Publications

  1. McGrath, SK 1986, ‘The public image of the engineering profession’, in Engineering Conference 1986: Engineers as Managers: Proceedings of the Engineering Conference 1986: Engineers as Managers Institution of Engineers Australia, Adelaide, Australia, pp. 7-11.
  2. McGrath, SK 2003, ‘Changing culture in a government department’, in 3rd World Project Management Week Conference 2003: Proceedings of the 3rd World Project Management Week Conference 2003 Australian Institute of Project Management, Gold Coast, Australia.
  3. McGrath, SK 2005, ‘OnQ – a journey through project, program and portfolio methodology’, in 2nd Annual Project Management Australia Conference (PMOz 2005): Projects: Making it Happen: Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Project Management Australia Conference (PMOz 2005): Projects: Making it Happen Project Management Australia, Brisbane, Australia.
  4. McGrath, SK 2006, ‘Maximising ROI through project governance clarity within a strategic management context’, in Complex Project Management Conference, Brisbane, <http://eprints.usq.edu.au/24346/>.
  5. McGrath, SK 2006, ‘Lifecycle project management’, in Project Management Strategies for Team Leaders and Managers in the Public Sector 2006: Proceedings of the Project Management Strategies for Team Leaders and Managers in the Public Sector 2006 M2 Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  6. McGrath, SK 2007, ‘Integrating project, program, portfolio, asset and corporate management’, in 4th Annual Project Management Australia Conference (PMOz 2007): Creating Success: Proceedings of the 4th Annual Project Management Australia Conference (PMOz 2007): Creating Success Project Management Australia, Gold Coast, Australia, pp. 1-14.
  7. McGrath, SK 2007, ‘Using strategic asset management as an infrastructure strategy tool’, in Public Infrastructure and Asset Management Conference (IIR 2007): Proceedings of the Public Infrastructure and Asset Management Conference (IIR 2007) IIR, Sydney, Australia.
  8. McGrath, SK & Whitty, SJ 2013, ‘Do steering committees and boards constitute good project governance?’, in 10th Annual Project Management Australia Conference (PMOz 2013), Melbourne, Australia, viewed 16 October 2017, <http://eprints.usq.edu.au/23648/>.
  9. McGrath, SK & Whitty, SJ 2015, ‘Redefining governance: From confusion to certainty and clarity’, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 755-87.
  10. McGrath, SK & Whitty, SJ 2017, ‘Stakeholder defined’, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 721-48.
  11. McGrath, SK & Whitty, SJ 2018, ‘Accountability and responsibility defined’, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 687-707.
  12. McGrath, SK & Whitty, SJ 2019, ‘What is a program: An examination of terminology in practitioner reference documents’, Journal of Modern Project Management, vol. 6(3), no. 18, pp. 6-27.
  13. McGrath, SK & Whitty, SJ 2019, ‘Do steering committees really steer?’, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 785-807.
  14. McGrath, SK & Whitty, SJ 2019, ‘Governance terminology confusion in management and project management reference documents’, Journal of Modern Project Management, vol. 7(2), no. 20, pp. 146-71.
  15. McGrath, SK & Whitty, SJ 2019, ‘A typology of meanings: Practitioners views of ‘program’’, Journal of Modern Project Management, vol. 7(2), no. 20, pp. 228-45.
  16. McGrath, S & Whitty, J 2019, ‘Governance terminology confusion in management and project management reference documents’.
  17. McGrath, SK 2019, ‘What is project governance? Disclosing the source of confusion and revealing the essence of governance’, PhD Thesis, University of Southern Queensland, Springfield.
  18. McGrath, SK & Whitty, SJ 2020, ‘The suitability of PRINCE2 for engineering infrastructure’, The Journal of Modern Project management, vol. 7(4), no. 22, pp. 312-47.
  19. McGrath, SK & Whitty, SJ 2020, ‘The suitability of MSP for engineering infrastructure’, The Journal of Modern Project management, vol. 7(4), no. 22, pp. 348-68.
  20. McGrath, SK & Whitty, SJ 2020, ‘What do project management practitioners think governance is? A study on perceptions in Queensland, Australia’, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 961-80.
  21. McGrath, SK & Whitty, SJ 2020, ‘Practitioner views on project management methodology (PMM) effectiveness’, Journal of Modern Project Management, vol. 8 (1), no. 23, pp. 188-215.
  22. McGrath, SK 2021, Speaking management : How to spot language traps and resolve contested management terms, Springer Nature, Singapore.