Problem Structuring Approaches for the Management of Projects

<p>1. A Systematic 'Theories of Changes' Approach for Projects and Change Initiatives in the Context of Quality Enhancement Activity in Higher Education; Diane Hart.- 2. Explore, Experiment, Experience: A Synthesis of Vickers' Appreciative Learning System and Ackoff's Problem Approach Applied in Practice; Christine Welch and Paul Summer.- 3. Multi-criteria Mapping as a Problem Structuring Method for Project Front-ending; Josie Coburn and Andrew Stirling.- 4. Evaluating Understanding: Endrogenous Project Evaluation Using Practice-based Interaction Analysis (PIA); Andrew Carlin and Sheena Murdoch.- 5. Delivering Better Outcomes through Customer-led Project Management: The Case of the Major Project BT 21st Century Network in the UK; Carlos Sato.- 6. Exploring the Use of Soft Systems Methodology (SSm) in Front-ending Public Funded Rural Bridge Construction Projects in Bangladesh; Shah Saadi and Gary Bell.- 7. Managing Context: Lessons from a Large-scale Science Project; Stephen Little.- 8.Systematic Approach and Problem Structuring Methods in Teaching Sustainability on Project Management Courses at Manchester Metropolitan University: Some Reflections on Good Practice; Garry Blair and Alberto Paucar-Caceres.- 9. Using SSM in Project Management: Aligning Objectives and Outcomes in Organizational Change Projects; Lee Sarnoe, Alberto Paucar-Caceres, Rosane Pagano and Maria Castellini.</p>