Project Management: A Benefit Realisation Approach (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783030031732)

Dr Zwikael is an Associate Professor in the College of Business and Economics at the Australian National University. The recipient of the International Project Management Association's Research Award, Dr Zwikael is the author of three books and more than 200 scholarly peer-reviewed papers published in leading journals. In addition, he has been awarded multiple research awards by the Academy of Management, British Academy of Management, Emerald and the Australian Institute of Project Management. Dr Zwikael has experience in exercising major leadership roles such as Associate Dean, Head of School, Associate Editor of the top project management journal (International Journal of Project Management) and an Executive Board member of three Project Management Institute (PMI) international chapters.

John Smyrk is a graduate of Monash University, holding an Honours degree in Economics (with a specialisation in Econometrics) and Masters in Economics (witha specialisation in Operations Research). He designed, developed and delivered post graduate courses in project management at a number of universities. He has spent years working in various industries, such as steel-making, infrastructure, heavy engineering, chemicals and industrial instrumentation. He has consulted to the public and private sectors, specialising in in project management, with clients in manufacturing, finance, transport and government. He is currently a private consultant in project management. With Dr Zwikael, he participates in an ongoing research program directed at the assembly of comprehensive, reliable and rigorous theoretical foundations for the discipline of project management.