01809nam a2200193   4500999001900000008004100019100003000060245006900090260003100159300002800190520114500218650003101363650003301394700002401427773003101451906001801482942001201500952010301512  c513464d513464200221b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMidler, Christophe916354  aAmbidextrous program management: The case of autonomous mobility  bProject Management Journal  a50(5), 2019: p.571-586.  aThis article analyzes the management of project portfolios that encompass both exploratory and implementation projects under the denomination of ambidextrous program management. We build on the project/program and ambidexterity literature to characterize such programs. Based on an in-depth three-year study, we apply this analytical framework to an emblematic case: the Autonomous Mobility (AM) initiative of a major automotive firm. We characterize the coordination challenges of such ambidextrous program management, and propose a coordination concept to deal with them, which we term the program hub.

Our contribution to the project management field is to extend the scope of analysis to a new type of program that simultaneously coordinates both exploratory and implementation projects. We also advance the ambidexterity field by demonstrating how ambidextrous program management can orchestrate different types of ambidextrous organizational patterns within the firm. For practitioners, we illustrate the multibillion-dollar innovation initiative focused on autonomous mobility that is ongoing within the auto industry. - Reproduced.  aProject management 916355  aProgramme management 916356  aManiak, Remi916357  aProject Management Journal  aAuto industry  2ddccAR  00102ddc40709387502aIIPAbIIPAd2020-02-21h50(5), 2019: p.571-586.pAR122641r2020-02-21yAR