Beyond Frontiers of Traditional Project Management: An Approach to Evolutionary, Self-Organizational Principles and the Complexity Theory—Results of the Research Program

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Saynisch
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Complexity Theory ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Organizational Principles

Study on Behavioral Risks Based on Complexity Theory

2013 ◽  
Vol 357-360 ◽  
pp. 2353-2357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Dong He ◽  
Yuan Li Wang ◽  
Yuan Yuan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Complexity Theory ◽  
Complexity Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Project Organization ◽  
Nonlinear Characteristics ◽  
Project Complexity ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Complex Project ◽  
Theory Of Complexity

We attempt to study the participants behavioral risks of the complex project based on the theory of complexity analysis in this paper. First of all, through the review of literature we put forward the research contents of the complexity theory. Then, discuss the complexity characteristics of the project management; focus on the definition of the project complexity, the nonlinear characteristics of the project organization, the emergence and uncertainty characteristics of the complex project, etc. Finally, we point out that both from the perspective of theoretical research and project practice, the complexity analysis of project management has a positive significance.

scholarly journals Towards a multi-perspective research program on projects and temporary organizations

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 752-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mattias Jacobsson ◽  
Rolf A. Lundin ◽  
Anders Söderholm
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Response Selection ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Temporary Organizations ◽  
Research Profile ◽  
The Future

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze important parts of the contemporary development of project research and to outline plausible and desirable directions for the future. Design/methodology/approach This is accomplished through a review of the “Scandinavian School of Project Management” and “Rethinking Project Management,” which is complemented with a set of questions distributed to 27 active researchers within the project research field from around the world. Findings Through the analysis the authors show how the two streams have more similarities than differences, despite the fact that they have been initiated in very different contexty 8ts and ways. The authors could also conclude that the “Scandinavian School” appears stronger on the international scene than in the Nordic countries, and that general perception of what the “school” stands for has changed and been blurred with time. Based on the analysis the authors also proposed the need for a broad, more coherent research effort in terms of a multi-perspective research program on projects and temporary organizations. The essence of this would be: an action research profile to improve practice and foresee the future; a combined research focus on institutional change and project practice to ensure both theoretical and empirical progress; and a strong global perspective to further enrich both theory and practice. Research limitations/implications This research has obvious limitations in terms of empirical scope and response selection. The questionnaire results should therefore be interpreted with care. Originality/value The value of this research lies in its reflective nature and the proposed trajectory of the project research domain.

Final Project Management Report, DE-FG07-ID14892, A Research Program on Very High Temperature Reactors

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loyalka, Sudarshan, L. ◽  
T Ghosh ◽  
M Prelas ◽  
R Tompson ◽  
D Viswanath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Final Project ◽  
High Temperature Reactors ◽  
Very High ◽  
Management Report
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document