Synen på projektledning : En kvalitativ textanalys av handböcker för projektledning

Project management has become increasingly popular and many companies choose to reorganize their operations to be project-oriented. The popularity for project management handbooks has also increased. Since the project management handbooks are a major channel for knowledge, the view on project that exists in the handbooks will also be present in companies and organizations. If the handbooks presents a too simplified view on project management, there is a risk that the knowledge in this area will suffer. Further, stress and illness due to extreme working conditions is a great socioeconomically issue, how the handbooks presents the individual may affect this.The aim of this study has been to examine which view on project management and which view on the individual that is presented in the handbooks on project management. The method for this study has been qualitative text-analysis where the empirical data has been handbooks in project management. The analysis has been done by asking a number of analysis questions to the text in order to find differences and common themes.The handbooks have a shared view on project management but there are some differences. Particularly in the view on control models and control tools. My opinion is that individual handbooks can present a too simplified view on project management but by reading more than one book this may be compensated for.