Significance in Environmental Project Planning: Resource Document.

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Doll ◽  
Kenneth I. Rubin
Keyword(s):  
Project Planning

Planning a project of the creation of an electric vehicle technical assistance point

2020 ◽  
pp. 117-123
Author(s):  
Totska Olesia ◽  
Glovatsky Anastasia
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Critical Path ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
The Creation

The purpose of the article is to plan a project of an electric vehicle technicalassistance point. the methodology of the study is to use the critical path method.the scientific novelty of the obtained results is that the article describes the practicalaspects of project planning of the creation of an electric vehicle technical assistancepoint. In particular, the tasks of the project are described, labor, material and financialresources necessary for its realization are specified. conclusions. The implementationof the developed project will effectively manage the content, time and resources ofthe project of the creation of an electric vehicle technical assistance point.

A SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY APPROACH TO IMPROVING THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN GAUTENG PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-99
Author(s):  
Lewis Tsuro ◽  
Stan Hardman
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Soft Systems Methodology ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Suitable Model ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Good Tool ◽  
Systems Methodology ◽  
Soft Systems

The Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) was developed as a set of tools for identifying and making incremental steps to improve situations with poorly defined causes or solutions. The supply chain forms a key process of any construction project; however, on any given construction site, supply chain inefficiencies could arise from many different avenues. Opinions vary, though, on which of these avenues is more important for increasing supply chain efficiencies; whether any problem even exist across the different aspects of the supply chain; as well as what steps should be taken to resolve them. It was therefore studied, here, whether SSM could be employed as a useful tool to systematically apply in the supply chains of a construction project in South Africa, for understanding and targeting the problematic situations that arise. Following thorough cyclical open-ended interviews with 17 workers, supervisors, foremen, site clerks, senior managers, and the CEO of the principal contractor at a new office park construction project in Rosebank, Johannesburg, and a thematic analysis of the data, SSM was performed to understand the existing challenges, and develop a suitable model for improvement. The study found that SSM was a good tool for understanding the ‘messy’ circumstances surrounding the chosen construction project supply chain, as well as actions that could be taken to improve the supply chain’s efficiency on site. The findings add weight to the argument that SSM could be a good tool for project managers to systematically introduce into their project planning regimens

AVADAR Application: a learning model for designing a mobile-based disease surveillance system using participatory community reporting in Africa (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Godwin Akpan ◽  
Johnson Muluh Ticha ◽  
Lara M.F. Paige ◽  
Daniel Rasheed Oyaole ◽  
Patrick Briand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Acceptance Testing ◽  
Surveillance Strategy ◽  
Design And Implementation

BACKGROUND Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance is the bedrock of polio case detection. The Auto Visual AFP Detection and Reporting (AVADAR) is a digital health intervention designed as a supplemental community surveillance system. OBJECTIVE This paper describes the design and implementation process that made AVADAR a successful disease surveillance strategy at the community level. METHODS This paper outlines the methods for the design and implementation of the AVADAR application. It explains the co-design of the application, the implementation of a helpdesk support structure, the process involved in trouble shooting the application, the benefits of utilizing a closed user group for telecommunication requirements, and the use of a consented video. We also describe how these features combined led to user acceptance testing using black box methodology. RESULTS A total of 198 community informants across two provinces, four districts and 32 settlements were interviewed about application performance, usability, security, load, stress and functionality testing black box components. The responses showed most community participants giving positive reviews. Data from the Blackbox testing yielded optimum acceptance ratings from over 90% of the users involved in the testing. A total of 22380 AFP Alerts were sent out by community informants and 21589 (95%) were investigated by health workers or WHO AVADAR coordinators. Overall there was 93% assimilation at regional level. About 83% of investigations were done in the vicinity of the alerts in 2018 compared to 77% in 2017. CONCLUSIONS AVADAR implementation model offers a simplistic step by step model that includes community participation as an integral tool for the successful deployment of a mobile based surveillance reporting tool. AVADAR can be a veritable source of project planning data and a mobile application for other interventions that target using community participation to influence health outcomes.

