Special Track 1

Strategy and the control of strategy Execution

Special Track Leads;

Patrick Hoverstadt, Fractal, Lymm, Cheshire, UK

Prof Mike Bourne, Cranfield University, UK

In this track we are interested in the processes and practices of strategy making and implementation, especially in fast moving and non-traditional environments. Suggested topics are.

• New approaches to strategy formulation
• Strategy formulation in fast moving industries
• Strategic approaches to new product portfolios
• The theory and practice of strategy implementation
• Characteristics of implementable strategies
• Informal approaches to strategy design and implementation
• Social and cultural influences on the adoption of different strategic approaches
• Strategy formulation and implementation processes
• Control of strategy execution
• The measurement of strategy implementation and impact
• The design and operation of strategy review meetings
• Patterns of strategy making and deployment
• Studies of successful and unsuccessful strategy implementations
• Theoretical conceptualisation of approaches to strategy implementation.

Special Track 2

Project Performance

Special Track Leads, Prof Bjorn Andersen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Prof Mike Bourne, Cranfield University

In this track we are interested in projects and programmes from a performance perspective; especially in their measurement, management, governance and leadership and the role these elements play in delivering outcomes. This list is not exclusive but topics of interest include: -

• New approaches to project and programme performance measurement
• Performance measurement in agile environments
• Performance management in agile environments
• Control of projects and project controls
• Project and programme governance
• The design and operation of project and programme performance reviews
• Project assurance and the impact on project and portfolio performance
• Project and programme measurement frameworks
• Project KPIs
• Aggregation of project-level measurements to the portfolio or industry level
• Programme KPIs
• Studies of successful and unsuccessful approaches to project measurement and management
• Longitudinal studies of project performance and control mechanisms
• Public sector project and programme measurement and management
• Private sector project and programme measurement and management
• Project leadership environments for high performance
• Case studies of insightful project and programme performance measurement and management practices
• Theoretical conceptualisation of approaches to project and programme performance measurement and management.