The effective integration of on‐the‐job development with off‐the‐job training does not happen often, but when it does the effects can be dramatic. To realise this strategy one company, Kingsway, recognised a need to make a major investment in the development of managerial talent. A bold...

Reports on the reasons for failure in IT applications. Looks at typical cases of failure and defines success factors. Concludes that a range of human and technical factors interplay together, to produce project failure. Offers general guidance for project success, with emphasis on management and...

Examines project management and project work, and the tools and techniques used. Claims these tools and techniques have largely failed to deliver. Details Herrmann′s framework for testing individuals′ preferred ways and modes of thinking in order to forecast their likely behaviours and...

Describes a process of management learning and development involving over 100 senior public sector managers in the States of Guernsey and covering a period of six years. Details the programme’s content and action learning approach which had much in common with many other management development...

Too many projects are started without sufficient definition or direction, with project managers hoping that matters will clarify as the project progresses. In many cases, this results in a significant amount of rework, pushing the project beyond time and budget limits. This article provides a...

Purpose This paper aims to design and develop a management game in the field of construction project management so that by playing the game, the required level of knowledge, skills, capabilities and overall project management competencies in individuals will be promoted. Also, player’s...

This paper provides a case study of a previously unresearched industry, Engineering Process Plant Contracting, it examines how a project management firm responded to heightened competitive pressures through a process of entrepreneurial innovation. A key component in this focused on the corporate...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to the identify risk factors, which affect oil and gas construction projects in Vietnam and derive risk responses. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaire survey was conducted with the involvement of project executives of PetroVietnam and statistical...