Mário José Batista Romão

Organizations today need to provide better products and services. The issues they face require integrated approaches and effective management of their resources. Maturity models...

The objective of this chapter is to study the impact of organisational project management (OPM3) on the project performance (PP). PP performed by the organisations was assessed...

In the rapidly-changing environments characterizing most industries today, organizations face intense competitive pressure to do things better, faster, and cheaper. Most markets...

At a global level, governments are implementing transformation projects and initiatives to respond to a changing society and as part of a drive for efficiency and cost savings....

The importance of the building sector as a key player in the path of innovation associated with sustainable transition has been gaining preponderance at different levels of...

At a global level, governments are implementing transformation projects and initiatives to respond to a changing society and as part of a drive for efficiency and cost savings....

Organizations are under constant pressure. Externally, they face a scenario of intense competition, coupled with a changing environment which is full of uncertainty. Internally...

The business challenges that some companies face require enterprise-wide solutions that call for an integrated approach and an effective management of organizational resources to...

Projects have been increasingly used in the implementation of organizations' business operations. Knowledge sharing has been considered essential in project environment;...

To gain competitive advantage, organizations need to have something that the competitors do not have and cannot achieve in the short-term. In the past, organizations invested...

The organizations have spent an increased amount of financial resources in systems and technology without getting all the potential of their investments or collecting the promise...

Projects have been increasingly used in the implementation of organizations' business operations. Knowledge sharing has been considered essential in the project environment;...

Web portals, sensors, electronic records, video communication, on-line gaming, and mobile apps: these are all examples of information and communication technologies (ICT)...

In the rapidly changing environments characterizing most industries today, organizations face intense competitive pressure to do things better, faster, and cheaper. The business...

Customer relationship management (CRM) systems have contributed significantly to the development of the economy since the business world has moved from a transaction-based...

The expenses in information systems and information technology (IS/IT) represent a substantial share in organizations' budgets. However, IS/IT investment projects seem to...

The main objective of investments in information systems and technology is to increase operational efficiency, reduce costs, and improve the quality levels provided by...

Supply chains can span a huge number of countries, cross many borders, and require interoperation of a multitude of organizations. This vastness impacts business competitiveness...

In the rapidly changing environments characterizing most industries today, organizations face intense competitive pressure to do things better, faster, and cheaper. Most markets...

This work explores new dimensions of corporate strategy with a clear focus on strategic alignment and project definition. Project portfolio management offers processes, tools...

There have been several major drivers for the information systems and information technology (IS/IT) investments in healthcare, such as: The ever-increasing burden from chronic...

An increasing number of organizations operate through projects to achieve their strategic objectives. The main objective of this study is to analyse the degree of dissemination...

Projects have been increasingly used in the implementation of organizations' business operations. Knowledge sharing has been considered essential in project environment;...

In the times of major technological changes with ever-shorter production cycles, subject to strong global competition, it is vital for organizations to optimize resources and...

The expenses in Information Systems and Information Technology (IS/IT) represent a substantial share in organizations' budgets. However, IS/IT investment projects seem to...

Web portals, sensors, electronic records, video communication, on-line gaming and mobile apps. These are all examples of information and communication technologies (ICT)...

In the times of major technological changes with ever-shorter production cycles, subject to strong global competition, it is vital for organizations to optimize resources and...

Why are some firms more successful than others? This question has been intensely debated by strategic management researchers over the last 30 years. Competitive advantage is...

Healthcare organizations must improve their business practices and internal procedures in order to meet the increasing demands of health professionals and the public in general...

Healthcare organisations must improve their business practices and internal procedures in order to meet the increasing demands of health professionals and the public in general...

Why are some firms more successful than others? This question has been intensely debated by strategic management researchers over the last thirty years. Competitive advantage is...

Competitive advantage (CA) arises from a firm's attributes that allow one firm to create better customer value than others. Organizations of all sectors of the economy...

Web portals, sensors, electronic records, video communication, on-line gaming and mobile apps. These are all examples of information and communication technologies (ICT)...

Organisations constantly have to address the problem of identifying tangible and intangible benefits that can be achieved in result of investments made in Information...

We live in a macroeconomic period which is impacted by major technological changes. Organizations continue to invest heavily in new Information Systems and Information Technology...

Organizations are challenged to develop new organizational skills such as flexibility or expertise in order to quickly respond to changes in technology, competition and customer...

The business challenges that some companies face require enterprise-wide solutions that call for an integrated approach and an effective management of organisational resources in...

The business challenges that some companies face require enterprise-wide solutions that call for an integrated approach and an effective management of organisational resources in...