Using project management concepts and microsoft project software as a tool to develop and manage both on-line and on-campus courses and student team projects

2001 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 427
Author(s):  
Debra Burton Farrior ◽  
Daniel E. Hallock
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Team Projects ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
On Line ◽  
Student Team

scholarly journals The endurance test: A virtual project team's lived experience in an online project management course

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Michael Lohle ◽  
Steven Terrell
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Specific Situation ◽  
Model Design ◽  
Endurance Test ◽  
Team Projects ◽  
Student Teams ◽  
Student Team

This case study examines longitudinal data stored in the learning management system (LMS) of an online MBA program’s project management course to understand and describe the lived experience of a virtual student team that exhibited difficulty delivering a term project. Testing the constructs of a theoretical model previously proposed in literature, the findings consider whether the model design can be applied in a specific situation and suggests additional case studies are warranted for further understanding. The findings also confirmed two concerns. First, unless students actively contact their instructor to escalate feedback about progress, it is difficult to assess a given student’s contribution to virtual team projects. Second, the instructor actively solicited feedback and facilitated closure to compensate for a lack of student accountability, prompting concern about whether requiring an online instructor’s constant oversight and engagement is an optimal strategy for effective project delivery on virtual student teams.

IMPLEMENTATION OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF PROJECT AND PROCESS APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT

2021 ◽  
pp. 117-127
Author(s):  
E.I. KOSTYUKOVA ◽  
◽  
A.N. BOBRYSHEV ◽  
A.V. FROLOV ◽  
N.P. AGAFONOVA
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Practical Interest ◽  
Project Approach ◽  
Economic Entity ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Project Approach

The study of various management concepts at the present stage of economic development contributes to improving the efficiency of activities in various areas through intensive development. As a result, in each economic entity, the issue of applying not only advanced production technologies but also management approaches becomes relevant. At the moment, a significant number of management concepts have been developed and actively used. Still, project management can be considered the universal one, as it helps implement the set goals in conditions of resource constraints. The degree of effectiveness of the project approach to management is largely determined by the ability of an economic entity’s accounting and analytical system to form the necessary information base. Scientific and practical interest is a study aimed at creating elements of the information field for making effective management decisions in the context of the project approach to management, which is the purpose of the work. The result should be considered a set of distinctive features of project management in setting and maintaining management accounting in an economic entity.

scholarly journals Housing project management: concepts of sustainable construction

2005 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-86
Author(s):  
Leila Chagas Florim ◽  
Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Housing Project ◽  
Management Concepts

scholarly journals Project management in educational systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-17
Author(s):  
E. Baratashvili ◽  
N. Chubinidze
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Activity Management ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

The article discusses the problems of the modern textbooks and teaching aids on pedagogy, where the solution of management problems is the content of the chapter, which is often called “Management of educational systems”. Then authors define, that in scientific papers devoted to the problems of pedagogical management, the view of his specific object and subject is substantiated. So, it is considered that pedagogical management as a science of management of educational systems and processes is a branch of pedagogy, the subject of which is the organization of management in the field of education and in educational institutions. The structure of pedagogical management includes the following levels: a. management of the teaching staff; b. teacher activity management; c. student activity management. The authors believe that in pedagogical management there are two levels of management: the head of the educational institution and the teacher. The activity of the head is aimed at creating conditions for the effective functioning and development of the entire educational system of the institution; the task of the teacher-manager is the organization of educational work with the aim of developing cognitive activity and the formation of the student's personality. According to the authors, project management is among the “young” and most demanded areas of scientific knowledge and practice.  Development of it over the past 50–60 years has gone from its understanding as a technological scheme for organizing work on the implementation of individual projects to the idea of project management as a methodology for system changes, which carried out in organizations, firms, corporations, territorial entities, across the country and interstate associations. The article also reviewed the most diverse areas of scientific knowledge. It is the project culture. We think that it is institutionally manifested in project activities, although it does not boil down to it. All of the above gives grounds for identifying historical and cultural sources of project management as a person’s ability, an independent type of professional activity and, finally, a cultural phenomenon. The authors think that in modern management concepts, there are two types of management - process (management of recurring activities in fundamentally unchanged external conditions) and project management (change management of the managed system). The latter is precisely the subject of research in the field of scientific knowledge and practice, called “project management” and the subject of one of the branches of management science - project management. In conclusion, the authors define the methodological foundations of project management in pedagogical management are system-activity, process, and resource approaches, which, being internally consistent, set the fundamental methodological orientation of research in the considered field of scientific pedagogical knowledge.

Project management in higher education: a grounded theory case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 338-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth Porter
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Portfolio Management ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology

Purpose This paper analyzes project and portfolio management within a major research library, while it was undergoing a complete physical renovation and reinvention of programs and services. This is a complex, almost 100-million-dollar undertaking that implemented a project management (PM) methodology known as portfolio management. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the implementation and management of this process and provide a brief overview on project and portfolio management as a discipline. Additionally, it provides strengths and weaknesses as well as recommendations when implementing PM. Design/methodology/approach The analysis uses a qualitative research methodology case study with a theoretical foundation of inductive grounded theory. The case study is based primarily on seven interviews of project managers who are involved with the project. It also uses document analysis to assist in triangulating the findings and provide a contextual overview of a complex process. A number of themes emerged into overall categories and findings. Findings The key takeaways were the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the process. The strengths were improved communication and transparency, improved organization and documentation and formal decision-making process and resource allocation. The weaknesses were the hammer and the nail problem, the tools and paperwork, rigidity and the lack of agility within the process. This study also describes the process in detail and gives recommendations for improving the methods implemented in similar circumstances. Originality/value This paper analyzes strategic management concepts from an empirical grounded theory approach and real-world perspective with key recommendations.

scholarly journals Impact of an Integrated Approach in Disaster Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-36
Author(s):  
Oguguo C. Njoku ◽  
Bright C. Amajuoyi ◽  
Dilshad Sarwar ◽  
Joachim Kodjo Arthur ◽  
Amin Hosseinian-Far
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Warning Signs ◽  
Team Collaboration ◽  
Emergency Relief ◽  
Management Concepts

In recent times, there have been several natural disasters, negatively affecting communities ranging from loss of lives, businesses, homes and economic disruption. Such serious effects on a community can be traced to poor disaster management arrangements. Several project management concepts as well as technologies have been researched and proven to improve disaster management. This article reviews existing literatures to make evident the concepts of project management such as project planning, execution, team collaboration and governance as well as technologies with a focus on the Internet of Things (IoT) through provision of early warning signs for mitigation and preparedness, big data analytics (BDA) for information gathering and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for emergency relief scenarios in disaster management. Findings of this article reveals the great impact and benefit of an integrated approach for effective disaster management. Hence, this paper recommends an integrated approach to disaster management from a project management and Internet of Things perspective.

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