Traditional project management vs project management in the music industry : Research to identify whether project management within the music industry is similar than in other industries.

Abstract

This research paper is addressing the topic of project management within the music industry. The background of this thesis is based on the author’s personal interest in project management and the music business. The objective of this paper is to find out whether project management in the music business is any different than the traditional project management applied in today’s businesses. A few research questions arise from this interest and are treated throughout this essay: Is a project elaborated within the music industry different than any other project? Is taking a normal project management set-up into the music industry working? A qualitative approach through three semi-structured interviews has been used to address these questions and collect the data needed for the completion of this thesis.