Profiling Project Complexity: Insights from Complexity Science and Project Management Literature

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 56-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Senevi Kiridena ◽  
Andrew Sense
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Complexity Science ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Project Complexity ◽  
Management Literature

The current understanding of project complexity is limited in that there is neither a widely recognized conceptualization of project complexity nor a convergent view on how to deal with its effects. Drawing on the extant literature concerning project complexity and complexity science, this article develops a coherent and holistic profile of project complexity and provides reflections on its implications for project management theory and practice. This profile serves as a touchstone for practitioners to better understand, assess, and address complexity in their projects and as an aid to researchers in framing their research efforts.

Beyond the Body of Knowledge: A Knowledge-Flow Approach to Project Management Theory and Practice

2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith F. Snider ◽  
Mark E. Nissen
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
The Body ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Knowledge Flow ◽  
Project Organization ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Management Of Project

Much of the theory associated with project management is explicitly organized according to taxonomic bodies of knowledge (BOK). Although such BOK are conceptually simple and easily disseminated, their generally static and explicit nature is out of phase with the dynamics of critical, tacit knowledge as it flows through the project organization. In this paper, we argue for a more descriptive view of project management theory, one that captures the dynamics of knowledge flows, addresses tacit knowledge and provides new insight into interrelationships between the management of project knowledge and the management of project activities in the enterprise. Introducing a multidimensional model of knowledge flow to describe project management theory, we instantiate this model with a project example from the domain of software development.

scholarly journals An exploration of current сoncepts and meanings of the entrepreneurial project

2021 ◽  
pp. 23-31
Author(s):  
N. V. Titova ◽  
S. A. Titov
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
The Relationship

A review of academic research studying the relationship between entrepreneurship and project management at the level of interpenetration of concepts, principles, methods, tools and practices has been made. The following is a description of the research methodology, which reflects different aspects of understanding the term “entrepreneurial project” and a quantitative analysis of the results of thematic coding. The results of the study have been presented. Conclusions have been formulated that include an interpretation of the findings and the maim points on how the term “entrepreneurial project” is currently understood and what trends in the development of the theory and practice of entrepreneurship and project management reflects the current understanding. 

Project Management Theory and Practice

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary L. Richardson ◽  
Brad M. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Management Theory
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