Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Volume 36, Issue 1, Pages 71-82Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2017.07.008
Keywords
Project; Projectification; Project work; Project types; Economy; Germany; Iceland; Norway
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- GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Projektmanagement e.V. (The German Association for Project Management)
- Project Management Association of Iceland (VSF)
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Projectification has become a buzzword. Although repeated claims of an increasing projectification were often supported by illustrative, case based evidence, a systematic and complete measurement of projectification of an entire economy - including all sectors and project types - is still missing. A more precise and reliable measurement of the degree of projectification can be helpful for underlying the importance of project management both for research and practice. This paper presents the results of a comparative study in three Western economies: Germany, Norway, and Iceland. Projectification was measured as the share of project work on total work. This allows for a systematic comparison between countries and sectors. We show that although differences exist among the countries regarding their size and industry structure, the share of project work in advanced economies seems to be about one third. However, comparing the different countries demonstrates that important differences exist for individual sectors. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd, APM and IPMA. All rights reserved.
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