Roland Gareis

Roland Gareis (born March 15, 1948 in Vienna ) is an Austrian economist and founder of the “management by projects” approach. Until the end of September 2013 he was Professor of Project Management at the Vienna University of Economics and Business .

Private

Roland Gareis was born on March 15, 1948 in Vienna as the son of the married couple Gunter and Erika Gareis. In his youth he was an active player at SK Rapid Vienna . He has been with Haldis Gareis, b. Ehrenfried (* 1950) married. There were two children from this marriage: Luisa Gareis (* 1982) and Lorenz Gareis (* 1985).

Research approach

The research approach is based on three scientific paradigms :

• the epistemological paradigm: radical constructivism ,
• the organizational paradigm: sociological systems theory and
• the research methodological paradigm: qualitative social research .

Management approaches

He developed the following management approaches to project management

• ROLAND GAREIS Project and Program Management®
• ROLAND GAREIS Management of the project-oriented company®
• ROLAND GAREIS Management of the project-oriented society®
• Maturity model: project-oriented company mature
• Maturity model: project-oriented society mature

Important stations in life

• Studied at the University of World Trade in Vienna
• 1969: Diploma thesis at the University of World Trade in Vienna, Institute for Tourism Research with the title "Thoughts on the professional advancement structure in the hospitality industry"
• 1970: Graduation as Dkfm.
• 1972: Doctorate to Dr. rer. comm. at the University of World Trade in Vienna, Institute for Tourism Research with the title "Organization as a service area of ​​the hotel business"
• 1979: Habilitation at the Technical University of Vienna , Institute for Construction Management and Construction with the title "Investment Planning of the Construction Company"
• 1979–1981: Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia
• 1982: Visiting professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
• 1982: Foundation of ROLAND GAREIS CONSULTING, whose managing partner he is still today
• 1986–2002: Chairman of the board of the project management association Projekt Management Austria
• 1987: Visiting Professor at Georgia State University in Atlanta
• 1990: Research director of IPMA and organizer of the IPMA world congress on the subject of “Management by Projects”
• 1991: Visiting professor at the University of Quebec in Montreal
• Since 1994: University professor for project management at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (PROJEKTMANAGEMENT GROUP)
• Head of the former university course "International Project Management"
• Head of the university course "Project and Process Management" and MBA program "Project & Process Management"

Publications

• R. Gareis: Happy Projects! 3. Edition. Manz Verlag, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-214-08438-0 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Roland Gareis in the catalog of the German National Library
• Project Management Group
• German Society for Project Management V.
• Project Management Institute
• Roland Gareis Consulting GmbH