Seeing the bigger picture: conditions that influence effective engagement of project executives with visuals
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Article Title | Seeing the bigger picture: conditions that influence effective engagement of project executives with visuals |
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ERA Journal ID | 3498 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | van der Hoorn, Bronte |
Journal Title | International Journal of Project Management |
Journal Citation | 38 (2), pp. 137-151 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0263-7863 |
1873-4634 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2020.01.005 |
Abstract | This exploratory study provides an influence diagram that shows the network of conditions that influence the use of visuals to effectively engage executives. The diagram was developed from the experiences of project managers and executives elicited through twenty-four semi-structured interviews. Twenty-nine conditions are found to influence the use of visuals to effectively engage executives. These are grouped into four categories: the executive's disposition to the use of visuals; the organisational conditions to create visuals; the project manager’s understanding of the executive’s information needs; and the executive’s and project manager's appreciation of the benefits of using visuals. The study’s results highlight that while the interviewed executives had a predisposition to the use of visuals as they are generally time-poor, capability to create visuals to support executive engagement was not widespread. Practical contributions include disclosing the criticality of organisational support for creating visuals and the vulnerability of executives in making project decisions. |
Keywords | visuals; stakeholder engagement; project work |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 359999. Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Management and Enterprise |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q594q/seeing-the-bigger-picture-conditions-that-influence-effective-engagement-of-project-executives-with-visuals
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