Towards using a systems approach in project management practice

The purpose of this paper is to advance the theoretical and practical knowledge in project management through the development of an inquiring project management framework. The data collected in this research shows that project management is a very complex and multifaceted issue, context dependent and in a continue state of flux. The research results in the development of an inquiring project management framework that allows for a high degree of contextualization to take place during its application, to emulate closely the real world. The concept of project system is used to underpin the inquiring project management framework.