Project management tools can be used as an alternative to improve and strengthen a company’s position in the market. However, the management of projects has been in constant transformation. Elements such as time, cost, and scope, on which it is based, have been complemented with other trends, such as the project team, change management, knowledge management, good negotiation practices, management of stakeholders, sustainability, etc. In order to improve the competitiveness of their company and increase earned value, managers must remain up to date on these latest transformations and best practices.

The Handbook of Research on Project Management Strategies and Tools for Organizational Success is a pivotal reference source that analyzes and disseminates new trends that will allow managers to improve their skills and strengthen the performance of their companies through obtaining better results in the projects undertaken. While highlighting topics such as market growth, risk management, and value creation, this book is ideally designed for project managers, managers, business professionals, entrepreneurs, academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on improving the competitiveness of companies as well as increasing their earned value.

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

Conflict Resolution
Corporate Responsibility
Digital Technologies
Knowledge Management
Market Growth
Organizational Culture
Risk Management
Supply Chain
Sustainability
Value Creation

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Editor/Author Biographies

Nelson Moreno-Monsalve is a Systems Engineer specialized in Project Management. With Master and Doctorate in Management. He has participated in different technological projects. He is currently director of the project management research group and associate professor at the EAN University of Bogotá - Colombia. His research topics focus on: project management; organizational information systems; technology management; business strategy and competitiveness.

H. Mauricio Diez-Silva holds a Phd. in Project Management, MBA, specialist in project management and business administration. Professor and researcher in project management. Current Vice chancellor at EAN University.

Flor Nancy Diaz-Piraquive is the author of books whose topic talks about Project Management and, author of numerous articles published in internationally indexed journals with high qualification impact indexes. She works as a consultant for the Formulation and Evaluation of Business and Knowledge Management Models, as well as Project Management and Change in companies that provide infrastructure services and that involve the use and appropriation of Information Technologies and ICT communications. She is the Director of the Research Group on Business Management & Innovation Management and Leader of the Research Seedbed Knowledge Management in Organizations Management - KMOM.

Rafael Perez-Uribe holds a PhD. in Managerial Sciences, Universidad Antonio de Nebrija. Diploma of Advanced Studies in Applied Economics, Universidad Antonio de Nebrija. Master in Management of Organizations, Universidad EAN. Maître es Sciences, University of Quebec a Chicoutimi. Specialist in Evaluation y Creation of Managerial Indicators for Tertiary Education, Escuela de Administración de Negocios. Graduate studies as Kenkyusei (Assigned researcher) in Total Quality Control and Quality Circles, University of Fukushima, Japan. Business Administrator, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano. Director of the research group in Management of big, medium and small companies (G3pymes) and Professor assigned at the Research and Knowledge Management Division Universidad EAN.

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