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NEW PMJ Practitioner Insights Series

PMJ Practitioner Insights is a series of short, empirically relevant articles that disseminate research findings to project practitioners and also benefit academics and students in the field of project management. The series features condensed versions of academic research papers in a language accessible to non-academic readers. The series bridges the gap between academia and practice by providing actionable insights from research that busy project, program, and portfolio managers can apply in their work. [READ MORE HERE]

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5 Year Impact Factor - 5.5

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  • Editorial: Exploring the Connections Between Project Management Offices and Organizational Design member content locked

    By Maude Brunet, Ralf Müller, Maxim Miterev, and Sanaa El Boukri This special issue, "Project Management Offices and Organizational Design: In Honor of Monique Aubry," delves into the connection between project management offices (PMOs) and organizational design.…

  • It Takes Two to Tango: The Interactive Effect of Project Portfolio Management Offices and Voice Behavior on Project Portfolio Management Quality and Business Success–The Enabling Role of Transformational Leadership member content locked

    By Alexander Kock, Bastian Ekrot and Hans Georg Gemünde The study investigates the relationship between project management offices (PPMOs) and business success, finding that PPMO contributions and voice behavior positively impact management quality,…

  • Knowledge Entrainment in Large-Scale Transformation Projects The Evidence-Based Strategy and the Innovation-Based Strategy member content locked

    By Sofia Pemsel and Jonas Söderlund This article explores knowledge entrainment in large-scale transformation projects, focusing on the processual nature of knowledge integration. It examines two strategies (evidence-based and…

  • The Mandate of Project Management Offices Beyond Organizational Boundaries Still A Blind Spot for Organizational Design? member content locked

    By Timo Braun and Jörg Sydow This article suggests a gradual expansion of project management offices (PMOs)' role in interorganizational projects, based on air cargo industry illustrations. It identifies four types of PMOs and…

  • A Taxonomy of Project Management Offices and Their Organizational Project Management Landscapes member content locked

    By Ralf Müller and Linzhuo Wang Organizational project management (OPM) integrates project activities in organizations, including project management offices (PMOs) and their services. A study models nine PMO service delivery…

  • Raison d’Etre of Organization Design Arrangements in Project-Based Organizations member content locked

    By Maxim Miterev This article explores the reasons behind organization design choices in project-based organizations, focusing on three key explanations: Functional, Legitimacy, and Agency. By considering these as…

  • The Four Coordination Roles of Clients When Designing Megaproject Organizations member content locked

    By Carolina Melecardi Zani, Juliano Denicol and Tim Broyd Organizational design consists of structure and coordination. However, existing literature lacks coherence, especially in megaprojects. We identify four key coordination roles for clients in…

  • Interorganizational Design for Collaborative Governance in Co-Owned Major Projects member content locked

    By Maude Brunet, Marie-Claude Petit and Alejandro Romero-Torres This article explores the complexities of co-ownership in major projects through engaged scholarship with practitioners. It identifies four types of collaborative governance mechanisms: sensemaking,…

  • A Retrospective of Monique Aubry’s Contributions member content locked

    By Monique Aubry and Viviane Sergi This article outlines Monique Aubry's career, intellectual contributions, and work values. Sections one and two are in her own voice, while the third part includes conversations with colleague…

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At Project Management Journal (PMJ), we're dedicated to nurturing the next generation of scholarly excellence in project studies. We're thrilled to announce the launch of the new PMJ College, a two-year program developed to empower and retain talented and highly motivated doctoral students and postdocs at the early stages of their scholarly careers in project studies.

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