Performance measurement in project management

This special collection of papers on performance measurement reports a diverse and broad spectrum of research that challenges conventional views on the ‘age-old’ problem of reconciling tensions between ‘project success’ and ‘project management performance’. A project is often seen as an agent transforming something from a problem to a solution (Locatelli et al., 2023), but the problem of understanding performance remains. Problematisation typically begins with a process to integrate disintegrated areas, value different perspectives that may seem puzzling; present concepts that may seem at odds; introduce coping strategies and increase awareness of biases.