Project schedule contingency planning
Building on von Bertalanffy's open systems theory and critical systems practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21652022 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Seyed Ashkan Zarghami (0000-0001-7839-2794, Research School of Management Australian National University Canberra Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 247-261 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Systems Research and Behavioral Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-7026 • E-ISSN: 1099-1743 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/sres.2965 |
| OpenAlex | W4382981564 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 52 |
The research on project schedule contingency suffers from three major shortcomings: (1) it only partly reflects the complexity arising from the high interdependencies among project activities; (2) it is predicated on the idea of closed systems and thus does not address the interaction between a project and its environment; and (3) it does not sufficiently inform industry practices. This paper addresses these gaps by conceptually and analytically linking von Bertalanffy's open systems theory and critical systems practice (CSP) to schedule contingency planning. It focuses on buffer management as a common approach to schedule contingency planning and accordingly develops a method to determine the size of time buffers based on the three foundational dimensions of open systems theory. Further, this research provides guidelines to explain how the simultaneous pursuit of the four stages of CSP can assist project managers and decision‐makers in responding to disruptive events
Business · Computer security · Contingency · Contingency management · Contingency plan · Contingency theory · Epistemology · Interdependence · Knowledge management · Management science · Operations management · Operations research · Process management · Project management · Project planning · Schedule · Sociology · Systems engineering · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Construction Project Management and Performance · Engineering · Psychology · Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
Critical systems practice 3
Critical systems practice 1
Understanding perceived influencers on project outcomes and quantifying disciplinary similarities in academic literature
Morphological Analysis of general system–environment complexes
Critical systems practice 2
Dealing with complexity by using multilevel system boundary models
Implementation through collaborative crisis management and contingency planning
An Outline of General System Theory
Social relations
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |