Mohammad Sultan Ahmaad Ansari , Mahmoud Abouraia , Rania El Morsy , Venkat Ram Raj Thumiki
{"title":"Influence of transformational and transactional leadership on agile project success","authors":"Mohammad Sultan Ahmaad Ansari , Mahmoud Abouraia , Rania El Morsy , Venkat Ram Raj Thumiki","doi":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100136","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100136","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study investigates the influence of Transformational and Transactional Leadership contribution in project accomplishment. It specifically evaluates the mediating role of Leadership for Agile project methodology. The data was collected from cross-sectional professionals such as Information Technology project Managers of various fields, Civil and Construction, Pharmaceuticals, Telecommunication, Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in Oman that comprised 384 valid samples. We used conformity factor analysis for reliability and validity of our measurement and it was valid and reliable. Partial Least-Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyze the theoretical framework. The results confirmed leadership enhances agile project methodology through the project excellence, improves end user satisfaction, value addition by achieving triple constraints. It was observed that leadership improves project performance in which team building, management commitment, unobstructed vision, daily standup meeting eases the influence of leadership on Agile methodologies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101050,"journal":{"name":"Project Leadership and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100136"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721524000218/pdfft?md5=f5ae4b40c148c8e175a66c54082ad2d1&pid=1-s2.0-S2666721524000218-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141404544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gabriela Fernandes , Guilherme Tassari , Lucas Rocha , José M.R.C.A. Santos , Luís Miguel D.F. Ferreira , Pedro Ribeiro , David O'Sullivan
{"title":"Overcoming the ‘use misfit’ of project management practices in collaborative research, development and innovation","authors":"Gabriela Fernandes , Guilherme Tassari , Lucas Rocha , José M.R.C.A. Santos , Luís Miguel D.F. Ferreira , Pedro Ribeiro , David O'Sullivan","doi":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100137","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100137","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper aims to enhance our understanding of project management (PM) in collaborative Research & Development & Innovation (R&D&I) projects by analysing the fit between the use and usefulness of 35 PM practices. Research results include quantitative data analysis of 465 responses to an online survey questionnaire, complemented by a qualitative data analysis of 12 semi-structured interviews. The study identifies the top-10 ‘most used’ and ‘most useful’ PM practices in collaborative R&D&I, covering the complete PM lifecycle while emphasising the importance of the project ‘Initiation' phase. Furthermore, it identifies a set of ‘must have’ PM practices that exhibit a perfect fit, suggesting that consistent implementation impacts successful project outcomes. The remaining 26 PM practices surveyed present a ‘use misfit’, meaning they are deemed useful but are not frequently used. The paper delves into the causes behind this and explores potential strategies to address it, with leadership emerging as a significant strategy to overcome practice misfits.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101050,"journal":{"name":"Project Leadership and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266672152400022X/pdfft?md5=70ae99c7650ec0e75588652a258e9cda&pid=1-s2.0-S266672152400022X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141408685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Driving digital transformation in construction: Strategic insights into building information modelling adoption in developing countries","authors":"Sonam Rinchen , Saeed Banihashemi , Suhair Alkilani","doi":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100138","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100138","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The construction industry in developing countries faces significant challenges, including limited resources, infrastructure constraints, and varying levels of technological readiness, which hinder the adoption of Building Information Modelling. Despite the recognized benefits in enhancing project efficiency, reducing costs, and improving collaboration, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding and tailored strategies for Building Information Modelling implementation in these contexts. This study aims to address these gaps by systematically reviewing Building Information Modelling adoption literature from 2013 to 2023 and developing a model specifically designed to guide its integration in developing nations. It categorizes nations by demographic and economic parameters and employs thematic analysis to explore benefits, challenges, and strategies. The study develops a tailored Building Information Modelling adoption model, by highlighting the dynamic interplay between adoption, contextual and strategic factors, technological advancement and socio-economic development and synthesizing key insights from academic literature and empirical findings. It offers strategic recommendations for nations at different Building Information Modelling integration stages, addressing their unique socio-economic and environmental contexts. The study identifies trends in utilization and highlights significant gaps, particularly in empirical, educational and strategic initiatives on digital construction transformation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101050,"journal":{"name":"Project Leadership and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100138"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721524000231/pdfft?md5=5c4e47ca11d8b38fd18ea2dc11ba9d57&pid=1-s2.0-S2666721524000231-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141392302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yongchao Cao , Huimin Li , Limin Su , Wenjuan Zhang , Chengyi Zhang
