Event Date:April 18, 2012
The Task (Traditional) Perspective vs. the Organizational (Scandinavian) Perspective
Projects are seen from different perspectives. The presentation deals with two very different perspectives. The task perspective sees the project as a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique result, while the organizational perspective looks at the project as a temporary organization set up to carry out an assignment on behalf of the establishing organization.
The two perspectives lead to different ways of planning, organizing, controlling and managing projects. The presentation will stress the importance of being aware of which perspective should dominate your project work.
Erling S. Andersen is professor of Project Management at BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway. He is academically responsible for his school’s MBA programmes in China and Vietnam.
He has been visiting professor at University of Tokyo, Japan and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
He has taken part in several international research projects, among them PMI’s project on “Value of Project Management”.
He has published several books and articles on information technology, systems development, project management and management in general. His book “Goal Directed Project Management” is in nine languages. His book “Project Management – An Organizational Perspective”, which has relevance for his presentation, was published on Prentice-Hall in 2008.