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12/2023
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The articles of the latest issue are already available for download. In this issue, readers will find important contributions on success in project management, agile software development approach, competence of project management professionals and project management practice on information systems projects.

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01/2024
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The journal's acceptance rate for 2023 was 7%. Unfortunately, many submitted papers are desk rejected. So, we kindly ask the author/s to carefully review their articles before submission and strictly follow the journal's guidelines.

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  • Successful projects or success in project management - are projects dependent on a methodology?
    Henrik J. Nyman, Arcada University of Applied Sciences and Åbo Akademi University, Finland
    Anssi Öörni, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
    • The purpose of this paper is to bridge two seemingly disparate views of project management: proponents of project management methodologies promote a view where a standard set of predefined project practices guarantee project success, while a contingent view of projects suggests that project management needs to be adaptive to project actuality and context. Our aim in this paper is to understand how these different forms of managing projects impact project success. We investigate projects through a lens of discretion, defined as autonomy in the project team to adapt the project to its context as opposed to a reliance on a pre-defined set of rules for project management. We also look at the role of exploration, that is, whether the project focuses on the development of new knowledge, or whether the focus is on furthering existing competences. Based on our analysis, we propose a framework to determine the right amount of discretion in a project, highlighting which project management methodology is suited for the work at hand or whether discarding methodology altogether is more likely to lead to project success.

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  • Agile software development approach for 'ad-hoc' IT projects
    Michal Kuciapski, University of Gdansk, Poland
    Bartosz Marcinkowski, University of Gdansk, Poland
    • Restrictive Scrum assumptions make the effectiveness of this approach debatable in projects deviating from typical execution conditions. This article delivers a comprehensive software development approach for both academic and commercial Information Technology (IT) projects effectuated by teams that are hampered by significantly unsystematic participation of project members and mercurial internal communication. The nature of ‘ad-hoc’ projects imposes another level of difficulty in terms of both managing the conduct of such a project and ensuring the quality of the end product. Multicyclic action research enabled a gradual adaptation of the Scrum approach to support such project conditions. This study introduces major alterations to Sprint implementation and minor enhancements within the documentation process to streamline knowledge sharing among Development Team members. Proposed key alterations include the evolution of Daily Scrum towards Weekly Scrum, the possibility of extending Sprints length, the eventuality to switch team members during Sprint due to substantial failure to meet deadlines, having at least two team members responsible for a single Product Backlog Item (PBI) at all times, as well as exclusion of Burndown Chart in favor for Development Team members updating their working time. Positive validation of enhancements in mixed settings confirms that the generic Scrum framework can be adapted to support highly volatile projects. The proposed approach is suitable not only for carrying out software development initiatives that rely heavily on the skills of external experts and/or volunteers. It also supports traditional Scrum teams that seek to reduce their exposure to risk arising from organizational changes.

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  • Competence of project management professionals according to type of project: a systematic literature review
    Nelson Jose Rosamilha, Uninove, Brazil
    Luciano Ferreira da Silva, Uninove, Brazil
    Renato Penha, Uninove, Brazil
    • Globalization and economic volatility changed the dynamics of production chains, which required new organizational arrangements from companies, leading them to projectization. Additionally, project professionals are managing increasingly complex projects, which demand an extensive and specific set of competences. In this context, this paper aims to identify the competences of project professionals by project type. A systematic literature review was carried out using the Scopus and Web of Sciences academic databases. The research corpus consisted of 209 articles published between 1989 and 2022. As a result, this research identified 173 competences distributed in 14 different project types; some competences have a greater significance for a given project type. As a contribution, when dealing specifically with projects and competences, project professionals, companies, and educational institutions can learn about the fundamental competences by type of project, improve the processes of selection and diagnosis of the professional, adapt educational programs, or even establish plans for project professionals career.

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  • Information systems project management practice in Portugal - looking at the past to perspective the future
    Nilton Takagi, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil and ALGORITMI Research Centre/LASI, University of Minho, Portugal
    Carlos Ueslei Rodrigues de Oliveira, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil
    Fernando Escobar, ALGORITMI Research Centre/LASI, University of Minho, Portugal
    António Trigo, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra Business School, Portugal
    Luis Silva Rodrigues, CEOS.PP, ISCAP, Polytechnic University of Porto, Portugal
    • The study of Information Systems Project Management (ISPM) practice is fundamental for developing knowledge in this field. Over the past few years, several studies have been conducted in organizations by professionals and academics to identify approaches, processes, tools, and techniques, among other relevant aspects of project management practice. The use of these practices can be related to various factors, such as trends in the world of work or even the cultural context. In this way, an insight into the context of a given region can support actions to improve ISPM practice and raise success rates in information systems projects. This paper presents the results of a systematic literature review that seeks to synthesize how project management on information systems is practiced in Portugal and identify opportunities for developing the project management body of knowledge.

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