Holistic project management - A new approach for managed services

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Frisanco ◽  
Norbert Anglberger
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Managed Services

scholarly journals BIM for Existing Construction: A Different Logic Scheme and an Alternative Semantic to Enhance the Interoperabilty

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1855
Author(s):  
Franco Guzzetti ◽  
Karen Lara Ngozi Anyabolu ◽  
Francesca Biolo ◽  
Lara D’Ambrosio
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Heritage Building ◽  
New Construction

In the construction field, the Building Information Modeling (BIM) methodology is becoming increasingly predominant and the standardization of its use is now an essential operation. This method has become widespread in recent years, thanks to the advantages provided in the framework of project management and interoperability. Hoping for its complete dissemination, it is unthinkable to use it only for new construction interventions. Many are experiencing what happens with the so-called Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM); that is, how BIM interfaces with Architectural Heritage or simply with historical buildings. This article aims to deal with the principles and working methodologies behind BIM/HBIM and modeling. The aim is to outline the themes on which to base a new approach to the instrument. In this way, it can be adapted to the needs and characteristics of each type of building. Going into the detail of standards, the text also contains a first study regarding the classification of moldable elements. This proposal is based on current regulations and it can provide flexible, expandable, and unambiguous language. Therefore, the content of the article focuses on a revision of the thinking underlying the process, also providing a more practical track on communication and interoperability.

scholarly journals Managing an Integrated Project - Experiences from the Realigning Agriculture to Improve Nutrition project

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 5035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Matturi ◽  
Chris Pain
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
International Development ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Donor Funding ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Common Goals ◽  
Integrated Project

Over the last number of decades there has been a tendency within the international development sector to privilege the management of projects in a siloed manner. This translates to projects managed in a narrow way according to pre-defined parameters of say the education or health sectors. As a project manager you are held accountable for delivering education or health outputs. A shift in donor funding to focus on development projects that are considered easy to administer partly explains this siloed approach to project management within the development sector. However, there is a gradual kick back against the siloed project management approach. Instead we are seeing a return to an integrated managerial approach.An integrated managerial approach involves bringing together various technical specialists to work on common objectives in a coordinated and collaborative manner. A growing number of development actors such as Concern Worldwide are embracing this ‘new approach’. For Concern Worldwide integrated projects are interventions which address multiple needs through coordination across a variety of sectors and with the participation of all relevant stakeholders to achieve common goals. Integrated projects are about sector projects working together with the same target group in the same area in a coordinated manner. This paper reflects on Concern’s experience and evidence to date with integration drawing on the agency’s work in Zambia. The Realigning Agriculture to Improve Nutrition project in Zambia highlights the practical challenges and lessons of managing an integrated project.   

scholarly journals Agile-Stage-Gate Approach: Exploratory Research on the Structure, Roles, and Responsibilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-90
Author(s):  
Ali Eljayar ◽  
Jeff S Busch
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Software Products ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Fixed Structure

One of the most prominent methodologies gaining recognition in recent years is the Agile-Stage-Gate approach. The relatively new hybrid model is a combination of the Stage-Gate and the Agile-Scrum models. Several companies already using the Stage-Gate process have recently adopted the Agile-Stage-Gate approach to improve product development and project management. However, each of these companies has added their adjustments and modifications to the new approach in order to accommodate their specialized needs and to achieve the goals that are unique to their company. Therefore, no fixed structure or standardized features have been explicitly assigned to this hybrid approach. Instead, each company has added on different features and manipulated the new approach to fit whatever needs arise from moment to moment. This ambiguity leads to the question of whether the structure, roles, and responsibilities of this new approach can be defined and if so, how these clear and consistent definitions can improve productivity, efficiency, communication and market response time. The purpose of this study is to explore the structure, roles, and responsibilities within this new approach and to identify patterns that emerge during the product development and project management processes. The research questions presented were administered and examined through a qualitative survey. Fifty-two complete responses were collected from experienced individuals who have varying degrees of experience with the Agile-Stage-Gate approach. These findings revealed many similarities and differences between the structure, roles, and responsibilities of this approach, which were also dependent on the product and project type being considered. The most apparent similarities between roles and responsibilities were found in the case of software products and new product development projects. The Agile-Stage-Gate approach has also had a significant and undeniable impact on team communication and performance and was shown to improve overall quality and productivity. Keywords: agile, stage-gate, customer, scrum, sprint, hybrid, ideation, combination products, backlog, retrospective

scholarly journals The New Approach to the Strategic Project Management in the Polish Public Administration

