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International Journal of Project Management 26 (2008) 80–86
www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman
Project management of unexpected events
Anders So¨derholm
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Umea° School of Business, Umea° University, SE-901 87 Umea° , Sweden
Abstract
Unexpected events and environmental impact not planned for are common during project implementation. This article explores how
unexpected events are dealt with in projects using qualitative case study data from four di erent cases. Results show four di erent
approaches to deal with unexpected events: innovative action, applying detachment strategies, setting up intensive meeting schedules
and negotiating project conditions are common approaches to deal with the unexpected events. The discussion shed new light on one
common situations during project execution – i.e. dealing with unexpected events – that is not normally included in the best practice
models of project management.
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