Project Management Practices in Defence Projects

Abstract

This article aims to contribute to both project management theory and practice by identifying the project management methods, tools, and techniques used in defense projects. Project management practices are identified in the literature, and empirical data is collected through a web-based survey of 53 project managers who represented the project officers and project managers of the Finnish Armed Forces. The results show that the top ten most used methods, tools, and techniques are well-known and widely utilized. These include project meetings, project reviews, workshops, expert screening, negotiation, course of action comparison, brainstorming, project audits, and checklists.