scholarly journals IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY MODEL TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF ACTIVITY OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 439-448
Author(s):  
Oleksandra Niema
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Government Project ◽  
The Government ◽  
High Level

In the conditions of growing demands of society to the government, project activities cover not only traditional industries, but also the sphere of public administration. Critically important for the success of organization is the team (rather than individual) level of knowledge, skills of staff, and a certain maturity of the organization as a whole in the field of project management. However, the project activities of local self-governments cannot be considered effective or fully compliant with the modern requirements. The level of project competence of management teams of many territorial communities is still not sufficient for the implementation of tasks and functions, the production of relevant project ideas and their successful implementation. The aim of the research is to describe of project management maturity model for its implementation into the activities of the local self-governments from the positions of effectiveness of project management. The entry of the local self-government to a high level of project management maturity will reduce the negative impact of the human factor, systematically focus activities on meeting the needs of the community on a project basis, improve the quality of project management processes, and reduce unproductive costs. Methods used – analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, logical generalization and comparison.  

scholarly journals Can Digitalization Help Deter Corruption in Africa?

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (68) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasmané Ouedraogo ◽  
Amadou Sy
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Government ◽  
Submarine Cables ◽  
Use Of Internet

This paper studies the effect of digitalization on the perception of corruption and trust in tax officials in Africa. Using individual-level data from Afrobarometer surveys and several indices of digitalization, we find that an increase in digital adoption is associated with a reduction in the perception of corruption and an increase in trust in tax officials. Exploiting the exogeneous deployment of submarine cables at the local level, the paper provides evidence of a negative impact of the use of Internet on the perception of corruption. Yet, the paper shows that the dampening effect of digitalization on corruption is hindered in countries where the government has a pattern of intentionally shutting down the Internet, while countries that successfully promote information and communication technology (ICT) enjoy a more amplified effect.

Key Challenges of E-Government Adoption in Less Developed Countries

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raja Yahya Al Sharief
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Less Developed Countries ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Government Program ◽  
Government Project ◽  
The Government

The Government of Saudi Arabia has given a great attention to the e-Government program and the transformation process that leads to the successful implementation of such program in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, in recent years e-Government has been the favourable theme for numerous studies and reports. Yet, there is a lack of systematic empirical evidence regarding the key challenges for the e-Government implementation in less developed countries in general and in Saudi Arabia in particular. Consequently, this paper is an exploratory attempt that seeks to analyse the key challenges for implementing e-Government project in Saudi Arabia, as well as to establish the main obstacles to the deployment of such new technology and the associated causes and possible solutions to avoid potential drawbacks and overcome all problems. Using a sample of 50 experts, the author found that trust is the first factor inhibiting wider adoption of e-Government application in Saudi Arabia. The results of this study have major implications for policy makers, as they suggest the notion that the e-Government applications will not work without building a solid trust foundation with citizens.

scholarly journals Homeworking Project Management & Agility as the New Normal in a Covid-19 World

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patcharin Sonjit ◽  
Nicholas Dacre ◽  
David Baxter
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Organisational Routines ◽  
Project Management Processes ◽  
High Level

The Covid-19 global pandemic crisis has had a deep and profound impact on fundamental elements of society, the economy, and the environment as a whole. Key organisations, businesses, sectors and industries vital for delivering crucial projects have been affected by the relatively fast onset of Covid-19 on a global scale. As a result, organisational routines and project management processes that would have focused on established methods and practices have incurred dramatic changes leading to a greater emphasis on agility as part of a more exhaustive strategic Covid-19 world, where new routines and processes become embedded as the new normal. This research focuses on the increased demand in Homeworking Project Management (HPM) and more significant agility requirements across dispersed virtual project management teams. Initial insights from semi-structured interviews with a cross-section of 12 high-level project professionals suggest that; (i) Transitional homeworking project management processes have a direct impact on collaborative and operational routines; (ii) There is a greater level of demand on agility with HPM teams which do not necessarily have the organisational infrastructure to support these, (iii) Technological resources are becoming a primary concern with inequality of information across HPM teams, and (iv) Increasing critical bottlenecks across dispersed HPM teams is adversely affecting tenable project outcomes.

