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Management of project knowledge at various maturity levels in PMO, a theoretical framework
Management of project knowledge is a critical factor for project success. The project management office (PMO) is a unit within organizations to centrally facilitate, manage, and control…
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The impact of project methodologies on project success in different contexts
Project methodologies are an integral part of the core make-up of a project because all companies using project methodologies expect greatly improved project performance. Each company must decide…
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Organizational design in public administration
The aim of this paper is twofold. First, it proposes an empirical typology of project management offices (PMOs) based upon four types of projects: (1) engineering and construction, (2) information…
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Exploring PMOs through community of practice theory
This paper aims at exploring project management offices (PMOs) through community of practice theory. Preliminary results from a national health care case study are used to confirm the legitimacy of…
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The PMO maturity cube, a project management office maturity model
At the end of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s, the theme of project management offices (PMOs) was beginning to be widely discussed in various books (Block & Frame, 1998; Dinsmore, 1999;…
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Strategic priorities and PMO functions in project-based firms
Project management offices (PMOs) have been described as organizational units that support the management of projects and project-based organizations. In this study, we aim to understand how…
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Modern virtual project management
Researchers have long debated over the challenge of structuring an organization's project management office (PMO) so as to optimize its value. And one core issue in exploring this concern is how the…
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An empirically grounded search for a typology of project management offices
Typologies provide researchers and practitioners with systems for classifying complex phenomena, such as species, human behavior, and organizations. This paper examines an empirical study to develop…
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A paradoxism for project-based organizations
As more organizations use projects to accomplish strategic objectives, so too are they shifting their organizational structures from a traditional hierarchical model to a project-based organization…
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The perceived value and potential contribution of project management practices to project success
Numerous studies focus on calculating the organizational value of project management. But calculating the value of every aspect of professional practice is not easily accomplished. This paper…
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