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The X model – a tool for describing and assessing individual projects
Erling S. AndersenThe purpose of this paper is to present the X model, which is an inputs – processes – outputs (IPO) model well suited to describing and assessing individual projects. It argues…
The importance of soft skills in complex projects
Syed Azim, Andy Gale, Therese Lawlor‐Wright, Richard Kirkham, Ali Khan, Mehmood AlamThe purpose of this paper is to facilitate further understanding of project complexity by highlighting the factors contributing to project complexity as reported by the…
Good and simple – a dilemma in analytical processes?
Ole Jonny Klakegg, Olav Torp, Kjell AustengThe purpose of this paper is to describe the transfer of experiences to improve the basis for overcoming the dilemma of trying to achieve analyses and systems that are both good…
Bridging strategic and operational issues for project business through managing trust
Magnus Gustafsson, Hedley Smyth, Elena Ganskau, Tomas ArhippainenOrganisational trust is analysed through observation of operations or strategic prescription. The management and project management literature is largely prescriptive. The purpose…
The cultural heterogeny of project firms and project teams
Francesca Auch, Hedley SmythThe purpose this paper is to examine a prevailing assumption that the culture of organisations is homogenous. It explores the culture of one project organisation with multiple…
Flexibility in contract terms and contracting processes
Soili Nystén‐Haarala, Nari Lee, Jukka LehtoNew business models, such as life‐cycle contracting, challenge the narrow and static understanding of contracts with hard and precise terms. The aim of this paper is to examine…
The integration of human relationships in capital development projects: A case study of BSF scheme
Doubra Henry Ndoni, Taha M.S. ElhagRecent work on public private partnerships (PPP)/private finance initiatives (PFI) and on the construction industry has emphasised the importance of knowledge transfer, learning…
The importance of human skills in project management professional development
M. Alam, A. Gale, M. Brown, A.I. KhanThe purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the importance of human skills in project management success and the apparent emphasis placed on this within the context of…
Enhancing creative knowledge‐work: challenges and points of leverage
Tua A. BjörklundThe purpose of this paper is to explore critical success factors in knowledge‐intensive creative project work, using product development as an example field.
Coping with an unexpected event: Project managers' contrasting sensemaking in a stakeholder conflict in China
Sampo Tukiainen, Kirsi Aaltonen, Mervi MurtonenThe purpose of this paper is to examine the sensemaking processes leading to project managers' responses to an unexpected event in an international project setting. High…
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- Prof Nathalie Drouin