Ambidextrous Program Management

The Case for Autonomous Mobility

Article Program Management 1 October 2019

Project Management Journal

Midler, Christophe | Maniak, Rémi | de Campigneulles, Théodore

How to cite this article:

Midler, C., Maniak, R., & de Campigneulles, T. (2019). Ambidextrous Program Management: The Case for Autonomous Mobility. Project Management Journal, 50(5), 571–586. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/8756972819869091
This article analyzes the management of project portfolios that encompass both exploratory and implementation projects under the denomination of ambidextrous program management. We build on the project/program and ambidexterity literature to characterize such programs. Based on an in-depth three-year study, we apply this analytical framework to an emblematic case: the Autonomous Mobility (AM) initiative of a major automotive firm. We characterize the coordination challenges of such ambidextrous program management, and propose a coordination concept to deal with them, which we term the program hub.
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