The Frontiers of Project Management Research

Chapter 08: Profiling the Competent Project Manager

Chapter 09: Measuring Project Management's Value—New Directions for Quantifying PM/ROI^SM

Chapter 10: Project Management Practices in French Organizations—A State of the Art

Chapter 11: A Framework for Analyzing the Development and Delivery of Large Capital Projects

Introduction

The second section contains papers that address various perspectives on developing more successful project management practices. The papers include profiling successful project managers, assessing project management's value to the corporation, and other aspects of successful project-based organizations.

• Lynn Crawford's research aims at developing a profile of competent project managers. Through extensive research and field study, she has created a framework for analyzing the characteristics of effective project leaders. Chapter 8—Profiling the Competent Project Manager.

• C. William Ibbs and Justin Reginato address one of the most contentious problems in project management—demonstrating the unique value it adds to corporate practices. While many companies have begun initiating project work, Ibbs' research represents one of the few attempts to assign real value to its use in corporations. Chapter 9—Measuring Project Management's Value: New Directions for Quantifying PM/ROI^SM.

• Daniel Leroy chronicles the current state of project management practice in French organizations. By use of a number of key success metrics, he demonstrates the key success drivers underlying the performance of effective project firms. Chapter 10—Project Management Practices in French Organizations: A State of the Art.

• Roger Miller and Brian Hobbs show that large, capital-intensive projects offer their own unique challenges. Through a series of sixty case studies across four continents, the authors draw some integrative conclusions about the successful practices found in organizations implementing these projects. Chapter 11—A Framework for Analyzing the Development and Delivery of Large Capital Projects.