Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose an integrated model for allocation and leveling of human resources in IT projects. Design/methodology/approach: A single case study was conducted in a large company of IT outsourcing services, which were assessed the management of 14 projects....

Purpose: The Iron Triangle, also called the Triple Constraint, is a central concept to project management research and practice, representing the relationship between key performance criteria. However, there is disagreement about which criteria should be represented on the vertices of this...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic classification for frameworks, methods, and models of in-project quantitative risk analysis (IQRA) for the last 30 years. Design/methodology/approach: An extensive literature review is conducted to identify pertinent IQRA works....

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the negative effect of intra-firm causal ambiguity on the project team’s performance—efficiency and effectiveness, and also examine the moderating role of openness and the integrative capabilities. Design/methodology/approach: The population...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the marketing practices adopted by contractors in project-based industries to win new business and maintain relationships with existing clients. Design/methodology/approach: The authors interviewed eight such contractors, and used activity...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the philosophical changes which underpin research and practices in project management. This study is an attempt to challenge previous studies that have tried to explain this change in order to provide a better explanation....

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify patterns of project risk management (PRM) practices’ adoption, and provides empirical evidence concerning the importance (and key attributes) of organizational PRM maturity to the use of risk-related practices and project performance....

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to summarise the arguments developed in the PhD thesis and also to outline the journey and context from which the thesis emerged. Design/methodology/approach: This paper provides a summary of key arguments in the thesis. It also provides reflections on the...