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THE TOPIC IS : Definition of Project Management Research

Project management research involves scholarly or scientific investigations or inquiries and is based upon data (either primary or secondary) from which generalizable conclusions can be drawn. Both the data and the conclusions are focused on either the project management context or the management activities needed to complete a project successfully, but not on the technical activities of a project. As means of further clarification,

data means information organized for analysis,
generalizable means able to draw inferences beyond the individual case,
conclusions mean judgements or decisions made after deliberation,
project management context means the environment in which projects/programs operate,
management activities mean all the processes used to manage the nine project management knowledge areas as described in the PMBOK® Guide and other information dealing with project management knowledge, skills, and attitudes,
technical activities mean project specific tasks such as writing code, digging a foundation, etc.
Research can include both theory and practice in the field of project/program management. Examples of such research include:

summaries and critical analyses of research results;
surveys of current practices;
critical analyses of concepts, theories or practices;
developments of concepts, theories or practices;
analyses of successes and failures
comparisons and/or analyses of case studies.

PMI Project Management Research Program Team –19 April 2001

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