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- Title
Using Process Theory for Accumulating Project Management Knowledge: A Seven-Category Model.
- Authors
Niederman, Fred; Müller, Benjamin; March, Salvatore T.
- Abstract
Process theory has become an important mechanism for the accumulation of knowledge in a number of disciplines. Process theory focuses on sequences of activities, their durations, and the intervals between them, as they lead to specific outcomes. Thus, process theory is particularly relevant to project management knowledge representation and accumulation. We present a seven-category model that specifies different formulations of process theory, explaining how it can be applied and leveraged to accumulate knowledge, specifically within project management research. “… You simply don’t go out and do a piece of work. No, the first thing you do is determine the lengthy sequence of activities necessary even to begin the job. Then you realize that the sequence of preparatory activities is so long you will never get to the intended task. So you go fishing instead.” Patrick F. McManus (1989, p. 1) “Sequences” in The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw
- Subjects
PROJECT management; KNOWLEDGE management; RISK assessment in project management; PROCESS control systems; RESEARCH methodology
- Publication
Project Management Journal, 2018, Vol 49, Issue 1, p6
- ISSN
8756-9728
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/875697281804900102