Completed Research

PMI has sponsored research projects since 1997. Since then, many of these projects have become research monographs, articles and white papers.

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Case Studies

Case Studies in Project Management: Glasgow Science Centre Tower (2006)
Frank T. Anbari, PhD., ed.

Case Studies in Project Management: Miller Park Stadium (2006)
Frank T. Anbari, PhD., ed.

Case Studies in Project Management: Project Phoenix: Rebuilding an American Landmark (2005)
Frank T. Anbari, PhD., ed.

Case Studies in Project Management: Superconducting Super Collider (2005)
Frank T. Anbari, PhD., ed.

Case Studies in Project Management: Using the Geographic Positioning System in the World Trade Center Cleanup Project (2005)
Frank T. Anbari, PhD., ed.

Case Studies in Project Management: Springfield Interchange Improvement Project (2004)
Frank T. Anbari, PhD., ed.

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Earned Value Management

Earned Value Management by Lingguang Song, PhD Earned Value Management: A Global and Cross-Industry Perspective on Current EVM Practice (2010)
Lingguang Song, PhD

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Knowledge Management

Increasing Project Flexibility: The Response Capacity of Complex Projects by Serghei Floricel, PhD, Sorin Piperca, PhD Candidate, and Marc Banik, PhD Increasing Project Flexibility: The Response Capacity of Complex Projects (2011)
Serghei Floricel, PhD, Sorin Piperca, PhD Candidate, and Marc Banik, PhD

Refining the Knowledge Production Plan Refining the Knowledge Production Plan (2011)
Serghei Floricel, PhD, John L. Michela, PhD, Mark George, M.A.Sc.,with Line Bonneau, PhD

What Enables Project Success: Lessons from Aid Relief Projects by Paul Steinfort and Derek H.T. Walker What Enables Project Success: Lessons from Aid Relief Projects (2011)
Paul Steinfort and Derek H.T. Walker

Post Project Reviews to Gain Effective Lessons Learned by Terry Williams, PhD, PMP Post Project Reviews to Gain Effective Lessons Learned (2007)
Terry Williams, PhD, PMP

Translating Corporate Strategy into Project Strategy: Realizing Corporate Strategy Through Project Management by Peter Morris, PhD, et al. Translating Corporate Strategy into Project Strategy: Realizing Corporate Strategy Through Project Management (2004)
Peter Morris, PhD, and Ashley Jamieson, MS

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Leadership

Emotional Intelligence by Nicholas Clarke, PhD and Ranse Howell Emotional Intelligence and Projects (2009)
Nicholas Clarke, PhD and Ranse Howell

Understanding Decision Making Within Distributed Project Teams by Mario Bourgault, PhD, PMP, et al. Understanding Decision Making Within Distributed Project Teams (2009)
Mario Bourgault, PhD, PMP Nathalie Drouin, MBA, PhD Jaouad Daoudi, MEng, Emilie Hamel, MScA

Situational Sponsorship of Projects and Programs: An Empirical Review by Lynn Crawford, et al. Situational Sponsorship of Projects and Programs: An Empirical Review (2008)
Lynn Crawford, Kaye Remington, Terry Cooke-Davies, Brian Hobbs and Les Labuschagne

Human Side of Project Leadership by Allen Amason, et al. The Human Side of Project Leadership (2007)
Allen Amason, Zvi Aronson, Peter Dominick, Patricia Holahan, Thomas Lechler, Ann Mooney, Richard Reilly and Aaron Shenhar

Choosing Appropriate Project Managers: Matching Their Leadership Style to the Type of Project by J. Rodney Turner, PhD and Ralf Müller, DBA Choosing Appropriate Project Managers: Matching Their Leadership Style to the Type of Project (2006)
J. Rodney Turner, PhD and Ralf Müller, DBA

Human Side of Project Management: Leadership Skills by Qian Shi, PhD and Jianguo Chen, PhD The Human Side of Project Management: Leadership Skills (2006)
Qian Shi, PhD and Jianguo Chen, PhD

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Project Estimation

Governance Frameworks for Public Project Development and Estimation by Ole Jonny Klakegg, MSc, et al. Governance Frameworks for Public Project Development and Estimation (2009)
Ole Jonny Klakegg, MSc,Terry Williams, PhD, PMP and Ole Morten Magnussen, MsC

