Project Management Theory Meets Practice contains the proceedings from the 1st Danish Project Management Research Conference (DAPMARC 2015), held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 21st, 2015. The book presents a selection of state-of-the-art research, theory and models based on studies of project management practice. Topics include: Self-organizing agile management teams How Scrum influences the temporal environment Hidden goals and what you can do Frontloading your project Metaphors used to communicate in the project Maturity in project-portfolio management Value generation in projects Heroes as catalysts in projects Project Management Theory Meets Practice is published in cooperation with the Danish Project Management Association.