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 Using Actors and Use Cases for Software Size Estimation

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 592
Author(s):  
Radek Silhavy ◽  
Petr Silhavy ◽  
Zdenka Prokopova
Keyword(s):  
Project Planning ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
New Method ◽  
Software Systems ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Size Estimation ◽  
Software Size Estimation ◽  
Use Case Points

Software size estimation represents a complex task, which is based on data analysis or on an algorithmic estimation approach. Software size estimation is a nontrivial task, which is important for software project planning and management. In this paper, a new method called Actors and Use Cases Size Estimation is proposed. The new method is based on the number of actors and use cases only. The method is based on stepwise regression and led to a very significant reduction in errors when estimating the size of software systems compared to Use Case Points-based methods. The proposed method is independent of Use Case Points, which allows the elimination of the effect of the inaccurate determination of Use Case Points components, because such components are not used in the proposed method.

scholarly journals Sharing power in global health research: an ethical toolkit for designing priority-setting processes that meaningfully include communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bridget Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Priority Setting ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Reflective Equilibrium ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Global Health Research ◽  
Research Priority ◽  
Health Research Priority Setting

AbstractTo promote social justice and equity, global health research should meaningfully engage communities throughout projects: from setting agendas onwards. But communities, especially those that are considered disadvantaged or marginalised, rarely have a say in the priorities of the research projects that aim to help them. So far, there remains limited ethical guidance and resources on how to share power with communities in health research priority-setting. This paper presents an “ethical toolkit” for academic researchers and their community partners to use to design priority-setting processes that meaningfully include the communities impacted by their projects. An empirical reflective equilibrium approach was employed to develop the toolkit. Conceptual work articulated ethical considerations related to sharing power in g0l0o0bal health research priority-setting, developed guidance on how to address them, and created an initial version of the toolkit. Empirical work (51 in-depth interviews, 1 focus group, 2 case studies in India and the Philippines) conducted in 2018 and 2019 then tested those findings against information from global health research practice. The final ethical toolkit is a reflective project planning aid. It consists of 4 worksheets (Worksheet 1- Selecting Partners; Worksheet 2- Deciding to Partner; Worksheet 3- Deciding to Engage with the Wider Community; Worksheet 4- Designing Priority-setting) and a Companion Document detailing how to use them. Reflecting on and discussing the questions in Worksheets 1 to 4 before priority-setting will help deliver priority-setting processes that share power with communities and projects with research topics and questions that more accurately reflect their healthcare and system needs.

Regional Place-Systems Analysis Applied to Long-Range Transportation Planning

1996 ◽  
Vol 1518 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-21
Author(s):  
Leonard Voellinger ◽  
Claudia Oakes
Keyword(s):  
Long Range ◽  
Transportation Planning ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Transportation Projects ◽  
Environmental Considerations ◽  
Environmental Element ◽  
Cultural Similarity

The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) requires the integration of environmental considerations into transportation planning. Although previous legislation has required the consideration of environmental elements during project planning, ISTEA necessitates a different approach. During project-specific planning, each environmental element is researched to determine baseline conditions, and project plans are superimposed to determine potential impacts and the need for mitigative measures. This approach is appropriate for project-specific planning, but it presents only a snapshot of existing conditions because environmental data are changing constantly. The integration of environmental considerations into long-range plans requires a much broader focus. It must allow dynamic systems to change without affecting the plan's validity. A case study is presented of the Oklahoma statewide intermodal transportation plan, which uses recent geographic theory to integrate planning and human activity at varying scales. This theoretical framework is based on ecological and societal units of interaction called bioregions or place-systems. The environmental baseline and analysis for Oklahoma begin with the identification of place-systems in the state: areas of biophysical and cultural similarity and context. The delimitation of such regional place-systems is sufficiently generalized and flexible to accommodate many data types and sources, yet rigid enough to be useful for planning. Both quantitative data and descriptive information are included in an analytical framework suitable to relational data bases and geographic information systems applications. These are used to create a series of map and data overlays to project potential environmental impacts and constraints, as well as opportunities for developing future transportation projects. The methods used to delineate regional place-systems in Oklahoma and their subsequent use in environmental analyses and planning are described.

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