scholarly journals Reframing Project Management Process Paralysis: An Autoethnographic Study of the UK Fire Service

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Barber ◽  
Nicholas Dacre ◽  
Hao Dong
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Fire Service ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
Good Decision ◽  
Organisational Routines ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
The Uk

The Covid-19 pandemic has created new social, environmental, and economic challenges for organisational routines, and a multilevel perspective of project management processes and decision making is required to untangle the complex nature of projects and phenomena. This research hence aims to investigate reframing of traditional project failure reasoning in pressurised situations by adopting a wider organisational view of the causation of failure using models from high-risk industries which support good decision-making practices and highlighting the project, programme and organisational structures which inherently position a project manager to fail in conditions with cognitive overload, limitations, and constraints. Through an institutional perspective, both individuals (the project managers) and organisations are considered under the influence of normative and cognitive pressures, and both are sources of change.

scholarly journals Understanding Relationship between Milestone and Decision-Making in Project Management: A Qualitative Study among Project Managers in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umar Altahtooh ◽  
Thamir Alaskar
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Pragmatic Research ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Despite the importance of milestone as a key knowledge in project management, there has been lack of research to understand the relationship between milestones and decision-making. This paper presents a pragmatic research context that aims understanding the nature of milestones and their relationship with different decision-making structures and responsibilities across projects. Data were collected through 14 semi-structured interviews with project managers and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings explore the concepts of project milestones among project managers in Saudi Arabia. The paper finds that there is a relationship between milestones and the impact on decision-making.

scholarly journals ЛІДЕРСТВО В ЗАСТОСУВАННІ ГНУЧКИХ МЕТОДОЛОГІЙ СТВОРЕННЯ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНИХ ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Serhii D. Bushuiev ◽  
Denys A. Bushuiev ◽  
Victoriia B. Bushuieva ◽  
Borys Yu. Kozyr
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Portfolio Management ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
International Association ◽  
Personal Communication ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Patterns Of Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Competencies

The development of project, project and portfolio management systems supports the global acceleration of innovation. Significant changes in the environment require additional research on the effectiveness of the use of existing flexible methodologies, knowledge systems, the competency of project managers and their leadership. The foundation of environmental change lies in changing the decision-making paradigm to flexible project management and innovation development programs. The article examines modern approaches to leadership formation in the application of flexible methodologies, their specificity in terms of decision-making processes in project management. The problems of formation and maintenance of leadership in application of flexible methodologies of project management of creation and introduction of information and communication systems are considered. The research was conducted on the basis of the application of a competency approach under the model of the International Association for Project Management. The patterns of behavior of flexible leaders and leaders are formed in the system of behavioral competencies in project management based on Agile technology methods and tools. These competencies were: Self-reflation and self-government, Personal integrity and reliability, Personal communication, Relationships and interaction, Leadership, Teamwork, Conflicts and crises, Inventiveness, Harmonization, and Orientation to the result. The content model of competency of the leader, which applies flexible control, is given. The patterns of behavior of project managers as flexible leaders in project product creation and flexible project management were studied. Differences in patterns of behavior of managers and flexible leaders on elements of behavioral competencies within certain key competency indicators are studied. Such patterns allowed the authors to identify bottlenecks in applying flexible project management methodologies in the context of the dynamics of the development of innovative products and information and communication systems.

Assessing the Value of Executive Leadership Coaches for Cybersecurity Project Managers

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-32
Author(s):  
Darrell Norman Burrell
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Executive Leadership ◽  
Strategic Communication ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Strategic Communications ◽  
Managerial Decisions ◽  
Development Tool

With the complex nature of impacts of cybersecurity breaches, it is critical that organizational have cybersecurity project managers that can make sound managerial and leadership decisions. Often cybersecurity project managers act quickly with managerial decisions at work. When time is of the essence, strategic thinking, strategic communication, and strategic decision making are critical to organizational effectiveness and productivity. Decision making and strategic communications are just a few skills that executive leadership coaches can teach. This article explores the values and potential benefits of executive coaching as a leadership development tool for information technology and cybersecurity project managers.

scholarly journals ІНФОРМАЦІЙНІ ТЕХНОЛОГІЇ РОЗВИТКУ КОМПЕТЕНЦІЙ МЕНЕДЖЕРІВ З УПРАВЛІННЯ ПРОЕКТАМИ НА ОСНОВІ ГЛОБАЛЬНИХ ТРЕНДІВ

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergiy D. Bushuyev ◽  
Denis A. Bushuev ◽  
Natalia S. Bushuyeva ◽  
Boris Yu. Kozyr
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Information Models ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Modern Information ◽  
Key Indicators

