Research agenda for coPM
| Area | Research question | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental uncertainty | 1.1.1 | Which sources of environmental uncertainty are present in coPM projects? |
| 1.1.2 | How do heterogeneous/homogeneous environments of multiple organizations impact coPM? | |
| 1.1.3 | How do stable/dynamic environments of multiple organizations impact coPM? | |
| Partnership uncertainty | 1.2.1 | Which sources of partnership uncertainty are present in coPM projects? |
| 1.2.2 | How does goal compatibility/trust/power dependence between multiple organizations influence coPM? | |
| 1.2.3 | How does goal compatibility/trust/power dependence evolve over time and thereby change its impact on coPM? | |
| Task uncertainty | 1.3.1 | Which processes and industries have to handle task uncertainty, in which situations? |
| 1.3.2 | How does task analyzability impact coPM, especially for exploiting commonalities? | |
| 1.3.3 | How does task variety impact coPM, especially for exploiting commonalities? | |
| 1.3.4 | How does task interdependence impact coPM, especially for collaborative scenarios? | |
| Interdependency between uncertainty sources | 1.4.1 | What are the interdependencies between environmental, partnership, and task uncertainty? |
| 1.4.2 | How do the interdependencies between uncertainty sources influence coPM? | |
| Structural mechanisms | 2.1.1 | Which roles, including their responsibilities, exist in coPM projects? |
| 2.1.2 | Which tasks should be assigned to which participants in coPM projects? | |
| 2.1.3 | What are the circumstances that define the applicability of a specific model for coPM project execution? | |
| 2.1.4 | Which governance mechanisms assist with coPM in what situations, under which circumstances? | |
| 2.1.5 | How can a specific governance mechanism be implemented in organizations? | |
| Process mechanisms | 2.2.1 | Which circumstances promote and hamper the socio-political atmosphere of coPM in terms of the dimensions of conflict, cooperation, and commitment? |
| 2.2.2 | How can organizations influence the socio-political atmosphere of coPM to increase the ability to liberally share information? | |
| IT-mediated mechanisms (coPM) | 2.3.1 | How can coPM techniques for navigation (Explore, Predict, and Recommend) be advanced? |
| 2.3.2 | How can real-time coPM techniques be advanced? | |
| 2.3.3 | Which requirements for advancing coPM techniques can be unraveled by empirically investigating and comparing multiple coPM techniques? | |
| 2.3.4 | Which coPM technique should be applied by organizations in which situations? | |
| 2.3.5 | How do coPM techniques assist with handling environmental, partnership, and task uncertainty? | |
| Fit between needs and capabilities | 3.1 | How can the information processing needs originating from the presence and interplay of different uncertainty sources be determined for an inter-organizational relationship conducting coPM? |
| 3.2 | How can the information processing capabilities originating from the deployment and interplay of different coordination mechanisms be determined for an inter-organizational relationship conducting coPM? | |
| 3.3 | How can the fit between information processing needs and capabilities be determined for an inter-organizational relationship conducting coPM | |
| Performance | 4.1 | Which insights and value potentials can be created through the application of coPM? |
| 4.2 | How does the application of coPM lead to the creation of business value? | |
| Challenges and enablers of coPM | 5.1 | What challenges and enablers can be revealed through empirical research? |
| 5.2 | In what way do the enablers of coPM assist with solving the challenges of coPM? | |
| 5.3 | What is the relative importance of challenges and enablers for coPM research and practice? |
| Area | Research question | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental uncertainty | 1.1.1 | Which sources of environmental uncertainty are present in coPM projects? |
| 1.1.2 | How do heterogeneous/homogeneous environments of multiple organizations impact coPM? | |
| 1.1.3 | How do stable/dynamic environments of multiple organizations impact coPM? | |
| Partnership uncertainty | 1.2.1 | Which sources of partnership uncertainty are present in coPM projects? |
| 1.2.2 | How does goal compatibility/trust/power dependence between multiple organizations influence coPM? | |
| 1.2.3 | How does goal compatibility/trust/power dependence evolve over time and thereby change its impact on coPM? | |
| Task uncertainty | 1.3.1 | Which processes and industries have to handle task uncertainty, in which situations? |
| 1.3.2 | How does task analyzability impact coPM, especially for exploiting commonalities? | |
| 1.3.3 | How does task variety impact coPM, especially for exploiting commonalities? | |
| 1.3.4 | How does task interdependence impact coPM, especially for collaborative scenarios? | |
| Interdependency between uncertainty sources | 1.4.1 | What are the interdependencies between environmental, partnership, and task uncertainty? |
| 1.4.2 | How do the interdependencies between uncertainty sources influence coPM? | |
| Structural mechanisms | 2.1.1 | Which roles, including their responsibilities, exist in coPM projects? |
| 2.1.2 | Which tasks should be assigned to which participants in coPM projects? | |
| 2.1.3 | What are the circumstances that define the applicability of a specific model for coPM project execution? | |
| 2.1.4 | Which governance mechanisms assist with coPM in what situations, under which circumstances? | |
| 2.1.5 | How can a specific governance mechanism be implemented in organizations? | |
| Process mechanisms | 2.2.1 | Which circumstances promote and hamper the socio-political atmosphere of coPM in terms of the dimensions of conflict, cooperation, and commitment? |
| 2.2.2 | How can organizations influence the socio-political atmosphere of coPM to increase the ability to liberally share information? | |
| IT-mediated mechanisms (coPM) | 2.3.1 | How can coPM techniques for navigation (Explore, Predict, and Recommend) be advanced? |
| 2.3.2 | How can real-time coPM techniques be advanced? | |
| 2.3.3 | Which requirements for advancing coPM techniques can be unraveled by empirically investigating and comparing multiple coPM techniques? | |
| 2.3.4 | Which coPM technique should be applied by organizations in which situations? | |
| 2.3.5 | How do coPM techniques assist with handling environmental, partnership, and task uncertainty? | |
| Fit between needs and capabilities | 3.1 | How can the information processing needs originating from the presence and interplay of different uncertainty sources be determined for an inter-organizational relationship conducting coPM? |
| 3.2 | How can the information processing capabilities originating from the deployment and interplay of different coordination mechanisms be determined for an inter-organizational relationship conducting coPM? | |
| 3.3 | How can the fit between information processing needs and capabilities be determined for an inter-organizational relationship conducting coPM | |
| Performance | 4.1 | Which insights and value potentials can be created through the application of coPM? |
| 4.2 | How does the application of coPM lead to the creation of business value? | |
| Challenges and enablers of coPM | 5.1 | What challenges and enablers can be revealed through empirical research? |
| 5.2 | In what way do the enablers of coPM assist with solving the challenges of coPM? | |
| 5.3 | What is the relative importance of challenges and enablers for coPM research and practice? |
Source(s): Table by authors
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