scholarly journals Integrating A Project Management Approach To E-Business Application Course

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Kuan C. Chen ◽  
Keh-Wen Carin Chuang

Teaching students project managements requires a hands-on approach. Incorporating project management concepts and processes into a student team Web development project adds a dimension that exposes students to the realities of effective Web development. This paper will describe the project management approach used in a Web development course in which students build complete Websites. Based upon the written evaluations included with the final project documentation, students feel this project is the most valuable learning experience of the course. Furthermore, a positive relationship is established between the actual Web development and effective project management processes. It is important for students to understand the triple constraints (scope, time, and cost) that must be balanced in business projects.

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Briana NL Geelen-Baass ◽  
Jade MK Johnstone

In light of recent disasters and terrorist attacks, private and public organisations alike are becoming increasingly concerned with their ability to continue operating in spite of unforeseen events. This paper describes a project conducted at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital to develop a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Framework, and outlines the learning experience. It provides a Framework and describes the key issues to be considered when initiating BCM in a health organisation, concluding that a project management approach can be used to establish a framework for BCM.


Author(s):  
Birgit Dippelreiter ◽  
Michael Püttler

Scenarios for Evaluating a Semantic Project Management ApproachKnowledge regarding closed projects is not sufficiently reused while planning new projects to improve the quality of project management processes. The reason is that current project management systems mainly support the ongoing project phase and do not explicitly consider the initiating and closing phase of a project management life cycle. By implementing semantic technologies within an existing open source project management system, these weaknesses can be improved. This system incorporates and links historical project knowledge that contributes to a more effective setup of upcoming projects. To design, develop and implement such a system we conducted interviews with IT companies regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the project management systems in use. On the basis of the interviews we identified three scenarios, which deal with the most common problems of project management, such as consistent data storage and how to retrieve information. These scenarios, described in this paper, are used as requirements and to evaluate the designed prototype.


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Wrathall ◽  
Effie Steriopoulos

Project management concepts, principles and techniques are commonly used for the completion of an extremely broad range of projects including roads, bridges, buildings, software packages and events. In the management of planned events the same principles apply. Even events held on a regular basis will be complex, given the broad range of uncertainties that exist, as well as the differences from one year to the next in terms of stakeholder activities, attendees’ behaviours, marketing requirements, and a broad range of other contingencies. Hence, events will benefit from the application of a project management approach. Furthermore, events critically depend on progress that is made with careful planning and preparation prior to the actual staging of the event. Accordingly, project management has become an essential element in the event manager’s toolkit.


2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thommie Allan Burström ◽  
Mattias Jacobsson ◽  
Timothy L. Wilson

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze service management practices within a project management context. Design/methodology/approach – This research supporting conceptual developments was both exploratory and qualitative in nature and utilized an in-depth case study of a major product development project. Findings – The conceptual framework developed is applied to empirical observations of product development project. Because there is an adequate fit with observations, elements of a service management approach appear to be viable in the description, managing, and control of projects. Research limitations/implications – Because the research was built on a case study, one has the limitations common with that approach. Conversely, case studies are acknowledged as useful in the identification of important variables in situations in which there is little control over events in a real-world context. Practical implications – Customer satisfaction is a requirement of project organizations, which is an inherent requisite of any service organization. Consequently, one turns to those elements in the practice of service management that lead to best management practices. Originality/value – This paper contributes with a practice-based understanding of how project management is based on integrated service practice.


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 608
Author(s):  
Mohammed Neamah Ahmed ◽  
Sawsan Rasheed Mohammed

Construction projects in nature, carry a lot of risks, and unpredictable conditions. Thus, flexible management is required for the purpose of efficient responding to the various changes appear during their implementation. As an attempt to deal with risk in the construction project, this research aims at proposing a risk management framework in construction projects that built based on Agile management concept, which is a sequence of procedure deals with the project’ primary vision to its final delivery. The risk management framework will trace alignment and discover a contact between Agile and traditional project management concepts and find contact points among two of the more used Agile frameworks (Scrum) and one of the more confirmed project management framework (PMBOK®) processes. This will result in a recognition of comparable areas between Scrum and PMBOK® processes. The goal of the framework is to assist the project managers to adapt a more flexible approach to managing and implementing the construction project. The results proved that Agile management process from the create prioritized project backlog, sprint planning, sprint review, to sprint retrospective procedures and less time of the cycle, eliminate or mitigate many risks that lead to project challenges and failure.


