Research in project management
Project management research is normally conducted from within traditional disciplinary areas, such as business, IT, engineering or construction. National Centre for Project Management (NCPM) is the first inter-disciplinary forum fostering synthesis in research and driving the national research agenda.
NCPM undertakes research and disseminates findings to further the body of knowledge and established practice of project management. We focus on emerging areas in which many businesses are increasingly seeking advice.
We have an active multi-disciplinary research network, with a growing group of researchers working on innovative and thought-provoking projects.
PhD Project Management
Our PhD students focus on expanding the boundaries of project management knowledge whilst solving practical problems. NCPM researchers work on a wide variety of subject areas which are cutting-edge and have practical relevance to the profession. We welcome new applications for study at PhD level.
If you would like to become a research student, please contact us for details.
Read about research degrees at the University of Hertfordshire.
Areas of ongoing research
- Trends in project management
- Project success and failure
- Evidence-based practice in project management
- Project management maturity models research
- 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
- Ethics in projects
What our students say
'I've been working in industry as a project manager and I wanted to enhance my skills with greater knowledge by following a research route. I chose the National Centre for Project Management because I felt it was a major repository of project management knowledge and expertise and would be able to offer me all the expert knowledge and guidance I needed to complete my research successfully. I'm doing a research degree partly for my own sense of achievement but also because I felt the whole adventure might open new doors and provide new opportunities which I hadn’t previously contemplated.'
John Onuga, PhD student at NCPM
Any questions?
Contact us at the National Centre for Project Management