Project Management Offices (PMOs) are not etched in stone. They are complex entities which go through frequent transformations during their average two-year life span. So, what does that mean to project professionals? Identifying the Forces Driving Frequent Change in PMOs answers this question for both researchers and practitioners based on a three-year research effort focused on the organizational change process surrounding the transformation of a PMO. Seventeen case studies and 184 responses to a questionnaire provide the foundation. Results show the temporary nature of PMOs and reveal that...
Project Management Offices (PMOs) are not etched in stone. They are complex entities which go through frequent transformations during their average tw...
Today, large organizations often deploy PMOs as multiple entities with different mandates, functions, and characteristics. Past research efforts have focused almost exclusively on single PMOs. Governance and Communities of PMOs breaks this mold by means of a report of international research with a multi-disciplinary approach that integrates the foundations of project management with social geography and innovation. This report offers a comprehensive survey and discussion of the theory surrounding multiple PMOs. The authors suggest three paradigms: islands, networks, and communities. The...
Today, large organizations often deploy PMOs as multiple entities with different mandates, functions, and characteristics. Past research efforts have ...
This book offers a step-by-step tutorial for the application of the Boundary Integral Equation Method in mechanics. Two major parts of the book are devoted to the solution of problems in homogeneous and inhomogeneous solids.
This book offers a step-by-step tutorial for the application of the Boundary Integral Equation Method in mechanics. Two major parts of the book are de...