper draws attention to both the requisite enterprise knowledge management infrastructure and the required organisational culture that supports commitment and enthusiasm.

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Szymczak, C.C. and Walker, D.H.T. (2003), "Boeing – a case study example of enterprise project management from a learning organisation perspective", The Learning Organization, Vol. 10 No. 3, pp. 125-137. https://doi.org/10.1108/09696470310472453

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