scholarly journals An Approach to Increase the Sustainability of Projects and their Outcomes in Public Sector through Improving Project Definition

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Kuchta ◽  
Jagoda Mrzygłocka-Chojnacka
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Fuzzy Sets ◽  
Real World ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Ambiguous Information ◽  
Sufficient Degree ◽  
Project Sustainability ◽  
Sustainability Principles

The pressure to incorporate sustainability principles and objectives into policies and activities is growing, particularly in project management. A successful project cannot disregard any of the three triple bottom line (TBL) sustainability pillars (economic, social and environmental). Stakeholders representing each of those pillars have to be satisfied to a certain degree in each successful project, even if the way of balancing the three pillars varies depending on project type. Project definition is of primary importance for the proper addressing of stakeholder expectations during the project, and thus for project success. The problem is that project definitions in practice are not written in a way which would guarantee a sufficient degree of project sustainability. However, the hypothesis can be formulated that a systematic analysis and modification of project definition can increase the degree of project sustainability, and thus the degree of project success. That is why we propose here a method of checking and improving existing project definitions in order to improve the chances of project success through increasing the satisfaction of the stakeholders representing the three TBL pillars. The method is based on a careful identification of missing and ambiguous information in a project definition and on correcting it on the basis of TBL stakeholders’ opinions and preferences. These preferences are modelled, wherever possible, by means of fuzzy sets, in order to provide a systematic, formal measurement of sustainability degree in TBL sustainability pillars, represented by project stakeholders. The method’s use and potential advantages are illustrated by means of two real world projects. The initial verification of the method allows us to formulate the hypothesis that analysing and improving project definition may considerably contribute to increasing the sustainability degree of projects, and thus to their success.

An Extended Relational Model & SQL for Fuzzy Multidatabases

2011 ◽  
pp. 185-219
Author(s):  
Awadhesh Kumar Sharma ◽  
A. Goswami ◽  
D.K. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Query Processing ◽  
Fuzzy Sets ◽  
Real World ◽  
Relational Model ◽  
Ambiguous Information ◽  
Fuzzy Query ◽  
Algebraic Properties ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Real World Problems

Many real world problems involve imprecise and ambiguous information rather than crisp information. Recent trends in the database paradigm are to incorporate fuzzy sets to tackle imprecise and ambiguous information of real world problems. Fuzzy query processing in multidatabases have been extensively studied, however, the same has rarely been addressed for fuzzy multidatabases. This chapter attempts to extend the SQL to formulate a global fuzzy query on a fuzzy multidatabase under FTS relational model discussed earlier. The chapter provides architecture for distributed fuzzy query processing with a strategy for fuzzy query decomposition and optimization. Proofs of consistent global fuzzy operations and some of algebraic properties of FTS Relational Model are also supplemented.

Inclusive Leadership and Project Success: The Mediation Role of Psychological Empowerment and Psychological Resilience Capacity

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 5546-5558
Author(s):  
Saeed Muhammad Et al.
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Inclusive Leadership ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Resilience Capacity

Purpose – the purpose of study to determine the impact of inclusive leadership and project success. Psychological empowerment and psychological resilience capacity plays mediating role. Design/Approach/Methodology – data has been collected from 276 Public Sector Development Programs (PSDP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Structural equation modelling was employed busing SmartPLS 3.3.2 and R-studio. This study employs robustness test (curvilinear relationship, Gaussian copula endogeneity test and response-based unit segmentation (REBUS) for homogeneity). Findings – study found the psychological empowerment and psychological resilience capacity significantly mediating between the relationship of Inclusive leadership and project success. Ind addition, study shows complementary partial mediation between the relationships.  Originality/Value – this study addressed two questions which unanswered in prior literature. First, how inclusive leadership enhances the Public Sector Development Programs (PSDP) success? Second, does psychological empowerment and psychological resilience capacity mediates the relationship between Inclusive leadership and project success?

