New Insights into Project Management Research: A Natural Sciences Comparative

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Joslin ◽  
Ralf Müller
2021 ◽  
pp. 875697282199994
Author(s):  
Joseph F. Hair ◽  
Marko Sarstedt

Most project management research focuses almost exclusively on explanatory analyses. Evaluation of the explanatory power of statistical models is generally based on F-type statistics and the R 2 metric, followed by an assessment of the model parameters (e.g., beta coefficients) in terms of their significance, size, and direction. However, these measures are not indicative of a model’s predictive power, which is central for deriving managerial recommendations. We recommend that project management researchers routinely use additional metrics, such as the mean absolute error or the root mean square error, to accurately quantify their statistical models’ predictive power.


Author(s):  
Rodney Turner ◽  
Jeffrey Pinto ◽  
Christophe Bredillet

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 5198
Author(s):  
Beverly Pasian

Conversations about projects and project management are changing. Project Management researchers and practitioners are no longer only focused on the processes and practices, but increasingly looking for ‘some truths’ of project management (Morris, 2016) – truth that can be as likely found when considering values as much as knowledge. And what is considered to be so valuable that a new journal is needed to reveal those truths? Quite simply…a better world where humanity’s problems are alleviated through shared and publicly available innovative projects, and socially responsible project management research and practice. And what is PMRP’s role in this quest? To provide a forum where informed dialogue can occur with project management researchers, practitioners and other stakeholders. 


2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Blomquist ◽  
Markus Hällgren ◽  
Andreas Nilsson ◽  
Anders Söderholm

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas G. Lechler ◽  
Siwen Yang

The practical applications of agile methods and their impact on the productivity and efficiency of software development dominate the agile literature. We analyzed 827 academic articles with bibliometric techniques to explore the role project management research played in the development of the academic agile discourse. Bibliometric analyses over two time periods reveal that project management–related topics form a distinct stream of research in the second time period but not in the first. Furthermore, our results reveal that the academic agile discussion has been mainly unidirectional. This situation offers many opportunities for project management researchers to contribute to the agile discourse.


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