Stay on the leading edge of theory and practice with PMI academic research

Since 1997, PMI has sponsored academic research to advance knowledge and innovation in the field. Explore published research, opportunities to get involved in ongoing research, and funding programs.

Stay on the leading edge of theory and practice with PMI academic research

Since 1997, PMI has sponsored academic research to advance knowledge and innovation in the field. Explore published research, opportunities to get involved in ongoing research, and funding programs.

Published Research

Discover PMI-sponsored academic research for the latest project management insights. Inform your decision-making, assess industry trends, and stay on the leading edge of theory and practice.

Featured Research

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Navigating Project Complexity to Build Resilience in International Development Projects

This research seeks to understand what makes international development projects complex to manage and how built-in resilience can help improve project success.

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Achieving Project Success in Organizations Operating Under Extreme Resource Scarcity

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The Future of Project Work: What Motivates Young Professionals?

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Maximizing Organizational Resilience Under Institutional Complexity

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Project Management Journal® features state-of-the-art research, theories, and applications in project management. Free for PMI members. Authors are invited to submit papers for special editions.

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Past Research

Explore PMI-supported research organized by year published. Bite-sized summaries and webinar content are available for certain papers as indicated.

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Ongoing Research Projects

These PMI-supported projects are happening in real time. Interested in getting involved? Get more information on research-in-progress, including principal investigator, project objectives, opportunities for involvement, and contacts.

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Research Funding Opportunities

PMI research funding supports new academic research with the intent to advance knowledge and improve project, program and portfolio management practice.

Final deliverables of PMI funded research include practitioner summaries, white papers, publications in Project Management Journal®, and presentations at congresses and allied conferences.

To get in touch about funding opportunities, please contact the PMI Academic Research team at [email protected].

PMI Sponsored Research Program

The PMI Sponsored Research Program aims to advance project management knowledge and delivery and has been running since the late 1990s. The award is a grant of up to $50,000 USD. Applications open each spring/summer.

PMI Thesis & Doctoral Research Program

Part-time and full-time doctoral or master’s students doing project management research that advances academic knowledge and practice are eligible for PMI Thesis & Doctoral Research Grant funding. Applications open each spring/summer.

PMI Targeted Research

Targeted research aims to address major project management themes and issues and comprises the largest of PMI-funded academic research grants.

Currently there are no tenders. As soon as tenders are accessible, they will be posted on this page. Kindly revisit for updates. Announcements regarding Targeted Research will be featured in the Academic Network newsletter.

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