... projects. This paper may provide a rational to drive policy in project delivery choices. Australia Project management Collaboration Public sector management Infrastructure delivery Project alliances Professor Derek H.T. Walker can be contacted at: derek.walker@rmit.edu.au © Emerald...

...@rmit.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Müller et al.'s (2013) analysis of nine cases in Northern Europe, China and Australia investigates four types of dilemma. The first is to choose between two undesirable but ethically valid choices. The other three are about conflicts...

... using data from a survey from a purposive sample of 150 participants across three countries (Australia, Canada and the UK). The findings were used to consider the relationships between project success factors, project management tools, software, and methods. Findings The findings reveal certain...

... of project management ought to be on how commitments are made and maintained through the life of a project. Australia Project management Stakeholders Strategic alliances Project alliancing Issue‐Based Information System Holding environment Dialogue mapping Wicked problems Project communication...

...Joyce Fortune; Diana White; Kam Jugdev; Derek Walker Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a survey designed to: capture the “real world” experiences of people active in project management (PM) in Australia, Canada and the UK; determine the extent to which those involved...

... is often focused on sustaining regional centres, providing regional activity and retaining youth in the regions. Commonwealth and state governments in Australia prioritise both these areas in their policy documents. When procuring infrastructure in a regional location it is possible to advance these policy...

... current resource pool, the resource allocation syndrome occurs (Engwall and Jerbrandt, 2003). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Portfolio management Public services Australia Assets management Project management Project management has a relatively well‐conceptualised body...

...Andrew John Sense; Jill Owen; Chivonne Watt Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present and analyse the context, the current issues and the opportunities for project management (PM) research within Australia. The paper contributes to researcher and industry practitioner knowledge and debates...

...Lisa Bradley; Kerry Brown; Helen Lingard; Keith Townsend; Caroline Bailey Purpose The construction industry in Australia is characterised by a long work‐hours culture, with conditions that make it difficult for staff to balance their work and non‐work lives. The objective of this paper...

... conducted in this area. Michelle Turner can be contacted at: michelle.turner@rmit.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Project management Construction industry Hours of work Australia Employee attitudes The literature addresses the barriers which prevent employees from...

.... This practice note aims to describe an initiative of the Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner in Australia. Design/methodology/approach A model client framework was developed to assist Australian Government agencies to embed OHS into their procurement and PM practices. Findings The model client...

... are essential aspects of action research” (McKay and Marshall, 2001, p. 57). Action research Project management Doctorates Australia Recent work by the re‐thinking project management network (UK) (Cicmil et al., 2006) has identified relevant, interesting, new and valuable directions...