The Software Process

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce I. Blum
Keyword(s):  
Human Activity ◽  
Software Design ◽  
Real World ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Crushed Rock ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Cohesive Models ◽  
Technical Rationality ◽  
Requirements Document ◽  
Is Design

Now that the foundation has been laid, I can turn to the principal concern of this book: software design. I use the word design in its most expansive sense. That is, design is contrasted with discovery; it encompasses all deliberate modifications of the environment, in this case modifications that employ software components. Thus, software design should not be interpreted as a phase in the development of a product— an activity that begins after some prerequisite is complete and that terminates with the acceptance of a work product. The context of software design in Part III is extended to include all aspects of the software process from the design of a response to a real-world need (which ultimately may be expressed as a requirements document) through the design of changes to the product (i.e., lifetime maintenance). This broader use of “design” can be confusing, and the reader may think of software design as the equivalent of the software process. In what follows, the goal is to discover the essential nature of software design, which I also shall refer to as the software process. what of the foundation constructed so laboriously during the first two parts of the book? It is not one of concrete and deep pilings. Rather it is composed of crushed rock. It can support a broad-based model of software design, but it may be unstable when it comes to specifics. The foundation has been chipped from the monolith of Positivism, of Technical Rationality. Its constituents are solid and cohesive models, but they defy unification and resist integration. we interpret them as science, technology, culture, philosophy, cognition, emotion, art; they comprise the plural realities from which we compose human knowledge. Unfortunately, my description of the foundation holds little promise of broad, general answers. Indeed, it suggests that science may be of limited help to design and that we may never discover the essence of design. That is, we must accept design as a human activity; whatever answers we may find will be valid within narrow domains where knowledge is determined by its context. Thus, Parts I and II prepare us to accept that the study of software design may not be amenable to systematic analysis.

Alignment of Project Management with Business Strategy

2016 ◽  
pp. 865-881
Author(s):  
Bilal Ahmed Chaudhry
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Organizational Growth ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Government Organization ◽  
Business Goals

Project management is the use of different techniques to deliver project with meeting required objectives within defined constraints. Corporate strategy is plan by which organizations aspire to achieve organizational business goals. In recent times, project management is also used to achieve organizational goals by aligning project management with business strategy of an organization. This research is carried to explore the effects of aligning project management with business strategy on projects and organizations. Case studies were carried out in three organizations; one from public sector; one from private and one from semi-government organization. Results of this research revealed that alignment of business strategy with project management is beneficial for both organization and projects especially in terms of organizational growth and project success.

scholarly journals Synergic Sustainability Implications of Additive Manufacturing in Automotive Spare Parts: A Case Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8461
Author(s):  
Luis Isasi-Sanchez ◽  
Jesus Morcillo-Bellido ◽  
Jose Ignacio Ortiz-Gonzalez ◽  
Alfonso Duran-Heras
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Spare Parts ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Disruptive Innovations

Triple bottom line (3BL) approaches to sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) often involve trade-offs between their three dimensions (economic, environmental, and social), thus curtailing its application and leading to goal unalignment among stakeholders. Under some circumstances, however, synergic approaches (typically involving disruptive innovations) might allow simultaneous improvement in one or more dimensions without compromising the others. This paper analyzes one such case: the potential of properly designed additive manufacturing approaches in the automotive spare parts industry to simultaneously boost profits and reduce environmental impact. It is based on the systematic analysis of the real spare parts business of a mid-size automotive brand in Spain. Its results suggest that such synergic, self-reinforcing opportunities do indeed exist, and might even be further developed by strategically integrating sustainability constituents such as circularity.

scholarly journals Redefining the Use of Sustainable Development Goals at the Organisation and Project Levels—A Survey of Engineers

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Mansell ◽  
Simon P. Philbin ◽  
Efrosyni Konstantinou
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Business Skills ◽  
Creating Shared Value ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Local Impacts

The United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to deliver an improved future for people, planet and profit. However, they have not gained the required traction at the business and project levels. This article explores how engineers rate and use the SDGs at the organisational and project levels. It adopts the Realist Evaluation’s Context–Mechanism–Outcomes model to critically evaluate practitioners’ views on using SDGs to measure business and project success. The study addresses the thematic areas of sustainability and business models through the theoretical lens of Creating Shared Value and the Triple Bottom Line. A survey of 325 engineers indicated four primary shortfalls for measuring SDGs on infrastructure projects, namely (1) leadership, (2) tools and methods, (3) engineers’ business skills in measuring SDG impact and (4) how project success is too narrowly defined as outputs (such as time, cost and scope) and not outcomes (longer-term local impacts and stakeholder value). The research study is of value to researchers developing business models that address the SDGs and also practitioners in the construction industry who seek to link their investment decisions to the broader outcomes of people, planet and profit through the UN SDGs.

