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Purpose – Result-based management (RBM) is common approach used in the development sector to initiate, plan and implement projects. However, to the knowledge of the authors the approach has hardly been used in delivering projects in other sectors, for example, information technology, infrastructure or business. The purpose of this paper is to document a case study in which the RBM approach was used to guide the delivery of a business project in Botswana. Design/methodology/approach – A case study strategy was used to document the delivery process of the project. Data were collected from a variety of sources that included review of documents, interviews, focus discussions and a site visit. The content analysis technique was used to analyse the collected data. Findings – The case illustrates the possibility of using the RBM approach to initiate, plan and implement a project in the business sector. Research limitations/implications – Being a case study, the approach needs to be tested with more case studies. Practical implications – Apart from illustrating the possible use of RBM approach, the paper illustrates systematic processes used in the case study for project delivery. It also outlines some of the resultant challenges which may be appreciated by practitioners, academics and trainees. Originality/value – The use of RBM approach in guiding the delivery of a business project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose -- The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the theory development of "temporary organizing." Design/methodology/approach -- The paper advances the theory of the temporary organization by applying a process ontological-perspective. Findings -- This research note conceptualizes "the temporary organization" as constantly changing across time and space; as shifting between two empirically driven modes: "goal seeking" and "goal oriented." This is done through the shift of the trajectory of the particular "project" at hand. Practical implications -- Based on the theoretical suggestions in the paper, further research is encouraged to find empirical support of and to develop its claims. Originality/value -- Despite a call for taking the "organizing"-aspect of temporary organizations seriously, there is still a need for theory development of the area. By introducing the concept of "trajectories" into the studies of temporary organizations, the paper builds a theoretical framework through which such studies may be undertaken. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to conceptualize time as an important dimension of institutions and, more specifically, to develop the analysis of institutions, time, and temporal misfits. The paper explores these matters in the context of an inter-institutional project where actors, who represent different organizational fields and respond to different institutional requirements with regards to time and timing, need to collaborate. Design/methodology/approach – The paper centers on three critical incidents taken from a study of a large-scale telecom project in Norway. The paper is based on an analysis of public documents and 35 interviews with key stakeholders and managers in the focal project. Findings – This research shows that temporal misfits are a critical, yet understudied, element of project organizing. The paper suggests and discusses three primary measures – detecting, correcting, and escaping – that project management makes use of to resolve temporal misfits among the actors involved. To advance the analysis of problems facing projects in institutionally-bounded settings, the paper proposes a typology of temporal misfits (phase and tempo) and different types of complexity (analyzable and systemic). Practical implications – Although purposeful in many instances, especially in collaborations across institutional boundaries, timing norms may cause profound organizational problems due to temporal misfits among the actors involved. The paper argues that project managers need to identify and be prepared for such organizational problem by being equipped with a repertoire of resolution strategies to handle them. New concepts and approaches are needed to identify and deal with temporal misfits among important stakeholders in projects. Originality/value – A number of previous studies on project organizing have emphasized the critical aspects of studying institutions and time; but to date, no comprehensive efforts have been made to combine these ideas in empirical investigations. This study emphasizes the criticality of timing norms and temporal misfits to enhance our understanding of the linkages between projects, institutions, and time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]