Software Cost Estimation Through Market Trading: An Exploratory Study of a New Tool for Project Management by Donald Berndt and Joni Jones Software Cost Estimation Through Market Trading: An Exploratory Study of a New Tool for Project Management (2008)
Donald Berndt and Joni Jones

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Project Human Resource Management

Learning for Success by Peter Storm, PhD. Chantal Savelsbergh, PhD, and Ben Kuipers, PhD Team Learning in Projects: Theory and Practice (2012)
Chantal Savelsbergh and Peter Storm

Project Managers as Senior Executives Volume 1 by Jean-Pierre Debourse, PhD, MSc, and Russell D. Archibald, PhD (Hon), MSc, PMP Project Managers as Senior Executives: Volume I—Research Results, Advancement Model, and Action Proposals (2011)
Jean-Pierre Debourse, PhD, MSc, and Russell D. Archibald, PhD (Hon), MSc, PMP Co-Authors: Prof. Gérard François, Philippe Pailot, PhD, HDR, Corinne Poroli, PhD, and Guru Prabhakar, PhD, PMP

Project Managers as Senior Executives Volume 2 by Jean-Pierre Debourse, PhD, MSc, and Russell D. Archibald, PhD (Hon), MSc, PMP Project Managers as Senior Executives: Volume 2—How the Research Was Conducted: Methodology, Detailed Findings, and Analyses (2011)
Jean-Pierre Debourse, PhD, MSc, and Russell D. Archibald, PhD (Hon), MSc, PMP Co-Authors: Prof. Gérard François, Philippe Pailot, PhD, HDR, Corinne Poroli, PhD, and Guru Prabhakar, PhD, PMP

Learning for Success by Peter Storm, PhD. Chantal Savelsbergh, PhD, and Ben Kuipers, PhD Learning for Success (2010)
Peter Storm, PhD. Chantal Savelsbergh, PhD, and Ben Kuipers, PhD

Situational Sponsorship of Projects and Programs: An Empirical Review by Lynn Crawford, et al. Situational Sponsorship of Projects and Programs: An Empirical Review (2008)
Lynn Crawford, Kaye Remington, Terry Cooke-Davies, Brian Hobbs and Les Labuschagne

Human Resource Management in the Project-Oriented Organization by Rodney Turner, DPhil, et al. Human Resource Management in the Project-Oriented Organization (2007)
Rodney Turner, DPhil, Martina Huemann, PhD, Anne Keegan, PhD

Middle Managers in Program and Project Portfolio Management: Practices, Roles and Responsibilities by Tomas Blomquist, PhD et al. Middle Managers in Program and Project Portfolio Management: Practices, Roles and Responsibilities (2006)
Tomas Blomquist, PhD and Ralf Müller, DBA

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Project Management Offices

Governance and Communities of PMOs Governance and Communites of PMOs (2012)
Monique Aubry, PhD, MPM, Ralf Müller, DBA, MBA, PMP, Johannes Glückler, PhD

Identifying the Forces Driving Frequent Change in PMOs by Monique Aubry... [et al.]Identifying the Forces Driving Frequent Change in PMOs (2011)
Monique Aubry, PhD, MPM; Brian Hobbs, PhD, MBA, PMP; Ralf Müller, DBA, MBA, PMP; Tomas Blomquist, PhD

The Project Management Office (PMO): A Quest for Understanding by Brian Hobbs, PhD, PMP and Monique Aubry, PhD, MPM The Project Management Office (PMO): A Quest for Understanding (2010)
Brian Hobbs, PhD, PMP and Monique Aubry, PhD, MPM

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Project Management Theory & Practice

Aspect of Complexity: Managing Projects in a Complex World by Terry Cooke-Davies, PhD. Ed.Aspects of Complexity: Managing Projects in a Complex World (2011)
Terry Cooke-Davies, PhD

Best Industry Outcomes by Lynn Crawford, DBA and Terry Cooke-Davies, PhDBest Industry Outcomes (2012)
Lynn Crawford, DBA and Terry Cooke-Davies, PhD

The Mindset for Creating Project Value by Thomas G. Lechler, Ph.D., PI, John C. Byrne, Ph.D., Co-PI The Mindset for Creating Project Value (2010)
Thomas G. Lechler, Ph.D. and John C. Byrne, Ph.D.

