Project management literature treats projects as fundamentally similar. However, empirical studies show that projects are systematically managed differently. Thus, theories on how to manage different types of projects should be developed. This paper focuses on internal renewal projects that are seen as temporary organizations with assignments from a mother organization. This leads to an extended concept of project success. The propositions put forward to identify project success constitute a theory for renewal projects.
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