Prosecuting high-level corruption in Eastern Europe

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Popova ◽  
Vincent Post
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Criminal Prosecution ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Country Level ◽  
The Government ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Behavior

Do Eastern European courts effectively constrain politicians and uphold the rule of law? Criminal prosecution of grand (high-level) corruption can further the central principle of equal responsibility under the law by demonstrating that even powerful political actors have to submit to the laws of the land. This article introduces the Eastern European Corruption Prosecution Database, which contains entries for all cabinet ministers (927 in total) who served in a government that held office in one of seven post-Communist Eastern European countries since the late 1990s. The systematic data collection reveals that Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia consistently indict more ministers than Croatia, the Czech Republic, and Poland; Slovakia has barely indicted anyone. We aim to start a research agenda by formulating hypotheses about which countries will see more corruption prosecutions and which ministers’ characteristics would make them more likely to face the court. We use the database to begin testing these hypotheses and find some evidence for several associations. We find no strong evidence that EU conditionality or membership raises the profile of the grand corruption issue or leads to more indictments. Party politics seems to affect the frequency of corruption indictments more than the structure and behavior of legal institutions. Indictment rates are lower when a former Communist party controls the government and individual ministers from junior coalition partners are more vulnerable to indictment than other ministers. The existence of a specialized anti-corruption prosecution or a more independent judiciary do not seem to lead to the indictment of more ministers on corruption charges. Finally, we discuss avenues of future research that our database opens, both for the analysis of country-level and individual-level variation.

Jordan Strategy for the Collection, Treatment and Reuse of Wastwater

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. R. Arar
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Reuse ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Arid Zone ◽  
Treated Wastewater ◽  
Total Water ◽  
The Government ◽  
Water Strategy ◽  
High Level

Jordan is situated in an arid to semi- arid zone with low and unpredictable rainfall. The country has an exceptionally low per capita water supply at less them 200 cubic meters per annum; one of the lowest on record world wide. This situation is exacerbated by increasing demand for water resulting from rapid growth in population due in part to the arrival of refugees and displaced persons, increased urbanization. improved standard of living and the continuing demands for irrigation. The gap between total demand and water supply is estimated by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) at about 336 MCM in 2005 and this to increase to about 434 MCM in 2020. To minimize the negative impact of this shortage one of the country water strategy is to increase the water supply through maximizing the production of treated wastewater and its use for irrigation / industry and other suitable uses in order to protect the environment and to save fresh water for drinking purposes. At present 90% of the population are served by piped water and 65% by sewerage network with 22 treatment plants producing the equivalent to 10% of the total water resources. This will increase to reach, in 2020, about 18.6% of the total water resources. To ensure the implementation of the reuse projects successfully the country has created the Water Use and Environment Unit supported by the necessary legislative and institutional frame work and human resources development programme and by the establishment of the high level National Water Reuse Co-ordinating Committee, representing all those Concerned in the government agencies and the private sector.

Assessing Project Management Maturity

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. William Ibbs ◽  
Young Hoon Kwak
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Assessment Methodology ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Project Phases ◽  
Measure Project

The principal goal of this study was to determine the financial and organizational impacts of project management. This study began with the development of a project management maturity model and an analysis methodology to assess the maturity of project management processes. The project management maturity analysis methodology consists of 148 multiple-choice questions that measure project management maturity, and cover 8 knowledge areas and 6 project phases. The maturity model and methodology were then applied by benchmarking 38 different companies and government agencies in 4 different industries. This assessment methodology provides solid and comparative studies on project management practices across industries and companies within an industry. It also provides a set of tools for organizations to use in identifying key areas of opportunity for improvement in project management.

