Project Management for the Creation of Organisational Value
Projects and programmes are approved and funded to generate benefits. Project Management for the Creation of Organisational Value proposes a complete framework that seeks to support such an objective – from project selection and definition, through execut
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Ofer Zwikael John Smyrk
Project Management for the Creation of Organisational Value
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Ofer Zwikael, PhD School of Management, Marketing and International Business Research School of Business ANU College of Business and Economics The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200 Australia e-mail: [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-84996-515-6
John Smyrk, MEc School of Management, Marketing and International Business Research School of Business ANU College of Business and Economics The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200 Australia e-mail: [email protected]
e-ISBN 978-1-84996-516-3
DOI 10.1007/978-1-84996-516-3 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2010935938 Ó Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Cover design: eStudio Calamar S.L. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To Maya, Tal and Noa Ofer Zwikael To Ruth, Michael, Martin and Carolyn John Smyrk
Preface
While the profession of project management has matured remarkably, the discipline of project management has tended to lag behind, remaining today essentially as a toolbox (albeit one containing an impressive array of devices and instruments). The irony of this situation is that, although the profession is becoming increasingly preoccupied with the achievement of project management maturity, its own frameworks appear locked into a state of adolescence. This book seeks to advance an important discussion in which practitioners and researchers are currently engaged related to the foundations of project management in general and its theoretical underpinnings in particular. It does this by proposing a number of new concepts and models that appear to resolve some of the more pressing issues that are of increasing concern to members of the profession. The ideas and tools presented here should be of interest to three sorts of audience: practitioners
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