A Multi-Project Management Approach for Distributed Projects Management

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franck Marie ◽  
Jean-Claude Bocquet
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
The People

Abstract As planning is the action undertaken before execution, it has a great importance as every investment. We identify some problematics in the planning process, and give some lightings about how to make it more efficient and reliable. We propose some methods for managing project at each detail level. We propose the extension of project manager’s concepts to all the people who are accountable for some objective or deliverable. So, there are in a single project a lot of people managing the part they are responsible for as an entire project. We propose a standard methodological kit for them, and we describe the consequences on skills and responsibilities of the project actors, and on the decisions they have to take and efforts they have to undertake to reach their objectives.

Organizational Change Contributions to E-Government Project Transitions

2012 ◽  
pp. 1028-1049
Author(s):  
Marilu Goodyear
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Cost Overruns ◽  
The People ◽  
Government Project ◽  
Technology Transitions ◽  
Process Views

Leaders recognize that successful transitions to e-government projects are important factors in organizational effectiveness. And yet for many public organizations, such initiatives have produced cost overruns and schedule delays, and some have ended in failure. Practitioners and researchers alike have recognized that technology transitions are not just about the technology and have placed increased emphasis on planning and organizational factors as keys to success. Utilizing contributions from the disciplines of business administration, public administration, psychology, and communication studies, this chapter explores the planning, process, and people aspects of technology transitions in an integrated way. Organizational change theories are directly related to traditional concepts of project management; process views of organizational change are related to planning views of project management. A framework focused on the people aspect of technology transitions provides insights for researchers and practitioners on addressing resistance to change through the use of specific communication protocols. In addition, the framework addresses the development of successful follower profiles within technology transitions. Additional research is sought to validate this framework.

1999 International Student Paper Award Winner: Evaluation and Application of a Project Charter Template to Improve the Project Planning Process

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane S. Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
System Development ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Information System Development

Innovation and project management formation are best accomplished in the early stage of a project. The project charter is important to the success of a project, transforming agreements and facts into a documented project management approach. This output begins to organize and document a project's need and expected outcomes at the beginning of the project management process and provides a foundation on which to base project decisions. This paper evaluates the completeness and effectiveness of a project charter template as a project management tool. In addition, a project charter is developed for an information system development project initiated by a hospital-based clinical laboratory, addressing the problem of a complete lack of a repeatable project management process within an entity whose adaptation of formal project management methods is immature. A section-by-section assessment of the justification for inclusion in the Tryon and Associates Project Charter (Tryon and Associates, 1998) adopted by St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma USA, based upon a review of project management literature, is accomplished. In addition, a working project charter for use in the planning phase of one of Regional Medical Laboratory's (RML) current information system development projects—RML Turnaround Time System—is constructed and evaluated. This study of project charter components, combined with the development of a formal planning document for an authentic project in progress, provides an opportunity to introduce, validate, and integrate the concept of a formalized project initiation process.

Organizational Change Contributions to E-Government Project Transitions

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Marilu Goodyear
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Cost Overruns ◽  
The People ◽  
Government Project ◽  
Technology Transitions ◽  
Process Views

Leaders recognize that successful transitions to e-government projects are important factors in organizational effectiveness. And yet for many public organizations, such initiatives have produced cost overruns and schedule delays, and some have ended in failure. Practitioners and researchers alike have recognized that technology transitions are not just about the technology and have placed increased emphasis on planning and organizational factors as keys to success. Utilizing contributions from the disciplines of business administration, public administration, psychology, and communication studies, this chapter explores the planning, process, and people aspects of technology transitions in an integrated way. Organizational change theories are directly related to traditional concepts of project management; process views of organizational change are related to planning views of project management. A framework focused on the people aspect of technology transitions provides insights for researchers and practitioners on addressing resistance to change through the use of specific communication protocols. In addition, the framework addresses the development of successful follower profiles within technology transitions. Additional research is sought to validate this framework.