Early Warning Signs in Complex Projects by Ole Jonny Klakegg, PhD. et al. Early Warning Signs in Complex Projects (2010)
Ole Jonny Klakegg, PhD, MSc, Terry Williams, PhD, PMP, Derek Walker, PhD, MSc, Bjørn Andersen, PhD, MSc, and Ole Morten Magnussen, PhD, MSc

Exploring the Complexity of Projects: Implications of Complexity Theory for Project Management Practice by Svetlana Cicmil, PhD, et al. Exploring the Complexity of Projects: Implications of Complexity Theory for Project Management Practice (2009)
Svetlana Cicmil, PhD, Terry Cooke-Davies, PhD, Lynn Crawford, DBA and Kurt Richardson, PhD

Impact on Project Management of Allied Disciplines - Trends and Future of Project Management Practices and Research by Young Hoon Kwak, PhD, et al. Impact on Project Management of Allied Disciplines: Trends and Future of Project Management Practices and Research (2008)
Young Hoon Kwak, PhD and Frank T. Anbari, PhD, PMP

Software Cost Estimation Through Market Trading: An Exploratory Study of a New Tool for Project Management by Donald Berndt and Joni Jones Software Cost Estimation Through Market Trading: An Exploratory Study of a New Tool for Project Management (2008)
Donald Berndt and Joni Jones

Innovations: Project Management Research 2004 by Dennis Slevin, David Cleland and Jeffrey Pinto, eds. Innovations: Project Management Research 2004 (2005)
Dennis Slevin, David Cleland and Jeffrey Pinto, eds.

Professionalization of Project Management: Exploring the Past to Map the Future by Bill Zwerman, PhD, et al. Professionalization of Project Management: Exploring the Past to Map the Future (2004)
Bill Zwerman, PhD, Janice Thomas, PhD, Susan Haydt, MA, with the assistance of Terry Williams, PhD, PMP

Compendium of Project Management Practices by Project Management Institute Compendium of Project Management Practices (2002)
PMI

Frontiers of Project Management Research (2002)
Dennis Slevin, David Cleland and Jeffrey Pinto, eds.

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Strategic Planning

Researching the Value of Project Management by Janice Thomas, PhD and Mark Mullaly, PMP Researching the Value of Project Management (2008)
Janice Thomas, PhD and Mark Mullaly, PMP

Linking Project Management to Business Strategy by Aaron J. Shenhar, Dragan Milosevic, Dov Dvir and Hans Thamhain Linking Project Management to Business Strategy (2007)
Aaron J. Shenhar, Dragan Milosevic, Dov Dvir, Hans Thamhain

Project Categorization Systems by Lynn Crawford, PhD, Brian Hobbs, PhD and Rodney Turner, PhD Project Categorization Systems (2005)
Lynn Crawford, PhD, Brian Hobbs, PhD and Rodney Turner, PhD

Translating Corporate Strategy into Project Strategy: Realizing Corporate Strategy Through Project Management by Peter Morris, PhD, et al. Translating Corporate Strategy into Project Strategy: Realizing Corporate Strategy Through Project Management (2004)
Peter Morris, PhD, and Ashley Jamieson, MS

Quantifying the Value of Project Management by William Ibbs, PhD and Justin Reginato Quantifying the Value of Project Management (2002)
William Ibbs, PhD and Justin Reginato

Selling Project Management to Senior Executives: Framing the Moves that Matter by Janice Thomas, PhD, et al. Selling Project Management to Senior Executives: Framing the Moves that Matter (2002)
Janice Thomas, PhD, Connie Delisle, PhD, and Kam Jugdev with assistance from Pamela Buckle

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Virtual Teams

Understanding Decision Making Within Distributed Project Teams by Mario Bourgault, PhD, PMP, et al. Understanding Decision Making Within Distributed Project Teams (2009)
Mario Bourgault, PhD, PMP Nathalie Drouin, MBA, PhD Jaouad Daoudi, MEng, Emilie Hamel, MScA

Patterns of Effective Project Management in Virtual Projects: An Exploratory Study by Deepak Khazanchi and Ilze Zigurs Patterns of Effective Project Management in Virtual Projects: An Exploratory Study (2005)
Deepak Khazanchi, and Ilze Zigurs

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