{"title":"Deciphering the difference puzzle of risk-sharing: A comparative analysis of infrastructure PPP development within China and US","authors":"Yongchao Cao , Huimin Li , Limin Su , Wenjuan Zhang , Chengyi Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100135","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100135","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Appropriate risk sharing is crucial for the successful implementation of Public-Private Partnership projects. However, under different social systems, the international community lacks a clear risk-sharing framework in Public-Private Partnership research. This study employs a multi-case study method to examine the practice of risk sharing in infrastructure Public-Private Partnership projects within China and the US, aiming to provide a clear risk management framework for Public-Private Partnership projects. The research findings reveal common elements and similar characteristics in risk-sharing practices. Contrary to the goal of transferring all risks to the private sector, both countries actually allocate risks to the party with stronger risk control capabilities or share risks between the government and the private sector. The US benefits from more mature policies and has a comprehensive Public-Private Partnership model implementation framework; in contrast, as an emerging market for Public-Private Partnership models, China's current laws and regulations need further improvement. The results of this study not only contribute to optimizing risk-sharing arrangements and improving investment efficiency of the project, but also promote the development of cross-border infrastructure projects, and provide valuable experience and insights for the sustainable development of global infrastructure.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101050,"journal":{"name":"Project Leadership and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100135"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721524000206/pdfft?md5=1245c4078a8d3b1ce29babde719671e6&pid=1-s2.0-S2666721524000206-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141275194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How safety value is exchanged in Chinese modern megaprojects: A stakeholder value network perspective","authors":"Shuang Dong , Yan Zhao , Heng Li , Jiayi Qu","doi":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100134","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100134","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To visualize and quantify these exchanges among primary stakeholders in megaprojects, this study introduces network stakeholder value network as the core methodology. Starting with a qualitative organizational safety behavior model encompassing 8 stakeholders and 61 value flows, it's built based on 3 organizational safety behavior categories. Moreover, questionnaire data from 356 experts quantifies the model, and the design structure matrix identifies 13845 safety value paths, including 4827 cycles. Analysis delves into critical cycles, stakeholders, flows, and organizational safety behavior types to refine safety strategies. The findings, based on Chinese megaprojects, suggest that contractors and governments must lead safety awareness efforts, with safety compliance paramount for all parties. The study's contributions are threefold: firstly, it broadens the scope to encompass organizational safety behavior; secondly, it introduces a novel approach to visualize and quantify safety value flows; and thirdly, it considers multiple types of value exchanges, underscores their significance in promoting safety value, and offers practical recommendations to strengthen construction safety performance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101050,"journal":{"name":"Project Leadership and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100134"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266672152400019X/pdfft?md5=287172db9054d66167547784c87266ef&pid=1-s2.0-S266672152400019X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141281199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards modern leadership styles in the context of the engineering sector","authors":"Salitha Nair Subramanian , Saeed Banihashemi","doi":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100133","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100133","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study investigates leadership styles in the engineering sector of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), addressing a notable gap in existing research. It systematically reviews 100 research articles, highlighting the significance of effective leadership in surmounting the distinctive challenges encountered by SMEs in this industry. The study delivers valuable perspective on the effective leadership styles for fostering success and growth in engineering SMEs and indicates a paradigm shift in the type of leadership practiced in the past and present. Synthesis of the findings reveals that there are only a few research studies done in engineering sectors, while leadership styles are a complex concept that cannot be easily categorized or ranked. There is also a predominance of quantitative approaches, while a dearth of qualitative analyses and the need for triangulation methods in leadership studies within SMEs. The paper suggests integrating qualitative research and triangulation to enhance understanding of effective leadership. The study presents the effectiveness of leadership styles in engineering sectors and their contribution to the development and progression of the industry in the modern context. It provides a foundation for future studies and presents a sequence diagram model, aiming to deepen insights into leadership dynamics in engineering SMEs, crucial for their growth and innovation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101050,"journal":{"name":"Project Leadership and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721524000188/pdfft?md5=302d3439653fb9a641e0887be6ad28b4&pid=1-s2.0-S2666721524000188-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141038007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jens J. Hunhevicz , Daniel M. Hall , Pierre-Antoine Brasey , Marcella M.M. Bonanomi , Martin Fischer
{"title":"Decentralized project delivery on the crypto commons: Conceptualization, governance mechanisms, and future research directions","authors":"Jens J. Hunhevicz , Daniel M. Hall , Pierre-Antoine Brasey , Marcella M.M. Bonanomi , Martin Fischer","doi":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plas.2024.100132","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper presents a first conceptualization for decentralized project delivery through the combination of blockchain technology and common pool resource governance theory, also known as the ”crypto commons”. While previous literature on project delivery models identifies the use of decentralized governance, there is not yet a holistic conceptualization nor a specific overview of governance applications that can be applied. To develop the concept, we use a literature review to synthesize fourteen blockchain governance mechanisms useful for managing the crypto-commons. Subsequently, we use systematic combining to identify twenty-two specific applications for decentralized project delivery in the construction industry, one of the largest project-based industries. Each application is briefly reviewed, and examples of their relevance to realize decentralized project delivery models are provided. We discuss the potential for novel forms of project delivery, but also the need for future research on the applications, as well as on the system level implications, the system design challenges, and the implementation barriers in the specific context of the construction industry. Overall, the concepts and mechanisms presented provide a theoretical foundation upon which future researchers can use to design novel decentralized project delivery models.