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Governmental Project Implementation System

 

Let’s talk about public projects!

 

SERIES ARTICLE

By Stanisław Gasik

Warsaw, Poland


Introduction

In previous articles in the series “Let’s Talk About Public Projects,” we introduced various institutions, functions, and processes involved in project management within public administration, shaped by governments. These can be grouped into the following areas and territories:

  • Governance Territory (at the government level): Activities that establish and oversee public project implementation’s main rules and structures.
  • Delivery Territory: Processes of project implementation.
  • Support Area: Processes that assist project implementation, carried out by entities external to the contractors.
  • Development Area: Responsible for optimizing the entire system.

For public projects to be executed effectively and efficiently, all processes must form a well-functioning system, collectively referred to as the Governmental Project Implementation System (GPIS, Gasik, 2023a).

This article provides a general overview of GPIS.

Public Projects Context

State governance refers to the rules for making and enforcing decisions within a state (e.g., Pierre & Peters, 2020). A component of this is public sector governance, defined as “the system of rules, processes, and practices by which public institutions and organizations are managed and controlled” (CIoG, 2025). Within this framework, public project governance pertains to governance processes and structures for public projects (Gasik, 2023b).

The Governmental Project Implementation System is a tool for implementing public project governance.

Figure 1. Hierarchy of governance and GPIS

Public policy represents the intended course of action by public administration, usually established at the governmental level. Examples include policies aimed at improving education or fostering peaceful international cooperation. Public policies operate within a hierarchy, with the highest-level policies often referred to as strategies. Public policies are implemented through policy programs (e.g., Dunn, 2015; Bryson, 2018), consisting of projects and continuous ongoing processes (Gasik, 2023c; 2023d).

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Editor’s note: This article series is related to the management of public programs and projects, those organized, financed and managed by governments and public officials.  The author, Dr. Stanisław Gasik, is the author of the book “Projects, Government, and Public Policy”, recently published by CRC Press / Taylor and Francis Group.  That book and these articles are based on Dr. Gasik’s research into governmental project management around the world over the last decade.  Stanisław is well-known and respected by PMWJ editors; we welcome and support his efforts to share knowledge that can help governments worldwide achieve their most important initiatives.

How to cite this paper: Gasik, S. (2025). Governmental Project Implementation System. Let’s talk about public projects, series article, PM World Journal, Volume XIV, Issue II, February.  Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/pmwj149-Feb2025-Gasik-Governmental-Project-Implementation-System.pdf


About the Author


Stanisław Gasik, PhD, PMP

Warsaw, Poland

 

Dr. Stanisław Gasik, PMP is a project management expert. He graduated from the University of Warsaw, Poland, with M. Sc. in mathematics and Ph. D. in organization sciences (with a specialty in project management). Stanisław has over 30 years of experience in project management, consulting, teaching, and implementing PM organizational solutions. His professional and research interests include project knowledge management, portfolio management, and project management maturity. He is the author of the only holistic model of project knowledge management spanning from the individual to the global level.

Since 2013, his main professional focus has been on public projects. He was an expert in project management at the Governmental Accountability Office, an institution of the US Congress. He is the author of “Projects, Government, and Public Policy,” a book that systematizes knowledge about government activities in the area of project management.

He was a significant contributor to PMI’s PMBOK® Guide and PMI Standard for Program Management and contributed to other PMI standards. He has lectured at global PMI and IPMA congresses and other international conferences.

His web page is www.gpm3.eu.

To view other works by Dr. Gasik, please visit his author showcase in the PM World Library at https://pmworldlibrary.net/authors/stanislaw-gasik-phd-pmp/