An Assessment for IT Project Maturity Levels

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bersam Bolat ◽  
Aslı Kuşdemir ◽  
İpek Ceren Uslu ◽  
Gül Tekin Temur
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Maturity Level ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Level Measurement ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
It Project

The statistical assessments point out that approximately half of information technology (IT) projects cannot provide basic necessities and a quarter of them fail. Therefore, the necessity of effective project management tools to enhance the project management practices increases day by day. “Project management maturity model” as one of these tools is attached more importance in IT firms. This study aims to present a framework for IT project maturity level measurement and indicate how project management maturity level differs in terms of firm characteristics. Within the scope of the research, Kerzner's Hexagon of Excellence is extended with additional questions related with firm characteristics, and a case study including 16 firms from Istanbul Technical University (ITU) ARI Techno Park is conducted. In the light of responses, (1) problems which are realized in the project management processes revealed out, (2) relation between firm characteristics and project management skills are discussed and (3) results are interpreted in order to provide managerial insights.

scholarly journals Recovery and Reduction of Non-Performing Loans – Podgorica Approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ristan Stijepović
Keyword(s):  
Financial Stability ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Aggregate Demand ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Loan Portfolio ◽  
Current Financial Crisis ◽  
Lending Activity ◽  
High Level

Abstract Loan portfolio of Montenegro’s banking sector was largely affected by the growth in past due loans during the current financial crisis. High level of these loans limits banks’ lending activity which results in a decline in credit supply. Negative effects of the non-performing loans’ growth reflected adversely on economic strength of the real and households sectors. Majority of Montenegrin companies have significant liquidity problems and their defaults affect adversely the sound part of the economy, while reduced households spending reflects negatively on aggregate demand. Therefore, a new approach for the recovery of these loans should be sought and reduce their negative impact on loan portfolio of the banking sector. The World Bank Financial Sector Advisory Centre (FinSac) located in Vienna proposed a series of measures and recommendations for the resolution of these loans through several modules. In addition to the strengthening of loan portfolio and initiating more dynamic lending activity of the banking sector, the project called Podgorica Approach aims at strengthening financial stability of the system, supporting debtors’ recovery, and improving economic growth. Podgorica Approach contributed, in particular, to quantitative assessment of the recovery of non-performing loans which could return to the performing status through the restructuring process. Better qualitative understanding of these loans is necessary to act preventively and thus largely reduce migration from performing to non-performing loans. In addition, this approach aims at strengthening the incentives proposed by the authorities so that the level of non-performing loans is reduced through their successful implementation.

scholarly journals Accounting support for justification of hop production costs under government granting

2021 ◽  
Vol 935 (1) ◽  
pp. 012034
Author(s):  
E A Ivanov ◽  
L Yu Malinina ◽  
N N Pushkarenko ◽  
A V Korotkov
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Cost Information ◽  
Modern Agriculture ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Grant ◽  
Methodological Aspects

Abstract As one of the leading segments of modern agriculture in the Russian Federation, the hop production is currently on the rise and upscales its activities every year. This is largely facilitated by strong financial government support. The purpose of this study is to examine the main theoretical and methodological aspects of organizing the appropriate production accounting to provide the common approaches to cost justification while filing of applications by hop farms for grants. To reveal the main scientific provisions, such techniques and methods as observation, induction and deduction, analysis and synthesis, observation, comparison and other were used. The findings of the study point to the fact that no updated regulatory framework for accounting of costs in hop farms is available, and the issue of the structure and content of the incurred cost information carrier has not been completely elaborated within the government grant issuing mechanism. A small number of international and Russian studies to determine the essential characteristics of hops as a biological asset has a negative impact on the arrangement of the accounting process. The article suggests the methodology for organizing cost accounting by the main agro-technological stages of hop management and cultivation.

How's ICT Project Management Going in Portugal?

2016 ◽  
pp. 1097-1119
Author(s):  
David Silva ◽  
Jose Angelo Pinto ◽  
Paula Gomes ◽  
Filipa Ramalho
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Portfolio Management ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Project Management Institute ◽  
It Organizations

This chapter presents the preliminary results of an IT organizational project management maturity research called OPM3® Portugal Project, which is currently underway. It was designed by Portuguese research and development organization Ambithus, based on PMI's (Project Management Institute) OPM3® (Organizational Project Management Maturity Model) standard. A descriptive analysis of IT organizations is made, the case studies selection criteria are explained, and a relevant literature revision of clustering models is made. Preliminary results from the IT organizations are presented and organized by Project Management and Portfolio Management processes, and Organizational Enablers. After the results analysis, it presents a list of processes and procedures that serves as the guidelines for what IT organizations need to improve to obtain a better level of maturity in Project Management. The overall results show that the IT Portuguese industry is strong on its processes and has a good level of maturity in project management.

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