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Janka ◽  
Anna Kosieradzka
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Program Management ◽  
Original Model ◽  
Top Down ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Government Administration ◽  
Management Method ◽  
The Government ◽  
Strategic Project

Abstract The article deals with a way of standardizing project and program management methods in public administration, considering that they have been initiated by a number of administration units having a great autonomy, independently of the government strategy. To manage the government strategy, an original model of the unification process of managing projects and programs executed as part of the strategy and supported by a dedicated IT system has been specially developed and implemented. The essence of the presented approach is to replace the top-down forcing changes toward unifying the project management methodologies used by government administration units by stimulating interest in facilitation and benefits provided by the IT system and, as a result, also a willingness to join the system. Such voluntary joining the system is associated with voluntary adaptation of the previous locally applied management method to the methodology supported by the IT system.

Approaches of TRIZ Application in Malaysian Academic and Industry

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-49
Author(s):  
Zulhasni bin Abdul Rahim ◽  
Nooh bin Abu Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Complex Data ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Initiation Phase ◽  
Formal Support ◽  
Support Organization ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
Management Requirement ◽  
Expert Support

This paper explores the approaches between academic and industry in adopting TRIZ into their respective organization. The study used PRICE2 project management perspective as a baseline to analyze how TRIZ is adopted as project throughout starting-up phase, initiation phase, managing phase and closing phase. A survey is deployed to 153 practitioners from various organization and 45 valid responses were received through email. The results showed that the majority agree that formal planning, tangible measures, expert support, organization formal support, knowledge sharing is among of important elements in adopting TRIZ as project management requirement. The findings showed that common approach is important to synergies innovation improvement for academic and industry in adopting TRIZ method. The limitation of the study is the type of analysis used that leads to a recommendation to adopt new approach or complex data analysis. This may add more value in exploring the adoption of TRIZ in academic and industry, or additional scope of different type organization.

CAMES

2016 ◽  
pp. 531-544
Author(s):  
Peter Smith ◽  
Olaf Cames
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Public And Private Sector

The majority of IT Projects are not successful and fail for non-technical reasons, despite the fact that numerous project management methodologies exist in the marketplace and are now in common use in organisations. As the CHAOS report from Standish Group documents, this remains an important and current issue (Dominguez, 2009; The Standish Group International Inc., 2013). The fact is that for more than 20 years the majority of IT projects have failed; largely as a result of human factors and communication issues. This leads to enormous economic issues for organisations in the public and private sector. This chapter proposes a new approach to project management which addresses the human factor and issues of communication. The proposed approach is novel and applies principles drawn from philosophy and action research to produce an approach which has the potential to radically change the way in which projects are managed. The approach is discussed in terms of practice and the academic literature and is applied to two project simulations.

Project and logistic task in relation to logistic planning

2019 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. 69-79
Author(s):  
Wiesław Staniuk ◽  
Michał Staniuk ◽  
Norbert Chamier-Gliszczyński
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Economic Transformations ◽  
Market Requirements ◽  
Logistic Planning ◽  
Oriented Approach

The logistic project resulting from technological progress and social and economic transformations is no longer just a one-off event in the company's life. More and more often, it is a process that sanctions the company's development and investment activity. It can also be a continuous process, aiming at the company's adaptation to the changing environment and market requirements. A process-oriented approach to a logistics project requires a new methodology and a new approach to logistics design and planning. This article is a critical analysis of the literature on logistics projects and project management methods. The authors attempt to redefine the logistic project and describe its basic elements, such as logistic tasks, logistics resources, and other, important for supporting and managing a logistic project employing IT technologies.

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