In its mission to advance the profession globally, the PMI Research Department regularly explores revolutionary thoughts and ideas.

PMI welcomes your input for these ground-breaking research projects. Download, fill out and submit the New Project Suggestion Form. Send forms to the PMI Research Coordinator. Or, apply to join the Online Research Community and share your ideas directly with researchers.

Students and researchers are encouraged to submit topic ideas of importance to the project management profession.

Topic ideas submitted in the past include:

• Allied management applications to project management
• Challenges of global, multicultural and virtual projects
• Critical success factors
• Emotional intelligence in project management
• Enterprise project management
• Knowledge management for the project team
• Leadership skills for the individual
• Linking strategy and project management
• Management by projects
• Multi-project/portfolio/program management
• People side of project management
• Project management office
• Project management research methodologies
• Project management training
• Project team, people side
• Risk management methods
• Selling project management to senior executives
• Soft skills in project management
• Systemic thinking in project management
• Value/return on investment of project management
• Virtual teams