Developing Organizational Maturity for Effective Project Management

Gilbert Silvius (LOI University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands & University of Johannesburg, South Africa) and Gamze Karayaz (Isik University, Turkey)

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Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase

ISBN13: 9781522531975

EISBN13: 9781522531982

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3197-5

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Despite criticism for their serious shortcomings, maturity models are widely used within organizations. The appropriate applications of these models can lead to organizational and corporate success.

Developing Organizational Maturity for Effective Project Management is a critical scholarly publication that explores the successes and failures of maturity models and how they can be applied competently to leadership within corporations. Featuring coverage on a wide array of topics such as project management maturity, agile maturity, and organizational performance, this publication is geared toward professionals, managers, and students seeking current research on the application of maturity models to corporate success.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Agile Maturity
Human Resources Management
Organizational Maturity Beyond Risk Assessment
Organizational Performance
Process Control
Program and Portfolio Success
Project Management Maturity
Role of Project Culture

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Gilbert Silvius (1963) is professor of project and programme management at LOI University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, senior research associate at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa and fellow at Turku University of Applied Sciences in Finland. He initiated and developed the first MSc in Project Management program in the Netherlands and is considered a leading expert in the field of project management. Gilbert has published over a 100 academic papers and several books. His areas of specialization are: Sustainability in project management, Standards and methodologies of project management, Project management maturity, Social media in (virtual) project teams and Project business case management. Gilbert holds a PhD degree in information sciences from Utrecht University and masters’ degrees in economics and business administration. As a practitioner, Gilbert has over 20 years’ experience in organizational change and IT projects and is a member of the international enable2change network of project management experts.

Gamze Karayaz has a Ph.D. in Engineering Management &System Engineering and a Master of Engineering in Operations Research &Systems Analysis from Old Dominion University, College of Engineering, Norfolk, VA, USA. With over 20 years of project work experience, Dr. Karayaz has led many projects in education, operations, business process re-engineering, systems of systems engineering, modeling, and simulation. Currently, she is an academic at Işık Universitesi, Istanbul, Turkey. She teaches project management, operations management and continues publishing on her research in project management offices, sustainability in projects, sustainable operations, and benefit realization management in projects. With a profound knowledge and certified project manager, she continues to be an active volunteer at NGOs for both international and local as she is one of the founders of Project Management Institute Turkey Chapter.

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