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- Title
ON THE NOVELTY DIMENSION IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
- Authors
Brockhoff, Klaus
- Abstract
Novelty has substantial implications for project management. Because novelty is not objectively determined but perceived by project initiators and participants, diverging perceptions establish first-source management tasks. Also, novelty is a multidimensional construct. A review of dimensions proposed in empirical measurement of novelty shows that, although about 20 items are used in many studies, no standard measurement approach has yet emerged. This hinders comparability and learning from empirical research on project management. Novelty should be considered as moderating the effects of management on success, because this is the more encompassing approach. The paper presents empirical research results on role structures of project management, team performance, autonomy of project management and clarity of objectives as well as ideal versus real characteristics of project managers. These results are primarily taken from studies by German authors with the aim of introducing this research to a broader audience. Although a substantial wealth of research results is available to support project management, optimisation is not yet possible. But, ‘one size fits all’ is certainly not the right approach, and research results give some indications of how to respond to specific project characteristics. Furthermore, radically innovative projects call for more specific characteristics of projects managers than for more sophisticated planning aids.
- Subjects
NOVELTIES; PROJECT management; INDUSTRIAL engineering; MANAGEMENT science; NOTIONS (Merchandise); MANAGERIAL economics
- Publication
Project Management Journal, 2006, Vol 37, Issue 3, p26
- ISSN
8756-9728
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/875697280603700304