Managing Projects in the Creative 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.

Julie Bérubé is Full Professor of Administrative Sciences at the University of Quebec in Outaouais (UQO), Canada. Laureline Chiapello is Professor of Game Design at the NAD School (Digital Arts, Animation, and Design), University of Quebec in Chicoutimi (UQAC), Canada. Hélène Caron is a consultant in management and strategy in creative industries, having worked in this sector in Montreal, Quebec, for over 20 years.

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: Further Rethinking Project Management for the Creative Industries