Second order project management : Making sense of complexity: Towards a higher order

Dalcher, Darren (2016) Second order project management : Making sense of complexity: Towards a higher order. In: Advances in Project Management : Narrated Journeys in Uncharted Territory. Taylor and Francis. ISBN 9781472429124

Abstract

The labels ‘complex’ and ‘complexity’ are increasingly being applied to describe the demands of projects and programmes. Indeed, the number and size of projects that merit the title ‘complex’ appear to be on the rise. Yet, practitioners and researchers alike identify the shortcomings of the traditional classical approach of project management to address such features.