Project Management Research Chair

Project Management Research Chair

The Project Management Chair was created in 2007. The Chair brings together one of the world’s most important teams of researchers in the field, which has established a solid international reputation for the quality of its research. Since the creation of the Chair, the research has focused on three axes:
  • Organisational Project Management
  • Processes, Practices and New Tools in Project Management
  • Management of Innovation Projects

During the coming years, the Chair will continue development of these axes and will develop two new research axes:
  • Human and Relational Dimensions of Project Management
  • Management of National and International Social Development Projects

Important News

Colloque ACFAS

«La gestion de projet en mutation : l’intégration des approches sociales»
Conference in French

Organised by Valérie Lehmann

May 10 and 11, 2012
Palais des Congrès - Montréal (Québec)

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Download the programme in French pdf-d7486

 

Special Issue of The International Journal of Managing Projects in Busines

Theme : Projects and Organisations
Guest editor(s): Nathalie Drouin et Claude Besner

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In addition to the editorial by Nathalie Drouin and Claude Besner, the special issue contains five papers written by members of the Chair :

  1. Organisational project management as a function within the organisation, Monique Aubry, Hélène Sicotte, Nathalie Drouin, Hélène Vidot-Delerue, Claude Besner (pp. 180 - 194)
  2. Marketing and technology strategies for innovative performance: The OPM equation in different contexts
    Hélène Sicotte, Nathalie Drouin, Hélène Vidot-Delerue (pp. 195 - 215)
  3. IT project management resources and capabilities: a Delphi study
    Pierre Hadaya, Luc Cassivi, Chahinaze Chalabi (pp. 216 - 229)
  4. The paradox of risk management; a project management practice perspective
    Claude Besner, Brian Hobbs (pp. 230 - 247)
  5. A typology of unexpected events in complex projects
    Sorin Piperca, Serghei Floricel (pp. 248 - 265)

The special issue contains four other papers as well.

New Publication

The Eighth Book by Members of the Chair
Governance and Communities of PMO’s, Monique Aubry, Ralf Müller & Johannes Glückler, 2012, 106 pages. Governance_Communities_sm
Members of PMI have free access to PMJ on the site http://www.pmi.org/en/Knowledge-Center/Research-Completed-Research/Governance-Communities.aspx

Webinars

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Discover UQAM's School of Management Executive Education Centre 2012 course calendar : a series of WEBINARS in project management.

PMI®Professional Development Units (1 PDU by webinar)

DEFINITION

A webinar is a training seminar taking place on the web live or pre-recorded. Its broadcasting allows a combination of a visual support (Powerpoint presentation) and of a live image of the conference and of the audio broadcasting.

The presentations are all live. Participants who attend will live thereafter access to a delayed version via a secure link.

FORMULA

12h-12h45 Presentation of the webinar
12h45-13h Period of questions and answers

REGULAR FEE (plus applicable taxes)

45$ / webinar*

SERIES of 5 webinars (plus applicable taxes)

175$ / 5 webinaires*

* 15% OFF for PMI-Montreal members and for the employees of the partners of the Project Management Chair (AMT, DESSAU, Hydro Québec, ERICSSON, STM).
* 10% OFF for Réseau des ingénieurs du Québec members.

Discount granted upon information validation.

DISCOUNTS ARE NOT CUMULATIVE AND APPLY ONLY ON REGULAR RATES.

For more information

Two Scholarships for Academic Excellence of $15,000 each awarded by the Project Management Chair

In recognition of academic excellence and the potential to contribute to research in project management.

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Brian Hobbs, Project Management Chair, Isabelle Bonneau et Régis Barondeau PhD students and Ginette Legault, Dean ESG UQAM.

Special Issue of The Project Management Journal

In June 2011, the Chair organized the most important research conference of the year, 150 people from 18 countries attended. The December special issue of PMJ presents six of the best papers from the conference.

Members of the Chair Olga Navarro-Flores and Monique Aubry and associate member François Chiocchio are authors or co-authors of three of the papers.

Brian Hobbs is the quest editor of the special issue.

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Members of PMI have free access to PMJ on the site http://www.pmi.org/Knowledge-Center/Publications-Project-Management-Journal.aspx

Elixir Distinguished Contribution Award

At the PMI-Montreal Elixir Gala Dinner, Monique Aubry received the Elixir ESG UQAM Distinguished Contribution Award for her commitment to the development of project management in both the scientific and professional communities in Quebec and internationally

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New Publication

Identifying the Forces Driving Frequent Change in PMOs

Monique Aubry and Brian Hobbs, with the collaboration of Ralf Müller and Tomas Blomquist UMEA University, Sweden, Project Management Institute, 2011, 168 pages.

Available at http://www.pmi.org/en/Knowledge-Center/Research-Completed-Research/Identifying-the-Forces.aspx. Free of charge for membres of PMI.

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Gestion de projet et expéditions polaires : Que pouvons-nous apprendre ?

Monique Aubry and Pascal Lièvre (Editors), Presses de l'Université du Québec, 2011, 302 pages. For more information

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PhD Thesis Defence

The members of the Chair congratulate their colleague Yvan Petit on the completion of his PhD programme.
Thesis title:pdf-d7486 PROJECT PORTFOLIOS IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS: ORGANIZING FOR UNCERTAINTY

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Participation in 1 survey

Survey on Innovation and Organizational Project Management

This research project is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
Why? 21% of the world’s GDP has been generated by projects (Brédillet, 2008). Today’s economic climate is pushing organizations to continuously introduce innovations in their products, operations and practices in order to remain competitive. In these circumstances, how can we ensure that resources are used optimally? How can we maximize project performance? What competencies do we need to get results?
For whom? Every organization which innovates in products/services or practices.
How? One questionnaire for a member of senior management and another one for a person responsible for projects.
What will you take away from participating in this study? Amongst others, a benchmark report for all participants.

For further information, please contact:
Hélène Sicotte, Ph.D.
Survey site : http://projin.uqam.ca

Phones :
(514) 987-3000 #4572  and (514) 889-6470
E-mails : projin@uqam.ca and sicotte.helene@uqam.ca

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Hélène Sicotte