The 13th IPMA Research Conference "Honoring 60 years of Project Management: Leading the Way into the Future" includes both theoretical and practical research from all aspects of project society providing diversity, yet a unique value for contributors based on a specific project management interest.
If your paper submission has been selected, please visit the Conference Presenter's page to obtain important information on how to present and to download the presentation template.
Exchange of contemporary research ideas and results on the topic of project management to create value for the project society
Intense dialogue between practitioners and academics to exchange experience and proven practices in project society
Knowledge sharing on the latest trends and solutions of project management collected through research and practice
Elevating research ideas and research projects
Networking in terms of a professional cooperation on research and business projects
Encouraging development of project management profession
Support young researchers in developing and conducting high-end scientific research in the project management area.
Important Dates:
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Deadline for paper submission:January 31st, 2025Extended: February 14th, 2025 - •
Notification of acceptance: February 28th, 2025 - •
Registration deadline for authors: March 19th, 2025
Note: We only accept original papers that have not been published elsewhere.
Topics
This year’s Research Topics will cover the aspects of Project Management Pathway into the Future:
1. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Digital-Driven Innovations in Project Management
- Leveraging Chat Bots for Project Management Efficiency
- Business and Digital Transformation Projects
- Digital Tech and Start-Up Projects in Innovative Ecosystem
- Data-Driven Decision Making in Project Management
- Advanced Technologies and Customization

2. STRATEGIC VALUE DELIVERY
- Project Management Fostering Society 5.0
- Technology Driven Projects for the Smart Cities
- Design of Projects, Programmes, and Portfolios in the Digital Environment
- Interorganizational Project Networks and Knowledge Management
- Governance in Megaprojects
- Project Innovation Ecosystems
- Organizational Change Projects
- Value Chain in Complex Projects
- Project Collaboration Techniques

3. SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Project Supply Chain Resilience and Adaptability
- Project Management in the Era of ESG
- Projects for Social Responsibility
- Industry 5.0 as a Driver for Sustainability, Resilience, and Circularity
- Complexity and Uncertainty in the Global Project Supply Chain
- Green Project Supply Chain

4. HUMAN-CENTRIC APPROACH TO MANAGING PROJECTS
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Project Leadership
- Project Management Competencies
- Continuous Learning and Development in Project Environment
- Remote and Distributed Project Teams
- Team Competence and Group Effectiveness
- Ethical Challenges, Team and Consumer Trust

5. OTHER, RELATED TO RESEARCH RESONATING WITH PROJECT PRACTICES
Industry 5.0 as a Driver for Sustainability, Resilience & Circularity
Project Leadership
Risk Modeling & Management
Project Management Competencies
Professional Development for Project Managers
Swarm Intelligence & Decision Making
Culture & Change Management
Leveraging Chat Bots for Project Management Efficiency
Emerging Use-Cases & Tools in Project Settings
Business & Digital Transformation Projects
Creating Team & Consumer Trust
Project Collaboration Techniques
Knowledge Acquisition & Representation
Ethical Challenges in Project Management
The author(s) of the highly-rated peer-reviewed papers will be selected and recommended to submit an extended/modified version, for publishing in the Special Issuе "Project Management in the Age of Artificial Intelligence“ of the Frontiers of Engineering Management Journal.
Frontiers of Engineering Management Journal published quarterly by Higher Education Press and Springer Nature, is a scholarly journal supervised by Chinese Academy of Engineering. The journal which got an impact factor 7.4 in 2022 by JCR report, has been indexed by ESCI, Scopus, Google Scholar, INSPEC, CSCD, AMI and other indices.
Submitted papers should comply with regular FEM author guidelines and will undergo the FEM review process.
Additionally, selected papers will be also recommended to submit an extended/modified version, for publishing in the Journals who strongly supports the Conference.
Invited papers will need to comply all the additional requirements of the specific journal, and will undergo the journal’s peer-review process.
Paper Submissions
The papers can be submitted through the conference submission tool at IPMA RC 2024 ConfTool Pro.
Two types of submission are accepted for the Conference:
Full Paper
3,500 to 6,000 words. All submitted papers will undergo a double-blind review process (full paper template). The accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings that will be submitted for indexation in Web of Science and Scopus.
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Full Paper-Template-IPMA-RC2025
Early-Stage Research
1,500 words, with a special focus on academic researchers and practice-oriented topics related to outcomes for project society. All submitted papers will undergo a double-blind review process (early-stage research template). The authors of all accepted Early-stage research submissions will be required to submit an extended abstract of 500 words to be published in the Book of Abstracts “Project Management Research Ideas.”
All conference proceedings are published under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, meaning that users are allowed to share an article (i.e., copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and adapt it (i.e., remix, transform, and build upon the material), on the condition that proper attribution is given and the material is only used for non-commercial purposes. For more information, visit Creative Commons.
Avoiding Artificial Intelligence Misuse
Authors should declare if generative artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tools were used in writing the paper. Authors must indicate which generative AI tools were used and for what specific purposes.
Example statement: "In this article, we used [specify AI tool, e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly, etc.] for the purpose of [briefly state the purpose, e.g., language editing, grammar correction, idea structuring, etc.]."
Presentation Template
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Presentation-Template-IPMA-RC2025
At the end of the conference, the Best conference papers will be announced. The author(s) of the selected Best papers will be recommended to submit an extended/modified version of the paper for publishing in WoS journals.
To receive more info, contact us directly via RC2025@ipma.world.
