Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and test an extension of a previously conceived framework for improving and embedding project management (PM) practice in organisations. The framework identifies the most useful project management improvement initiatives (PMIIs) and the key factors for embedding PM practice. However, professionals need guidance on how to operationalise such framework in their organisations, therefore a method for applying the framework is developed. Design/methodology/approach The method being proposed for applying the framework is demonstrated and tested with a large University–Industry consortium case study. During the case study analysis three research methods were applied: participant observation, document analysis and focus groups. Findings In what concerns both the PMIIs and key embedding factors in the framework, the proposed method comprises their acknowledgement, scoring, relevance analysis, selection and planning. The detailed report on how the framework was applied in the particular case study also sheds light on how University–Industry consortiums can make use of PM to become more successful. Research limitations/implications The research was performed using only one case study which limits the generalisability of its findings. Practical implications Detailed guidance is provided for applying the framework’s both constructs, “improving” and “embedding”, through a set of clear steps. Originality/value The paper shows the explanatory power of the framework for improving and embedding PM practice in a case study, demonstrating that the method for its application is practical and suitable.

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完善和嵌入项目管理实践框架的扩展

目的本文的目的是开发和测试先前构想的框架的扩展，以改进和嵌入组织中的项目管理（PM）实践。该框架确定了最有用的项目管理改进计划（PMII）以及嵌入PM实践的关键因素。但是，专业人员需要有关如何在其组织中实施这种框架的指导，因此，开发了一种应用该框架的方法。设计/方法/方法提议的应用框架的方法已通过大型大学-工业联合体案例研究进行了演示和测试。在案例研究分析中，应用了三种研究方法：参与者观察，文档分析和焦点小组。结果在涉及PMII和框架中关键嵌入因素的方面，所提出的方法包括它们的确认，评分，相关性分析，选择和计划。关于如何在特定案例研究中应用该框架的详细报告还阐明了大学—工业财团如何利用PM来取得更大的成功。研究的局限性/意义该研究仅使用一个案例研究进行，这限制了其发现的一般性。实际意义通过一系列清晰的步骤，为应用框架的“改进”和“嵌入”两种结构提供了详细的指导。原创性/价值本文在案例研究中显示了改进和嵌入PM实践框架的解释力，