Managing Public Sector Training during Times of Financial Stress

1994 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 611-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald R. Sims ◽  
Serbrenia J. Sims
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Financial Stress ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Economic Downturns ◽  
Training Resources ◽  
Training Efficiency

This paper first discusses the importance of effectively managing public sector training during times of reduced funding. Second, it presents a framework for the systematic analysis of key training resources. Third, it provides recommendations that can assist public sector trainers during times of economic downturns. And, finally, the article concludes with several proactive approaches to increasing training efficiency currently in use in the public sector.

scholarly journals PrEP in Primary Care; Health Care Worker Adaptations to PrEP Delivery in Eswatini

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Barnighausen ◽  
Sarah Dalglish ◽  
Sindy Matse ◽  
Allison Hughey ◽  
Anita Hettema ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Real World ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Primary Care Clinics ◽  
Fast Tracking

Abstract BackgroundImplementation evidence for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the general population in primary-care clinics in Southern Africa is limited. Perspective from those providing PrEP in ‘real world’ settings is needed to better inform future programming, policy, and scale up. MethodsFrom September 2017 to January 2019 we conducted 54 semi-structured in-depth interviews with purposively selected healthcare workers (HCWs) from six public sector, nurse-led, primary-care clinics in Eswatini. Data from observational notes, daily debriefing sessions and interview transcripts were analyzed using Nvivo 12 following the tenets of Grounded Theory. We present our results within six domains of a modified Consolidated Framework for Implementation (CFIR). ResultsHCWs said that they adapted implementation guidelines in order to inform more people of PrEP. HCWs said that clinic and community based PrEP education and promotion was essential for demand creation, uptake and continued PrEP use. Clinic modifications included conducting PrEP risk assessments during existing TB screening services, and targeting PrEP counselling for pregnant women and clients with sexually transmitted infections. HCWs described streamlining the PrEP initiation process by fast-tracking at-risk clients for initiation and pill collection. HCW said they emphasised PrEP as being for ‘everyone’ to avoid stigma. ConclusionsIntegration of PrEP delivery into existing screening and treatment services may help reach those most vulnerable to HIV infection, avoid time-consuming referrals, and prevent loss of clients between different components of the care continuum. PrEP education and promotion should be both clinic and community based to ensure potential clients have enough information before reaching the clinic, prevent PrEP-associated stigma and assist in family and partner understanding of PrEP use. HCWs providing PrEP in public-sector clinics have first-hand knowledge of implementation in ‘real world’ settings in a field where policy and program implementation is largely undefined. Integrating their feedback into future programming and policy may support effective PrEP delivery in Eswatini and other high prevalence settings in Southern Africa.

scholarly journals Human Resource Management and Organizational Performance-The Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment: Empirical Evidence from the Public Sector in a Non-Western Context

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Susan Zeidan ◽  
Assaad Farah ◽  
Shadi Abouzeid
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
The Impact

Research in the field of strategic human resource management has attracted a great deal of interest because of its likely impact on bottom line outcomes. Recent work in this area posits that organizational commitment can mediate the relationship between human resource management (HRM)practices and organizational performance. However, most of the studies conducted in this area were concentrated on samples gathered from private organizations, and mainly in western countries. In this paper, the impact of HRM on organizational performance is assessed. Furthermore, this research attempts to shed more light on the ‘black box’ between human resource practices and organizational performance by investigating the mediating function of organizational commitment in two public sector entities within the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The mediating factor was tested through regression of the data collected from a sample of 371 workers who are employed within the two aforementioned public sector entities. The main findings are in line with the outcomes of earlier HRM-performance studies conducted in western public and private sectors, where employers can expect improved organizational performance when their employees' perceptions of the HRM practices within the organization tend to foster an increase in their organizational commitment.

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