Technical-centered issues have gained far more importance in green building construction, however, the role of less technical related issues still have been left untouched or less paid attention. The project management processes and practices can contribute here and this research provides frontiers and boundaries of scope to bridge the technical and engineering areas in green building construction to project management practices and processes. Therefore, the project management researchers will have a broad view of the green building research areas. The study draws attention to investigate a position of project management, which is less associated with engineering and technology in construction, and to represent a framework based upon the case of successfully accomplished buildings. The current contribution and scope of green building, energy and project management are clarified. A semantic clustering analysis of the boundaries is implemented. 51 articles with the high impact factor (above 2.7) are selected and empirically reviewed. A literature synthesis approach is presented. Therefore, the findings are classified, and the assessment of evidence around the topics of energy scenario, green building and retrofitting, and cases of three awarded green buildings in Malaysia are facilitated. Derived from the structuralized empirical review, four core factors of retrofitting are identified: a) Energy efficiency improvement; b) Technological change; c) Organizational/managerial challenges, and d) Behavioural change. The contemplations of findings are suggested to be considered as crucial factors for every retrofitting building can be compared and discussed with respect to each of these categorized factors for enthusiast project management scholars. Green building and retrofitting of the existing green buildings have been a centre of attention for a decade. However, it appears that there is no current study which has been conducted to critically review and empirically study of previous research endeavours in order to define the frontiers and boundaries of the scope of this scientific sphere.

Although success is a word that encapsulates a general and wide idea and it is challenging to provide a definite and a consensus definition from all individuals concerned, for many years, there has been a growing interest in identification of the success factors and the relationship with project success. In this research, the main objective investigates the relationship between top management, project mission, personnel, communication and Schedule/Plan and project success in construction industry in Malaysia. A survey was conducted among Managers and Employees of construction companies registered with Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) of Malaysia and the correlation and regression analysis was carried out in order to test the hypotheses of the study. Key areas are now offered that practitioners and academics should further explore to contribute to the knowledge body on project success and to explore in more details which factors affect project success in construction industry in Malaysia.

Technological developments and industrial adaptations are leading to a fundamental change in how industries and strategy function in the world today. Disruptive technologies are forcing us to reconsider the way we make decisions, and the models that were previously in place for delivering products and services. Blockchain in particular has demonstrated its ability to completely upend industry as we know it. Its main strengths lie in the fact that it is decentralized, unchangeable, anonymous and auditable. In this paper, we present a comparative study on the Big Four accounting firms’ approach to Blockchain development and adoption. We first give an overview of the blockchain technology and key characteristics of the blockchain and its applications. Furthermore, we discuss some existing approaches for blockchain development and application in the Big Four accounting firms and highlight the opportunities and future prospects of blockchain technology that can be utilized by the four professional services conglomerates.

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This research puts the spotlight on the implementation of project management standards, project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) 10 knowledge areas, in Iranian construction project-based organizations considering the significant role of the project management offices (PMOs) and to the extent to which that leads to project success. The objectives of this research are; to examine the influence of project management standards on project success, and to investigate the impact of PMO as a mediator between project management standards and project success in construction project-based organizations in Iran. Having the knowledge and research gap unfolded, a conceptual framework proposed to bridge the gap and three hypotheses were developed based on the study objectives. A survey, targeting Iranian project managers and construction practitioners working in grade 1 construction companies, was conducted and multivariate analysis techniques were adopted to analyze the data. After the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, the SEM analysis was used to test the hypothesized relationships. In general, the developed conceptual framework was confirmed, and the analysis enhanced the understanding of the current status of project management standard implementation and construction industry practitioners' perception of the factors contributing to project success.