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101050,"journal":{"name":"Project Leadership and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100132"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721524000176/pdfft?md5=914a1b08b5fff017bcd9dbc6d7609b1e&pid=1-s2.0-S2666721524000176-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140910064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leadership and the dynamics of projects: Ray Levitt's insights on project leadership","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100131","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100131","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Projects operate in dynamic settings, with changing technologies, and they are themselves evolving forms of organizing. This paper contains insights from Ray Levitt, an operating partner at Blackhorn Ventures and an Emeritus Professor at Stanford, where he led the Global Project Center. It is an extracted and edited version of conversation on a panel discussion at the inaugural <em>Project Leadership in a Changing World</em> Symposium in 2021. The main parts unpack how leaders of complex projects, such as those found in civil engineering construction, face challenges in innovating, particularly in incorporating new technologies that are being developed by start-ups; and how the nature of leadership changes across different project stages and relates to notions of agile leadership. The conversation with Ray Levitt provides contributions to the debate on project leadership in a changing world, on 1) the convergence of technologies affecting project leadership; 2) the importance of success criteria; 3) the changing nature of project leadership through the lifecycle; 4) agile leadership, and 5) the political skills and sensitivities to get project started. These insights can be built on by used by project scholars interested in project leadership in a changing world. In the final section we discuss how they might provoke new research on the leadership and digital innovation in an age of AI and on temporal understandings of project leadership and its discontents in a changing world.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101050,"journal":{"name":"Project Leadership and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100131"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721524000164/pdfft?md5=3f14de4576363c5f35f845a0480812c5&pid=1-s2.0-S2666721524000164-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140780861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Roksana Jahan Tumpa , Tayyab Ahmad , Leila Moslemi Naeni , Jaakko Kujala
{"title":"Computer-based games in project management education: A review","authors":"Roksana Jahan Tumpa , Tayyab Ahmad , Leila Moslemi Naeni , Jaakko Kujala","doi":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plas.2024.100130","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The work-readiness of Project Management (PM) graduates has been highly discussed topic during the last decade. Employers consistently seek graduates capable of thriving in the ever-changing, intricate, and challenging project environment. Computer-based games offer the potential to replicate real-life project environment, allowing students to learn how to navigate the challenges posed by projects. PM higher education has started to utilise computer-based games in the curriculum to improve highly sought after technical and soft skills of students. While significant studies have been conducted on gamification within PM, the review of their contributions and key characteristics has been missing, hence, necessitating this study. This study explores the research trends and contributions of publications related to computer-based games in PM higher education. As a result, it provides valuable insights and recommendations for educators, game designers and researchers to effectively integrate computer-based games within PM higher education. The findings of this review hold value for educators aiming to use computer-based games as an integrated learning concept, game developers striving to create more effective games and researchers interested in indulging deeper into the realm of computer-based games for PM.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101050,"journal":{"name":"Project Leadership and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100130"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721524000152/pdfft?md5=18d40b12d99c857e0452f3931d6ce6b8&pid=1-s2.0-S2666721524000152-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140620878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Project delivery performance: Insights from English roads major schemes","authors":"Paul Chapman","doi":"10.1016/j.plas.2024.100128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plas.2024.100128","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Generally negative prevailing views of infrastructure delivery performance is sclerotic and in need of an evidence-based reappraisal. This study evaluated the project delivery performance of National Highways, the government company responsible for delivering England's road investment strategy which completed 138 road/highway major schemes over 16 years between 2001 and 2016.93% of major schemes had a benefit-cost ratio, BCR, of 1 or more which means most projects delivered more benefit than their cost. 69% have a high BCR of 2 or more, delivering benefits at least twice the cost of the project. Typical cost performance was a 2.4% overrun with 42% of projects delivered on or under budgeted cost. The overall value of cost overruns was compensated for by the value of underruns so the net cumulative balance was below zero. Cost performance improved over time, with a typical cost underrun of −6% observed in projects completed in the latter half of the studied time period. The improvement to delivery cost performance is most likely to be explained by changes in policy and practice, including: improved estimation of costs; Strengthened appraisal and approval; Developing procurement strategy; Improving programme management; Implementing lessons learned.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101050,"journal":{"name":"Project Leadership and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100128"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721524000139/pdfft?md5=572d7241e5eb29642c13e49d6cc51144&pid=1-s2.0-S2666721524000139-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140620877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}