Research on Project, Programme and Portfolio Management

This volume brings together selected and extended papers representative of work presented at the 8th IPMA Research Conference, which was held online between 9 ^th and 11 ^th September 2020. It explores the topics of project, programme and portfolio management, and self-organizing in and through projects.

Offering international and multidisciplinary perspectives, this book answers questions such as:

• What is the impact of self-organization on organizational structures, processes, cultures and leadership?
• How can we define the transformative power of self-organization?
• What is the motivation of individuals to perform activities, to engage with others and organizations in order to get things done?
• Which kinds of leadership best support self-organizing in projects?
• What have disciplines like natural science, psychology, philosophy, sociology and management to offer in this respect?
• What are the cultural limitations and potentials regarding self-organization in projects and how do we deal with them?