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Professor Emeritus Kristian Kreiner, who is a former professor at Copenhagen Business School has reviewed the methodology and given his input to the considerations that must be made in order to increase the value and usability of the concept. One of the most important takeaways was the need to intensify focus on how the methodology can be applied to unique, local contexts where conditions for obtaining success differ.
The British government-funded initiative "Rethinking Project Management" has also been a major source of inspiration in the development of the Project Half Double Methodology. Dr. Mark Winter led the research project, and results and recommendations from the project were published in the International Journal of Project Management. One of the results of the initiative was five new directions for further research into project management, which, in many ways, are similar to the Project Half Double Methodology. In particular, special emphasis was on changing the approach to project practitioners so that they are considered as reflective practitioners instead of trained technicians. Dr. Winter's experience in this field has contributed to the Project Half Double Methodology developing reflective practitioners who can effectively learn, operate and adapt to complex project contexts – and thus pragmatically translate and apply the methodology in practice.
Dr. Aaron J. Shenhar is considered one of the world's leading researchers in the field of project management and technology management. Apart from giving feedback on the Half Double Methodology, Dr. Shenhar was the keynote speaker at the Project Half Double Conference in 2016. Dr. Shenhar’s approach to project characteristics is applied to analyze projects in Project Half Double.
Ralf Müller is an award winning professor of project management at BI Norwegian Business School. Müller is renowned for his research in the field of project management and the topics of project leadership and governance - two key aspects of the Half Double Methodology. In 2017 at a Project Half Double Thought Leader session, Ralf Müller was invited to share his insights on leadership and governance.
Miia Martinsuo is a professor of industrial management at Tampere University in Finland. Martinsuo is acknowledged for her research on management of project business and portfolios focusing on value management and uncertainty. In 2017 Project Half Double invited Martinsuo to share her thoughts on effective portfolio management and leadership in relation to Half Double at a Thought Leader session.
Andrew Davis is a renowned professor of innovation management. His research takes point of departure in the notion of innovation in complex projects and identifying practices for delivering successful projects within time, budget and scope. In 2018, Andrew Davis was invited as a keynote speaker on innovation, flexibility and project learnings at a Half Double Conference.
Agnar Johansen is a professor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Johansen’s works in the field of project management where he has a wide experience as researcher, lecturer and consultant. At a Half Double conference in 2018, Johansen shared his research of fast projects and knowledge gained from leading several development projects.