Managing Projects in the Creative Industries

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-85055-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 122 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

Reihe: Routledge Research in the Creative and Cultural Industries

This book offers a critical and transdisciplinary rethinking of project management in the creative industries. Bridging theory and practice, it explores how traditional approaches can be adapted, enriched, or challenged to better respond to the complex, uncertain, and value-driven nature of contemporary creative work.

Each chapter explores project management theory through clearly articulated frameworks from major schools of thought, referencing key scholarly contributions. These theoretical discussions are complemented by real-world examples from an experienced creative industries project manager, creating a dialogue between academic rigor and practical relevance. The text critically examines traditional project management assumptions, offering conceptual resources to reimagine project management as a collaborative, reflexive space for meaning-making. Drawing on provocative frameworks like the Scandinavian School and Making Projects Critical, alongside insights from design and the social sciences, it proposes integrative models that balance organisational efficiency with the unique values, rhythms, and processes inherent to creative practice. The dual approach of theoretical depth paired with practitioner wisdom equips readers with both intellectual understanding and practical tools to navigate the complexities of managing innovative projects. The result is a fresh perspective that honours the distinctive characteristics of creative work while maintaining necessary structure and direction.

Managing Projects in the Creative Industries is intended for researchers, students, project management professionals, and practitioners in the cultural and creative industries who seek to enrich their practices, challenge dominant norms, and develop more human-centred, critical, and context-sensitive approaches.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Caron, Helene

Bérubé, Julie

Berube, Julie

Chiapello, Laureline

Caron, Hélène

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Kultur-, Wissenschafts- & Technologiepolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturpolitik, Kulturmanagement
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Projektmanagement

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Projects in the Creative Industries

Chapter 2: Mainstream: Modern Project Management Thinking

Chapter 3: The Promises of Agile and the Creative Industries

Chapter 4: Bridging the Gap: Reflexive Practice to Unite Project Managers and Creative Workers

Chapter 5: The Making Project Critical Approach

Chapter 6: Beyond the Making Project Critical Approach

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Julie Bérubé is Professor of Administrative Sciences at the University of Quebec, Canada.

Laureline Chiapello is Professor of Game Design at the University of Québec, Canada. Armel Didier Tella is a Doctoral Student at the University of Quebec, Canada.

Hélène Caron is a Consultant in management and strategy in creative industries, having worked in this sector in Montreal, Quebec for over twenty years.