Project-as-Practice: In Search of Project Management Research that Matters

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Blomquist ◽  
Markus Hällgren ◽  
Andreas Nilsson ◽  
Anders Söderholm
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Management Research

Explanation Plus Prediction—The Logical Focus of Project Management Research

2021 ◽  
pp. 875697282199994
Author(s):  
Joseph F. Hair ◽  
Marko Sarstedt
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Statistical Models ◽  
Predictive Power ◽  
Mean Absolute Error ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Absolute Error ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Mean Square ◽  
Management Research ◽  
The Mean

Most project management research focuses almost exclusively on explanatory analyses. Evaluation of the explanatory power of statistical models is generally based on F-type statistics and the R 2 metric, followed by an assessment of the model parameters (e.g., beta coefficients) in terms of their significance, size, and direction. However, these measures are not indicative of a model’s predictive power, which is central for deriving managerial recommendations. We recommend that project management researchers routinely use additional metrics, such as the mean absolute error or the root mean square error, to accurately quantify their statistical models’ predictive power.

The Evolution of Project Management Research

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney Turner ◽  
Jeffrey Pinto ◽  
Christophe Bredillet
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Management Research

scholarly journals Editorial

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 5198
Author(s):  
Beverly Pasian
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Research And Practice

Conversations about projects and project management are changing. Project Management researchers and practitioners are no longer only focused on the processes and practices, but increasingly looking for ‘some truths’ of project management (Morris, 2016) – truth that can be as likely found when considering values as much as knowledge. And what is considered to be so valuable that a new journal is needed to reveal those truths? Quite simply…a better world where humanity’s problems are alleviated through shared and publicly available innovative projects, and socially responsible project management research and practice. And what is PMRP’s role in this quest? To provide a forum where informed dialogue can occur with project management researchers, practitioners and other stakeholders. 

Exploring the Role of Project Management in the Development of the Academic Agile Software Discourse: A Bibliometric Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas G. Lechler ◽  
Siwen Yang
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Agile Methods ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
Agile Software

The practical applications of agile methods and their impact on the productivity and efficiency of software development dominate the agile literature. We analyzed 827 academic articles with bibliometric techniques to explore the role project management research played in the development of the academic agile discourse. Bibliometric analyses over two time periods reveal that project management–related topics form a distinct stream of research in the second time period but not in the first. Furthermore, our results reveal that the academic agile discussion has been mainly unidirectional. This situation offers many opportunities for project management researchers to contribute to the agile discourse.

Project Management: A Cultural Literary Review

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morgan Henrie ◽  
Andres Sousa-Poza
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
Project Management Professionals ◽  
Management Professionals

This paper describes the methodology and results of content analysis research on culture within the leading project management peer review journals and recent published project management books. A review of 770 journal articles and 93 books was conducted, extending four earlier project management literature reviews while focusing on culture within project management. Emerging from this research are three primary themes: (1) knowledge and awareness of culture is important for project management professionals, (2) the percentage of culture-related articles remained fairly constant with earlier research, and (3) empirical-based project management research continues to be limited.

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