This working paper aims to emphasize the current trends of the projects organization and transformations occurred in the project function. We will first focus on the main aspects of the project structure evolution, with a particular interest to the role of project manager. Then, the current trends of project organization are examined with the evolution of matrix organization, the development of concurrent engineering, the new cooperation tools and the new contractualization forms.
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