Alignment strategic in project-based businesses: a review of the literature

Abstract

Objective: This literature review sought to understand the theoretical-empirical connections of strategic alignment in project-based businessesMethodology: We carried out a systematic review with searches in scientific databases (Web of Science and Scopus) and application of technical snowballing with the intention of finding the most relevant works on the topic. The strings adopted were based on the keywords: project-based businesses and strategy. Filters related to the research area, the document types and the language were applied. The selected articles were analyzed following the steps: removal of duplicates, reading of titles, abstracts and quality assessment. After these steps, 20 papers were analyzed in a descriptive and exploratory way using VOSviewer, Biblioshiny and MS Excel software.Originality: The paper filled a gap concerning strategic alignment in the context of project-based business, which is an emerging concept that is little debated in the literature.Main results: The results showed a mutual influence between strategy alignment and project management. It was found that the first helps organizations to focus on correct projects, while project management helps achieves their strategic objectives. Four research focuses related to the strategic alignment in the PBB were also published in the literature: project management and organizational strategy; interaction between actors in the formation of strategies; program, portfolio and governance management; project management office and organizational design.Contributions: The contribution consists of presenting a set of propositions that systematize the findings of the papers and elucidate ways for the formation of a research agenda.

Impact of project governance on project success, with mediating role of organizational support and project team cohesion

“…a system present at the top level known as the strategic view of the organization. From the top level, management views the market and provides insights to project management, which leads the organization toward the successful completion of the project (Bygballe et al , 2021; de Medeiros, 2021; Löwstedt et al , 2018; Young et al , 2012), and this successful completion of projects is highly dependent on teams.…”

“…The empirical research identified that PS is primarily studied in the information technology (IT), engineering and construction sectors. There is a need to investigate PS in other sectors and different organizational settings and cultures (de Medeiros, 2021; Turner, 2020). This study will fill this gap by investigating PS in the oil and gas sector of Pakistan and how PG impacts PS in this culture.…”

Decision approach for program risk analysis and management: a case study

“…Despite that Program Risk Management embraces the traditional steps of planning, identification, analysis, response, and monitoring & control, a program differs greatly from a project -even from large or complex ones -since their goals and natures are very different (Mulambya & Zaaiman, 2021). While program management is concerned with strategic outcomes for the organization (Brito & Medeiros Jr., 2021), project management is concerned with a single result, within a setting, with cost and time constraints (Office of Government Commerce, 2007). Thus, managing program risks with a project-based view and with the same old procedures and techniques is a mistake (Lucena et al 2016;Mulambya & Zaaiman, 2021); the natures of risks are different and require different management actions for programs as compared to projects.…”