Organization Culture: Observation in Project Management

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to enrich understanding of organization culture in project management perspective and to present concepts on project culture. The author takes a closer look and points out some differences between project culture and organization culture. The concepts of "organization culture" means system of thought, belief and value constructed in an organization both in concrete and abstract forms. Organization culture is the system of collective value and belief within that workplace which determines behavior of its members in every work process. Guidelines on study of organization culture are explained, including a perspective, level and types of organization culture as well as factors affecting overall organization behavior. The second part explains organization culture in project management dimension or project culture. In this part, the author investigates the meanings of project culture defined by several academics in a project management field. The significance of project culture, elements of project culture, organization culture appropriate for project management, and guidelines on a confrontation with project culture are also identified. In the final part, the author suggests a conceptual model regarding management and change of organization culture in the form of project culture. A perspective and examples of alterations in organizations which can be applied for the improvement of project culture is also mentioned.