Making projects critical 15 years on: a retrospective reflection (2001-2016)

Hodgson, Damian; Cicmil, Svetlana

Abstract

© 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review the formation and evolution of the “Making Projects Critical” movement in project management research. Design/methodology/approach: Retrospective and discursive paper. Findings: Reflections on tensions and challenges faced by the MPC movement. Originality/value: The paper establishes the historical trajectory of this movement and clarifies the tensions and challenges faced by MPC.

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: Mar 1, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Sep 2, 2016
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Mar 24, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 2, 2018
• Journal: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
• Print ISSN: 1753-8378
• Publisher: Emerald
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 744-751
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-10-2015-0105
• Keywords: Making Projects Critical, retrospective
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/907580
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-10-2015-0105
• Additional Information: Additional Information : The final published version of the article can be viewed on the publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-10-2015-0105
• Contract Date: Mar 24, 2016