Global processes and their trends taking place in various fields of knowledge with a significant acceleration affect the development of information and communication technologies and project management competences, programs and project portfolios. The purpose of the article is to develop and investigate the mechanisms for assessing the project managers’ competences for their development based on global trends and Agile's flexible methodology in project management in creating modern information and communication technologies in the field of project management. Global trends that create challenges in developing project management competences and programs are related to global acceleration, digitalization of society, development of block chains, cloud and fog technologies, active introduction of intelligent systems, transition from "rational economy" to "behavioural economy". The convergence of these trends creates a new platform for the effectiveness of applying existing methodologies, knowledge systems and methods for evaluating the competence of project managers. On the basis of convergence, integration and harmonization of methodologies for project and program management, a step-by-step approach to research has been identified. The formation of an updated system of competences based on global trends lies in the replacement of paradigms from traditional life cycle project models to flexible models such as Agile. Decision-making in the conditions of uncertainty on the basis of datamining become more justified. The article deals with modern information models of projects and programs, changing system of project managers’ competences, bringing together decision-making models and methods. At the same time, the change of competences, as actions or functions that project managers must perform, affects the model of competency and the assessment system, including key indicators of competency. The informative model of diagnostics application of competency models and methods of project management in digital and "behavioural economics" is based on the use of flexible methodologies. Some key indicators of competency are defined that are applied in the assessment of the project manager competency based on his competences in the project team. Patterns of project managers' behaviour when designing product and project management have been studied. The patterns allowed authors to identify bottlenecks in applying Agile project management methodologies in the convergence of trend information models and technologies. An example of information technology for managing the competency assessment of project managers by the IPMA ICB4 model is given.

scholarly journals Why Take PMP Rather than Prince2 in Project Management in Saudi Arabia?

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Umar Altahtooh
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Private Organizations ◽  
Project Management Institute ◽  
Controlled Environments ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Project Management Professional ◽  
Venture Company

Many government ministries and private organizations in Saudi Arabia are starting to require project management certifications for their managers. Both the Project Management Professional (PMP) and the Projects IN Controlled Environments (PRINCE2) certifications are an industry-recognized qualification for project managers. Today, the Project Management Institute (PMI) has more than 300 chapters in over 80 countries, while AXELOS is a joint venture company between the UK Cabinet Office and Capita Plc. This paper shows why the marketplace in Saudi Arabia is demanding PMP rather than PRINCE2. The aim of this study is to contribute to such literature by understanding the dominance of PMP in project management in Saudi Arabia.

Assessing the Value of Executive Leadership Coaches for Cybersecurity Project Managers

2022 ◽  
pp. 349-362
Author(s):  
Darrell Norman Burrell
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Executive Leadership ◽  
Strategic Communication ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Strategic Communications ◽  
Managerial Decisions ◽  
Potential Benefits

With the complex nature of impacts of cybersecurity breaches, it is critical that organizational have cybersecurity project managers that can make sound managerial and leadership decisions. Often cybersecurity project managers act quickly with managerial decisions at work. When time is of the essence, strategic thinking, strategic communication, and strategic decision making are critical to organizational effectiveness and productivity. Decision making and strategic communications are just a few skills that executive leadership coaches can teach. This article explores the values and potential benefits of executive coaching as a leadership development tool for information technology and cybersecurity project managers.

scholarly journals A DECISION MAKING AID MODEL FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT: A STRATEGIC DECISION PROCESS

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Djamil Mohamed ◽  
Yu Jintian
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Support System ◽  
Decision Process ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Concrete Aggregate ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Proposed Model

The implementation of a decision support system and decision-making plays an important role for the outcome on the objective of a project. As important tools, the knowledge from the internal and external of a project and the experiences of project managers and experts are significant assurances to make a better decision, therefore a better concrete aggregate alternatives decision. The purpose of this paper is the development of a Decision Making Aid model with alternatives decisions and solutions (DMAM) to help the process of decisionmaking. By choosing the most appropriate model and alternatives, the proposed model aims to solve given problems pinpointed on the ―Framework for Classifying the Project Management Research‖. The model takes into account the complexity of the project and the existing alternatives decisions and solutions of previous cases. The results indicate that this model significantly reduces time and marginal error for decision-making

Copyright exceptions for archivists and librarians in the UK

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Stobo
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Internal Policy ◽  
The Law ◽  
Legislative Changes ◽  
The Uk ◽  
General Guidance

Copyright legislation in the UK changed significantly in 2014, and this article provides an overview to some of the most relevant changes to the exceptions1 in copyright law that can be used by archivists and librarians. Subscribers to ALJ will have read Tim Padfield's excellent introduction to UK copyright law for art librarians in 2012, much of which is still relevant and will not be repeated here. Given the varied nature of art library and archive collections in the UK, and the complex nature of the law in this area, it is intended that the following general guidance to the 2014 legislative changes will highlight areas for further study: such basic guidance should not be used to inform internal policy or decision-making. The article also includes a list of sources for more detailed information on the law, in the references section.

DECISION-MAKING ON BIOTECHNOLOGY: DEVELOPING NEW PRINCIPLES FOR REGULATION

1999 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 61-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
JULIE HILL
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Agricultural Applications ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Risk Assessment Methodology ◽  
The Eu

Biotechnology, specifically genetic modification, offers potential benefits to mankind, but also raises major social, environmental, health and ethical concerns. This paper deals with the agricultural applications of genetic technology, in particular, the potential environmental impacts of those applications. It considers the current underpinning principles of regulation in the United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) and examines the problems for present decision-making processes, including disputes over risk assessment methodology, the handling of uncertainty, and lack of trust in official processes. The paper proposes a new set of underpinning principles for the decision-making process in the UK, and concludes that the UK should exercise leadership within the EU to ensure that these new principles are adopted across Europe.

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