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A typology of project management: emergence and evolution of new forms
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A classification of project management types based on the number of projects and sites involved and the consequences of such a schema is proposed in this article, where the evolution of projects across three levels is discussed.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Project Management.The article was published on 1999-10-01. It has received 212 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Extreme project management & Project management triangle.read more
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Programme management: a critical review
TL;DR: In this article, a critical review of standard program management approaches is presented, pointing out that there is an excessive control focus, insufficient flexibility in the context of an evolving business strategy, and ineffective co-operation between projects within the programme.
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From Projectification to Programmification
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider two key themes from the Rethinking Project Management Network activities: projectification and managing multiple projects, and discuss the development of the concept of projectification over the past decade.
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Analysis of cost and schedule performance of international development projects
Kamrul Ahsan,Indra Gunawan +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on cost and schedule issues of international development (ID) projects and identify the root causes of project delay and cost underrun in 100 projects sponsored by the Asian Development Bank and hosted by several Asian countries.
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Knowledge transfer in globally distributed teams: The role of transactive memory
TL;DR: The role of transactive memory in enabling knowledge transfer between globally distributed teams through encoding, storing and retrieving processes is explored, and some specific mechanisms supporting the development of codified and personalized ‘directories’ were introduced.
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Project overload: An exploratory study of work and management in multi-project settings
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated psychosocial aspects of work in multi-project settings and how project members and project managers at operational level perceive their work situation and concluded that work in a multi-proje...
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Building effective R&D capabilities abroad
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Electronic Communication and Changing Organizational Forms
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide an overview of the interplay between communication technology and various dimensions of new organizational forms, including vertical control, horizontal coordination, size of organization and constituent units, new types of coupling, core product, ownership and control, interorganizational coupling, strategic alliances, and interstitial linking.
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Building effective R&D capabilities abroad.
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The Platform Organization: Recombining Strategies, Structures, and Surprises
TL;DR: In this article, the global technology strategy of Olivetti, a leading European computer firm, is analyzed over the last decade in order to illustrate how high-tech firms undergo transformations which not only tend to destroy their best core competencies, but also affect their very business identity.