Sobhiyah, M H; Seymour, D E and Perry, J G (1997) The role of project start-up in the organisational development of project management: The case in Iran. In: Stephenson, P (ed.) Proceedings of 13th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1997, Cambridge, UK.
Abstract
The paper reviews the emergence of project management as a discipline. It is proposed that the shortcomings of its original rationalistic emphasis have been gradually supplemented by attention to the need for the social integration of project participants. 'Project Start-Up', a set of techniques for securing this end, is described and, drawing on an empirical study, its relevance to the distinctive circumstances of project management in Iran is discussed.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | project management; project start-up; rational planning; social integration; Iran |
| Index terms: | emergence, project management, empirical study, integration, organizational development, drawing |
| Subjects: | systems engineering, organizational analysis, project management theory and practice, research methods, technical documentation, business |
| Topics: | Design Practice, Organizational Design, Engineering Principles, Project Management, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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