TY - THES ID - 146384766 TI - Expansion of a project management environment in an innovation driven company. AU - Schöpges, Florence AU - Pauwels, Piet AU - Fredebeul-Krein, Markus PY - 2018 PB - Liège Université de Liège (ULiège) DB - UniCat KW - Innovation KW - Project management KW - stage-gate system KW - strategy KW - PMI KW - Communication management KW - cost management KW - Maturity assessment KW - Sciences économiques & de gestion > Stratégie & innovation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:146384766 AB - NMC, a family-owned company, producing polymer foams decided to concentrate its efforts on innovation. Innovation is the most important driver for competitive success and competitive advantage, but is also linked with a high amount of risk and uncertainty. This master thesis analysis current project management practices in place at NMC and suggests improvements compatible with the newly introduced stage-gate process stimulating new product developments. ER -