Magali
Simard
Associate Professor
Department of Management
FSA ULaval
Pavillon Palasis-Prince
Local 0519
Fields of Interest and Research
- Management and trade, n.e.c.
- Management information systems
- Management theory
Teaching Areas
- Project Management
- Agile Projects
- International Project Management
- Project, program and portfolio governance
Education
- Doctorate in business administration, Management (Ph. D.), École des sciences de la gestion (ESG-UQAM)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA), École des sciences de la gestion (ESG-UQAM)
- Bachelor in Computer Science (B. Sc.), Université de Montréal
Publications
Articles
- Reumont, M., Simard, M., & Lapalme, J. (2025). The unanticipated performativity of an observation grid through the evolution of its forms of agency. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 20(2), 132-154. DOI : 10.1108/QROM-02-2024-2687
- Simard, M., & Aubry, M. (2025). The project management office’s active participation in a digital transformation: a trajectory full of twists and turns. Project Management Journal, 56(1), 124-140. DOI : 10.1177/87569728241242029
- Simard, M., Aubry, M., & Laberge, D. (2018). The Utopia of Order versus Chaos: A Conceptual Framework on Governance, Organizational Design and Governmentality in Projects. International Journal of Project Management, 36(3), 460-473. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijproman.2018.01.003
- Simard, M., & Laberge, D. (2018). Development of a crisis in a project: a process perspective. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 11(3), 806-826. DOI : 10.1108/IJMPB-08-2017-0093
- Simard, M., & Laberge, D. (2015). From a methodology exercice to the discovery of a crisis: Serendipity in field research. Project Management Journal, 46(2), 46-58. DOI : 10.1002/pmj.21482
- Simard, M., & Laberge, D. (2014). Governance challenges in temporary organizations: A case of evolution and representations. International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management, 2(4), 39-58.
Chapters in Collective Works
- Aubry, M., & Simard, M. (2023). Chapter 11: The project management office: governing at the interface of temporary and permanent. In Müller, R., Sankaran, S. et Drouin, N. (Ed). Research Handbook for the Governance of Projects (pp. 124-137). Edward Elgar Publishing. doi : 10.4337/9781802208078.00018.
- Dupuis, J.-P., & Simard, M. (2013). L'apprentissage de Sophie au pays de USA The Big One.. Live in Montréal!. In Dupuis, J.-P. (Ed). Coopérer dans les entreprises multiculturelles : Le cas d'entreprises montréalaises (pp. 139-146). Éditions JFD.
Communications in a Conference with Proceedings
- Simard, M., & Lapalme, J. (2019). Self-Organizing is not Self-Managing: A Case Study about Governance Challenges in an Agile IT Unit and its Scrum Projects. Proceedings of the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences - HICSS 2019, Hawaii, United States of America.
- Simard, M., & Laberge, D. (2016). Absurd decisions in and around projects: A case study. Proceedings of the 21th IAMB conference.
- Simard, M., & Laberge, D. (2015). Project-based Organizing: The Unexpected Trajectory of the Project to the Crisis. 48th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - HICSS, Hawaii, United States of America.
- Simard, M., & Laberge, D. (2014). Governance Representations in Temporary Organization: A Case of Governance Sensemaking. Procedia Technology, Netherlands (The).
Communications in a Conference Without Proceedings
- Simard, M. (2025). Une gouvernance collaborative et inclusive dès l’initiation de projets publics: mythe ou réalité?. 92e Congrès de l'Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS 2025), Montréal, Canada.
- Tiomo, I.-A., & Simard, M. (2024). How do governance practices influence value creation strategic change portfolios?. Congrès de l’Association des sciences administratives du Canada (ASAC 2024), Montréal, Canada.
- Tiomo, I.-A., & Simard, M. (2024). Comment les pratiques de gouvernance influencent la création de valeur des portefeuilles de changement stratégique?. 91e Congrès de l'Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS 2024), Ottawa, Canada.
- Simard, M. (2023). The governance challenges of strategic digital transformation projects. EURAM 2023, Dublin, Ireland.
- Simard, M. (2022). Les enjeux de la résilience et de sa gestion en projet. 89e Congrès de l'Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS 2022), Canada.
- Simard, M., & Lapalme, J. (2020). The Governance Challenges in agile projects. EURAM 2020. 4 au 6 décembre, pp. 1-35, Dublin, Ireland.
- Simard, M. (2020). L'auto-organisation et les enjeux de gouvernance des projets agile. Colloque GP-Québec, Québec, Canada.
- Simard, M. (2020). Bureaux de projets, transformation numérique et agilité. GP-Québec-Communauté de pratique, Québec, Canada.
- Simard, M. (2018). The parallel processes of governing/organizing in projects: The line managers' representations. International Research Network on Organizing by Projects (IRNOP), pp. 1-21, Boston, United States of America.
- Simard, M., Aubry, M., & Laberge, D. (2017). The Utopia of Order versus Chaos: A Conceptual Framework on Governance, Organizational Design and Governmentality in Projects. International Research Network on Organizing by Projects (IRNOP), pp. 1-30, Boston, United States of America.
- Simard, M., Aubry, M., & Laberge, D. (2016). Governance, organizational design and governmentality in projects: Exploring the formal-informal relationship. EURAM, pp. 1-42, Paris, France.
- Simard, M., & Laberge, D. (2014). From a methodology exercice to the discovery of a crisis: Serendipity in field research. EURAM, pp. 1-45, Valence, Spain.
Thesis and Dissertation
- Simard, M. (2015). « Trajectoire et gouvernance du projet: Analyse d'une crise. » Thèse de doctorat à trois articles, École des Sciences de la gestion - Université du Québec à Montréal [ Montréal, Canada].
Professional Reports/Technical Appraisals
- Simard, M. (2007). « Tendances et enjeux techniques. » Dans Beaudry, G. (dir.), Les enjeux de l'édition du livre dans le monde numérique, Montréal : ANEL (Association nationale des éditeurs de livres du Québec), p. 53-106 Québec, Canada.