Project Management Publications by Shawn D. Belling

Belling, Shawn D. “Losing Your Religion” was published in the proceedings of the PMI Asia-Pacific Global Congress held in Sydney, Australia, March 2008. This paper discusses aspects of the evolution and career change from project manager to line of business or functional manager, contributing to the field of project management.

Belling, Shawn D. “Who are They? Employee Perceptions of Organizational Decision-Making” includes a presentation and paper published in the Proceedings of the PMI North America Global Congress held in Orlando, FL, USA, November 2009. This work explores employee perceptions of power and decision-making within organizations, highlighting implications for project and functional managers.

Belling, Shawn D. “When Agendas Override Objectives” was published in the proceedings of the PMI Asia-Pacific Global Congress held in Melbourne, Australia, February 2010. The paper and case study describe a project situation where a sponsor’s hidden agendas interfered with the project's objectives, a crucial insight for those in project management.

Belling, Shawn D. contributed Chapter 9, “Who are They? Employee Perceptions of Organisational Decision-Making,” in The Project as a Social System – Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Project Management, edited by Henry Linger and Jill Owen, published by Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, in 2012.

Belling, Shawn D. also authored “Agile and SaaS – Lessons for Value Realization,” published in the proceedings of the PMI North America Global Congress held in Phoenix, Arizona, October 2014. This paper and case studies describe approaches for maximizing business value through Software as a Subscription and Agile project management techniques.

Belling, Shawn D. presented “Ruthless Prioritization in Project Environments – Four Traps to Avoid” in the proceedings of the PMI North America Global Conference held in Los Angeles, California, October 2018. The case studies describe approaches for prioritizing projects while examining four common scenarios to avoid, which is essential knowledge for project management professionals.

Belling, Shawn D. published “Succeeding with Agile Hybrids – Project Delivery Using Hybrid Methodologies,” a book by Springer Science, New York, in November 2020, focusing on methods for combining agile and traditional project management approaches.

Belling, Shawn D. released “Remotely Possible – Strategic Lessons and Tactical Best Practices for Remote Work,” a book published by Springer Science, New York, in July 2021, which covers best practices for remote work, hybrid work, and managing distributed teams.

Belling, Shawn D. completed a dissertation titled “The Effects of Providing Technology Assistance to Low-income Student Populations at Community Colleges on Academic Performance, Persistence, and Program Completion” in February 2022, fulfilling the requirements for a doctoral program at the University of the Cumberlands.

Belling, Shawn D. authored “Agility in New Product Development,” a research paper published in the proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Management 2024 global conference held in Virginia Beach, VA, in October 2024.

Belling, Shawn D. also wrote “Effects of Tuition Reimbursement on Employee Retention,” a research paper published in the proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Management 2024 global conference held in Boise, ID, in September 2025.

Belling, Shawn D. contributed a chapter titled “Evaluating Project Management Approaches: A Case Study” in Case Studies on Project Management, edited by Alejandro Romero-Torres, Shankar Sankaran, and Joseph Griffin, published by Edward Elgar Publishing in 2025.

Currently in progress is a book on Scaled Hybrid Agile Practices for technical project and program delivery, which is set to be published by Springer Science, New York.