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Article Decision Making 1 April 2021

Project Management Journal

Executives' Decision Processes at the Front End of Major Projects

By Chenger, Denise | Woiceshyn, Jaana The front end of projects is strategically important; yet, how project concepts are identified, evaluated, and selected at the pre-project stage is poorly understood. This article reports on an…

Conference Paper Change Management, Decision Making, Organizational Culture, Organizational Project Management 12 March 2021

Survival of the Fittest

By Viturro, Leonor Today's constantly changing world presents companies with the challenge of answering rapidly to uncertain and fluctuating scenarios. Traditional organizational structures and decision-making…

Article Decision Making, Governance 1 February 2021

Project Management Journal

The Missing Link in Project Governance

By Ferrer, Paulo Sergio Scoleze | Araújo Galvão, Graziela Darla | de Carvalho, Marly Monteiro This study aims to understand how the information about corporate governance precepts permeates the organization within the project environment and influences decision making.

Article Decision Making 1 December 2020

Project Management Journal

Project-As-Practice

By Kalogeropoulos, Theodoros | Leopoulos, Vrassidas | Kirytopoulos, Konstantinos | Ventoura, Zoe Researchers have not studied the human side of project managers thoroughly. Decision-making mechanisms lie not only in technocratic knowledge but also in practitioners’ inner cultures and personal…

Article Decision Making 1 December 2020

Project Management Journal

Exploring Decision-Making Complexity in Major Infrastructure Projects

By Shi, Qianqian | Hertogh, Marcel | Bosch-Rekveldt, M. G. C. | Zhu, Jianbo | Sheng, Zhaohan The goal of this study is to identify, classify, explore, and understand decision-making complexity elements in major infrastructure projects (MIPs). This article puts forward systematic definitions…

Complexity, Decision Making, Organizational Project Management, Procurement Management 30 September 2020

Sponsored Research

Reinventing Megaproject Delivery Models

By Denicol, Juliano Megaprojects are usually proposed by the public sector as a reflection of the government delivering a new physical asset to address a necessity of the society, improve living conditions, foster…

White Paper Risk Management, Complexity, Decision Making 11 June 2020

PMI White Papers

The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Project Business

By Project Management Institute | Project Business Foundation This is a report on the results of a survey jointly conducted by PMI and the Project Business Foundation. The intention was to replace observations and opinions with reliable data. The mission was…

Article Decision Making, Teams 1 December 2019

PM Network

Human Nature

By Grgurich, Hayley At a time when creative problem solving can make or break a business, design thinking is fast moving beyond the fringe and squarely into the mainstream. By focusing on the people for which projects…

Article Decision Making 1 December 2019

Project Management Journal

Contingency Release During Project Execution

By Ayub, Bilal | Thaheem, Muhammad Jamaluddin | Ullah, Fahim Risk is inherent in construction projects and managed through contingency. Dynamic management of contingency escrow accounts during project execution poses decision-making challenges. Project…

Article Decision Making 1 December 2019

Project Management Journal

Identifying Project Factors that Affect an Investor's Escalation of Commitment in Public-Private Partnership Projects

By Liu, Jiaqi | Liu, Jicai | Gao, Ruolan | Gao, Huanzhu Oliver | Li, Yahui The study comprehensively discusses 18 project factors affecting investors' escalation of commitment (EOC) in a public-private partnership (PPP) project. Using factor analysis, five factor groupings…