This Handbook presents and discusses leading ideas in the management of projects, drawing on the insights of over 40 scholars to chart the development of the subject over the last 50 years as an area of increasing practical and academic interest. It is intended for those interested in the research issues underlying project management.

PART I: HISTORY AND FOUNDATIONS; PART II: INDUSTRY AND CONTEXT; PART III: STRATEGY AND DECISION-MAKING; PART IV: GOVERNANCE AND CONTROL; PART V: CONTRACTING AND RELATIONSHIPS; PART VI: ORGANIZING AND LEARNING

Presents the latest cutting edge theory on current areas of interest in Project Management Chapters written by leading international scholars from the UK, Europe, and the US Shows how projects have become increasingly significant in organizations Covers history and current trends Identifies avenues of potential future research

Peter W.G. Morris is Professor and Head of the School of Construction and Project Management at University College London (UCL). He is the author of over 110 papers and several books on the management of projects. A previous Chairman of the Association for Project Management, he was awarded the Project Management Institute's 2005 Research Achievement Award, IPMA's 2009 Research Award, and APM's 2008 Sir Monty Finniston Life-Time Achievement Award. Jeffrey K. Pinto holds the Andrew Morrow and Elizabeth Lee Black Chair in the Management of Technology at Penn State University. He is the author or editor of 23 books and over 120 scientific papers. Dr. Pinto is a two-time recipient of the Distinguished Contribution Award from the Project Management Institute (1997, 2001) for outstanding service to the project management profession. He received PMI's Research Achievement Award in 2009. Jonas Söderlund is Professor at BI Norwegian School of Management and responsible for its executive education within the area of project management. He is a founding member of the KITE Research Group (Knowledge Integration and Innovation in Transnational Enterprise) based at Linköping University. He has researched and published widely on the management and organization of projects and project-based firms and the evolution of project competence.

Presents the latest cutting edge theory on current areas of interest in Project Management Chapters written by leading international scholars from the UK, Europe, and the US Shows how projects have become increasingly significant in organizations Covers history and current trends Identifies avenues of potential future research