Ranking and Sensitivity Analysis of Key Factors for Successful Project Management Performance: An Application of AHP for Oil and Gas Sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farhaj Ishtiaq ◽  
Mirza Jahanzaib
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Management Performance ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Oil And Gas Sector

<p>Complexities faced by oil and gas projects due to uncertainty and risk, demand the implementation of project management techniques for their successful completion. Therefore, this is made by using analytical hierarchy process, to identify and prioritize the key factors for successful project management performance of oil and gas projects. These factors are categorized into three groups which include attributes of project staff, project planning process and assessment of project quality. Using expert choice, a hierarchy is developed followed by pairwise comparison based upon data collection from industrial experts of oil and gas sector. Results of analytical hierarchy process (AHP) concluded that, project completion within estimated time and budget, clarity of objectives and involvement of top management are most crucial elements for improvement in project management performance of oil and gas projects. Whereas sensitivity analysis being carried out according to three different scenarios highlighted factors according to their relative importance.</p>

scholarly journals Analyzing Project Management Methods in Organizing Sports Events

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824402097094
Author(s):  
Martin Schnitzer ◽  
Kathrin Kronberger ◽  
Filippo Bazzanella ◽  
Sebastian Wenger
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Quantitative Survey ◽  
Progress Control ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Research Questions

The purpose of this study was to investigate the use and importance of project management (PM) methods in organizing sports events (SEs). Furthermore, the study analyzed differences in usage and importance of PM methods in relation to the type of SE. Finally, reasons for and obstacles to the implementation of PM methods in organizing SEs were identified. To assess the research questions, a quantitative survey ( n = 78) and a focus group discussion ( n = 5) were carried out. The results showed that PM methods were employed for SEs with higher usage and importance rates in large compared with small SEs. Requirements by event stakeholders, knowledge transfer, confidence building, progress control, and justification as well as opportunities to save money by introducing an improved planning process were identified as the main reasons for using PM in the organization of SEs. This study is the first work to provide an overview of the usage of specific PM methods in organizing SEs.

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 An Integrated Management Approach in a Higher Education Technology Support Unit

2013 ◽  
pp. 206-228
Author(s):  
Lesley G. Boyd ◽  
Jill W. Fresen
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Support Unit ◽  
Instructional Design Process

This case study is located in the Department for Education Innovation (EI), a teaching and learning support unit at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. The initial problem was the need to apply project management and quality management principles to the services offered by the department to faculty members. The authors describe the implementation of a formal, online, process-based Quality Management System (QMS) designed to self evaluate, document, and improve the Instructional Design (ID) process that guides the development of educational technology solutions in EI. The project was completed in 2005 and was included in a CEN (European Committee for Standardization) Good Practice Guide for outstanding implementations of quality approaches in e-learning. The QMS provides a mechanism to support a consistent project management approach, and the case illustrates successful integration between three cycles: Project Management (PM), Quality Management (QM), and the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation) instructional design process.

scholarly journals THE STANDARDS FOR ENSURING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN KOSOVO ACCORDING TO EUROPEAN STANDARDS OF THE HIGH EDUCATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 59-64
Author(s):  
Sc. Safet Krasniqi
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Capacity Enhancement ◽  
The People ◽  
Level Of Consciousness ◽  
Weak Points ◽  
European Standards ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Quality In Education

Ensuring the existing capacities as a basic condition for a quality education, in education is connected in the beginning with a level of consciousness that captures in itself the need of educational planning building. These mechanisms despite that they are legal it has also to do with building up the capacities through twinning projects, funded by EU. The planning process has started by the SWOT program. The analyses showed weak points for ensuring the quality in education and they are separation of responsibilities between institutions. What is indispensable in Kosovo, it is building mechanisms to ensure quality assessment. The methods used in this paper are more research of materials and less comparative as far as the course and previous actions in Kosovo education. It is approved and entered into effect the law for education and capacity enhancement in Kosovo that aims supplying the people of all ages with professional knowledge. During the theses paper we are going to elaborate wider many theoretical and practical issues which deal with intentions, strategies and European standards which coordinate possibilities of accomplishment of objectives and ranking Kosovo education within education of European countries.

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