Theory meets practice in projects

Most practitioners and researchers operate within their established networks and attend the events dedicated to their discipline and role. There is not much integration, neither on personal nor on organization level. In this book, practitioners and scientists demonstrate how researching together, working together and learning from each other can be done to advance project management. Different lenses and perspectives come into play, offering alternative positions and approaches, thus opening up the potential to develop something new together and to gain an improved level of understanding. The book tells the story and provides the results of the research program “theory meets practice in projects” between 2010 and 2013. It highlights foundations and relevance of theories for project work, gives insights into linking theory and practice and provides new perspectives. The content is complemented by further chapters covering application of theories in managing projects and by a set of related studies.