2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
Kuan C. Chen ◽  
Keh-Wen “Carin” Chuang

Teaching students to become project management professionals requires a real world experience. Incorporating live clients into student projects, instead of using case studies or mock companies, adds a dimension that exposes students to the realities of project management. This paper will describe a structured methodology used in a project management course to learn a completed project life cycle. Based upon the written evaluations included with the final project documentation, students feel this project is the most valuable learning experience of the course. Furthermore, the positive relationship established with the clients allows this project to serve as a bridge between business and academe. This paper will discuss a variety of approaches to build an experiential learning model and provide a case study of a project management course using experiential learning to evolve a learning opportunity.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1(V)) ◽  
pp. 44-63
Author(s):  
Fredrick Gubala ◽  
Olawumi Dele Awolusi

The purpose of this research was to establish a relationship between people’s cultural attributes, multinational project management processes, project technologies and project performance in Uganda’s energy sector concerning the practice during the implementation of the Power Sector Development Operation (PSDO) and Electricity Sector Development Project (ESDP) as case studies. The study employed a comprehensive survey design which mostly quantitative thus requiring the collection and analysis of data. It tangled both analytical and descriptive research designs. The research targeted 136 project beneficiaries or ‘project clients’ spread across the various target areas. The simple random sampling method was employed. Data compiled was reviewed to fill any gaps for incompleteness and inconsistency. This was to make ensure the exactness of the material provided acquired from the participants, through the continued reviews and comments provided by the Supervisor. Data was re-organized and software called the Statistical package. For social scientists (SPSS) was used to enter the data and analyze it, the results indicated a strong positive correlation people’s cultural attributes and project performance, multinational project management processes and project performance and between project technologies and project performance(r = .535** p ? 0.01, r = .758** p ? 0.01 and r = .656** p ? 0.01) correspondingly. It was concluded that people’s culture attributes, multinational project management and project technologies are pre-requisites for effective project performance in the Power Sector Development Operation Project and Electricity Sector Development project in Uganda and that Project technologies are a better predictor of project performance. The suggestion or recommendation for project managers to ensure that they progress implementation of their projects, peoples culture attributes, multinational project management and project technologies need to be enhanced through training of project staff and effective involvement of the communities.


Author(s):  
James Andrew Smith

Due to the pandemic lockdown, York University’s Fall 2020 offerings of a pair of 1st and 2nd year undergraduate engineering and computer science courses were heavily modified to accommodate a completely online approach to teaching. The objective was to maximize interactivity and hands-on elements while also providing a supportive and authentic learning experience. Class presentations were made asynchronous by uploading them to YouTube and superimposing H5P elements via our Moodle-based LMS. Our traditional laboratory equipment was replaced with inexpensive lab kits that were obtained from commercial vendors and shipped to students via the university’s Bookstore. All tests, quizzes and exams were eliminated in both courses. Instead, a specifications-based assessment approach was taken, with all students given the opportunity to achieve a B+ if they completed all the work in the class. Students who wished to submit a final project could do so for an opportunity to boost their grade to A or A+. Most intra-semester deadlines were removed, with material associated with the synchronous lab sessions being the notable exception. The resulting grade distribution and averages were similar to previous years inwhich we relied to in-person testing. The rate of A/A+ was 21% and 8%, while the failure rate was 13% and 3% , respectively, for the first and second year classes. Informal feedback from students, including those with academic accommodations, was nearly universally positive, with most acknowledging that their stress levels were lower, making the learning more manageable. En raison de la crise sanitaire et le confinement COVID19, deux cours d’ingénierie de 1`ere et 2`eme année de l’université York ont été modifiés pour s’adapter à une approche d’enseignement entièrement numérique. L’objectif des adaptations était de permettre aux étudiants d’apprendre du matériel technique de manière pratique et interactive sur internet. Les présentations en classe ont été rendues interactives et asynchrones en les téléchargeant sur YouTube et en superposant des ressources H5P via notre environnement numérique d’apprentissage Moodle. Nos équipements de laboratoire traditionnel ont été remplacé par des kits de laboratoire abordables obtenus auprès de fournisseurs commerciaux et expédies aux étudiants via la librairie de l’université. Nous avons éliminé tous les tests, questionnaires et examens dans les deux cours. Une approche basée sur les spécifications a été adoptée, permettant les élèves d’obtenir un B+ s’ils terminent tous les travaux de la classe. Les étudiants qui souhaitaient un A ou A+ devaient soumettre un projet final. La plupart des délais intra-semestriels ont été supprimés, le matériel associé aux sessions de laboratoire synchrones étant l’exception notable. La distribution des notes et les moyennes étaient similaires aux années au cours desquelles nous nous sommes appuyés sur des tests en personne. Le taux de A / A + était de 21% et 8%, tandis que le taux d’échec était de 13% et 3%, respectivement, pour les classes de premières et deuxièmes années. La rétroaction informelle des étudiants, y compris ceux qui avaient des accommodements scolaires, était presque universellement positive, la plupart reconnaissant que leur niveau de stress était réduit et que l’apprentissage était gérable.


2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
Ahmed Oraby ◽  
Mohamed Mohamdeen ◽  
Hassan Hassan ◽  
Ibrahim Nosseir

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