Research Handbook on Information Systems and Project Management

This informative Research Handbook presents a multidisciplinary exploration of the intersection of information systems and project management. By analyzing fundamental technical, social and contextual dimensions, it highlights the essential role of project management in developing information technologies and systems that are efficient and effective at fostering organizational success.

Expert contributors investigate the evolving landscape of project management, confronting ethical challenges posed by emerging information technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data and blockchain. Drawing on case studies and conceptual models, chapters articulate new frameworks for leadership, governance and transformation. They examine the developing nature of managerial roles, emphasizing the necessity for organizations to cultivate both technological capacity and institutional agility to thrive in today’s digitally mediated environment. The Research Handbook compiles cutting-edge research and practical insights, ultimately demonstrating how organizations can responsibly and successfully navigate the digital age.

The Research Handbook on Information Systems and Project Management serves as a crucial reference point for scholars and students of business and management, information systems, project management and disruptive technologies and AI. It is also highly relevant to organizational leaders, policymakers and consultants in business and technology seeking the tools, methods and perspectives to enhance organizational productivity.

Edited by João Varajão, ALGORITMI/LASI Research Center, University of Minho, Portugal and Nilton Takagi, Institute of Computing, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil