Research
Project management research is normally conducted from within traditional disciplinary areas, such as business, IT, engineering or construction. NCPM is the first inter-disciplinary forum fostering synthesis in research and driving the national research agenda.
Project Success
Project management has become a key competence, yet many projects continue to founder. NCPM is running a number of studies which will provide a more accurate picture of the extent of the problem. We are also engaged in analysing the specific factors that contribute to failure and, in contrast, the distinctive traits that lead to success.
Agile Project Management
To accommodate more rapid delivery of projects, agile methods have been proposed and applied in many project contexts with varying degrees of success. NCPM is involved in a number of research projects comparing the quality and usefulness of products delivered using alternative processes. Results indicate a significant difference in the level of productivity and a matching increase in satisfaction levels translating into an improved bottom line.
Maturity Models
Project management maturity models are used in the assessment of organisational capability to deliver projects. Our research in the area of process and project improvement is based on solid empirical foundations and is closely linked to our work on project success and failure. We edit the international journal focusing on maturity and capability in-house, and have used lessons learnt over the past twenty years in other domains to inform our approach.
NCPM offers:
- An active multi-disciplinary research network
- A growing group of researchers
- Innovative research approaches
- Projects that address practice-driven problems
- International collaboration
- Thought-provoking PhD projects
- Cutting edge insights and findings
Research Degrees in Project Management
Research expertise
Staff at NCPM are engaged in cutting edge research with practical relevance to the profession. Areas of ongoing research include:
- trends in project management
- project success and failure
- evidence-based practice in project management
- project management maturity models
- agile, extreme and lean project management
- project management competence
- knowledge management in projects
- project management benchmarking
- leadership in projects
- risk and opportunity management
- change management
- reflective project management practice
- decision making
- programme management
- ethics in projects
Full and part time MPhil and PhD. Generate an original contribution to knowledge in new ways. Many of our PhD students focus on practical problems and the application and relevance of techniques and approaches such as maturity models, success factors and knowledge management to project organisations.
Research opportunities
Full and part time MPhil and PhD
Generate an original contribution to knowledge in new ways. Many of our PhD students focus on practical problems and the application and relevance of techniques and approaches such as maturity models, success factors and knowledge management to project organisations.
International MPhil/PhD
Study by distance learning, either full or part time. For students able to spend only a limited amount of time in the UK.
MPhil and PhD by Public Works
For experienced researchers. By submission of research-based works already in the public domain which are academically equivalent to MPhil or PhD.
MProf and DProf
For high-level professionals; where your work context forms the basis of your academic enquiry.
EngD
For practitioners looking for a practical alternative to a PhD. This is a specialist engineering doctorate, also applicable to engineering management. It includes assessed coursework. Collaboration with an external organisation is normally required.
Further information on research at Middlesex University
Enquiries:
National Centre for Project Management
Middlesex University
College House
Trent Park
Bramley Road
London N14 4YZ
United Kingdom
Email: ncpm@mdx.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)20 8411 2299
