| Article ID: | iaor20052001 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 21 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| Start Page Number: | 403 |
| End Page Number: | 409 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2003 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Project Management |
| Authors: | Engwall M., Jerbrant A. |
| Keywords: | project management |
This paper explores the nature of organizational settings, where a large extent of the operations is organized as simultaneous or successive projects. Anchored in qualitative case studies, the paper analyzes why the resource allocation syndrome is the number one issue for multi-project management and discusses the underlying mechanisms behind this phenomenon.