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https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2020-0008
Four stages of making project management flexible: insight, importance, implementation and improvement
Afshin Jalali Sohi
; Delft University of Technology, Delft, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
Marian Bosch-Rekveldt
; Delft University of Technology, Delft, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
Marcel Hertogh
; Delft University of Technology, Delft, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
Sažetak
Increased project complexity, project dynamics
and changes in clients’ requirements are a few examples
that suggest the necessity for flexibility in project management
in order to deliver successful projects. Despite the
fact that literature suggests adding flexibility to project
management, there is no existing framework that provides
a practical method for adding flexibility into the
practice of project management in the construction industry.
Therefore, this research is aimed at proposing a practical
framework that helps practitioners in embedding
project management flexibility into their project management
practice. The research question is as follows: how
to embed flexibility in the practice of project management
in the early project phases? To answer the research question,
four sub-questions have been formulated, which
have been separately researched. The main question
is answered by proposing a flexibility framework. This
framework comprises four stages: understanding the
current situation, practitioners’ perspectives on flexible
project management, choosing enablers to become flexible
and applying selected enablers to improve project
performance. The framework is validated using the examples
given by practitioners from 24 cases. Considering the
movements towards flexibility and adaptability concepts,
this research fills the gap in literature by providing a practical
framework for project management flexibility. Moreover,
it provides a step-by-step guideline for practitioners
to embed flexibility in practice.
Ključne riječi
flexible project management; agile project management; early project phases; project performance
Hrčak ID:
253456
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.2.2020.
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