scholarly journals CHANGES IN MANAGING PROJECTS DUE TO COVID-19 IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenka SMOLÍKOVÁ
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – this paper investigates the changes in managing and leading the projects due to COVID-19 in the Czech Republic. Research methodology – a literature review, qualitative analysis based on conducted interviews with project managers in the Czech Republic. The main research objective is to obtain best practices and lessons learned from project managers in the IT sector. Findings – the findings are based on interviews with project managers and reflect the reality in the Czech Republic in the field of project management. It describes what the project teams and project managers had to face during the pandemic. Findings are derived from the research and presented at the end of the paper. Research limitations – the limitation of this paper is related to the research location, which was in the Czech Republic. The author suggests to extend the sample of data and include other countries in future investigations. Practical implications – findings provide recommendations for successful project management in the future projects. Originality and value – can be found in the recommendations for companies and lessons learned that can be used in managing new projects.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Statistical Tools in Project Management Environments

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Brian J. Galli
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Statistical Tools ◽  
Analysis Tools ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Projects are very important to all organizations, as project managers view various issues in the organization from a higher perspective. The conclusions drawn from these projects determine the base on which various decisions affecting the organizations will be made. This paper introduces the statistical analysis tools used in various project environments to differentiate between the effective and ineffective tools of statistical analysis. Statistical analysis tools are useful in analyzing data collected for a study to be conducted on the same data. The literature review illustrates how statistical analysis tools have been effective and useful to researchers. Over time, more effective statistical tools will be invented that will improve the process of data analysis. The findings on different statistical analysis tools will also be highlighted. Thus, the discussions show the impact, applications, and lessons learned from the statistical analysis tools by the project managers and engineers. The study will also present the limitations, along with the conclusions and recommendations.

scholarly journals Business agility – new trend in business

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenka Smolíková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Potential Risk ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Business Agility ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Agile Practices ◽  
Practical Implications

This paper focuses on a new trend in management – business agility. This term is brand new in the field of management, but agile practices are well known in project management, especially in the IT sector. Purpose – the purpose of the paper is to clear the ify the relevance of a brand new topic – business agility. This purpose will be divided into six partial purposes. Research methodology – the research methodology consists of literature reviews as the first step followed by hypothesis and questionnaire survey. Findings – the findings and results derived from the research and reported at the end of the paper. The questionnaire survey is carried out to support or disprove the hypothesis. The most significant chapters are finding results and conclusion. Practical implications – the practical implications can be found in the model of business agility transformation that can be used in business, the potential risk of business agility transformation and benefits related to business agility. Research limitations – there is one research limitation and it is basically because there are not many companies that are agile in the Czech Republic and the term of business agility is new and it can influence a number of the filled questionnaire. Originality/Value – the originality and value can be seen in the contribution of this paper: the model of implementation business agility into the company

The reality of adherence to best practices for information system initiatives

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Marnewick
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
South African ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Middle Managers ◽  
General Assumption ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Standards ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Standards are written by practitioners for practitioners. It is therefore logical that project managers should comply with project management standards. Benefits management is a domain within programme management. The focus of benefits management is to deliver benefits of initiatives beyond the closure of a normal programme or project. This is not the case with projects within the information systems (IS) discipline, implying that IS programme and project managers are not adhering to standards. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether the best practices associated with benefits management are applied to IS initiatives in order to maximise the benefits of these initiatives. Design/methodology/approach Senior and middle managers in South African organisations were interviewed to determine how benefits are managed within their various projects. The purpose of the interviews was to determine adherence to standards and especially benefits management and, second, to determine whether these organisations are achieving any benefits and ultimately value. Findings There is an overwhelming non-adherence to benefits management best practices within the IS discipline, and IS programme and project managers do not have the slightest idea how to perform benefits management. Irrespective of this, organisations do believe that they are receiving benefits and value from these IS projects. Research limitations/implications The research was only done in South Africa with the specific focus of IS. The results are thus very specific and opens the door for more comprehensive research that focusses on various industries, countries and standards. Practical implications The results have several implications ranging from how standards are written to the professionalism of IS programmes and project managers. Organisations are not achieving the optimal benefits from investments. The fact that organisations do realise benefits from a broken process, implies that more benefits can be realised when the entire benefits realisation process is followed. Governance controls should also be put in place to ensure that programme and project managers are adhering to standards. Originality/value Standards are dominating the project management discipline and there is a general assumption that programme and project managers are adhering these standards. This research queries the value of standards as the results indicate that there is limited adherence to standards and best practices.

scholarly journals Types and terminology of remote project teams

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
Natalia Krasnokutska ◽  
Tetiana Podoprykhina
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Team ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Distributed Team ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – to develop project management terminology. Findings. This study indicates thе significant changes that occurred in working conditions in the last centuries that led to the new models' formation of employee interaction at enterprises, especially remotely, such as distributed, virtual, and dispersed project teams. Clarification of the terminology of project management indicates the meaning of the term "distributed team". This paper separated the term from several related concepts and demonstrated the benefits of integrating distributed project teams within an enterprise. Originality/Value. Paper analyzes the term, features and differences of the distributed project team from other types of remote teams. Practical implications. The terminology of remote project team can beused by project managers from a theoretical point of view. Research limitations/Future research. Future research can focus on the way to manage a distributed project team effectively. Paper type – theoretical.

scholarly journals PROJECT MANAGEMENT EDUCATION IN METALLURGICAL COMPANIES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (0) ◽  
pp. 54-64
Author(s):  
Jana Kostalova ◽  
Marie Bednarikova ◽  
Michal Patak
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Training Project ◽  
Human Resources Managers ◽  
Corporate Practice

The paper focuses on the issue of project management education as the tool of positive influence on the success of project implementation in corporate practice. The aim of the authors is to identify the ways of training project managers, project team members and top management members in project management on the basis of interviews with human resources managers of metallurgical companies in the Czech Republic. Based on the findings, recommendations of appropriate measures are formulated at the end of the paper to improve the situation in the area of project management education in metallurgical companies.

scholarly journals Influence of Project Approach Implementation on the Occurrence and Perception of Crises in Agricultural Enterprises in the Czech Republic

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 1039-1044
Author(s):  
Petr Řehoř ◽  
Jaroslav Vrchota
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Project Approach ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Questionnaire Method

Project management is one of the most important management tool in many enterprises. Agricultural enterprises with project management are able to foresee their future. Their managers are able to identify upcoming problems earlier and get ready to them in advance. Crisis is seen as a phenomenon more common than rare and it is therefore essential that the enterprises respond by reflecting the aspects and impacts of the crisis in their corporate strategy, and the managers learn to manage crises effectively. The paper deals with a single research of the management of small and medium‑sized enterprises in the Czech Republic. It is focused on the use of projects in farm management and evaluation of the significance of the crisis managers of these enterprises. Only about 15 % of enterprises manage its organization by projects. The crisis occurs in all organizations, in varying degrees and intensity. Most often agricultural enterprises are faced with a crisis caused by the change in legislation and bureaucracy. The importance of a crisis was evaluated by the managers with an average rate of 3.6 (where 5 was the highest). The questionnaire method was used for primary data collection. The limitation of the paper covers areas such the sample (34 enterprises), methodology and data.

Innovation in infrastructure projects: an Australian perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soroush Maghsoudi ◽  
Colin Duffield ◽  
David Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Products ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Risk Averse ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Effective Implementation

Purpose Unlike manufacturing and research and developments, major infrastructure projects rarely emphasize or drive their objectives on the basis of innovation. This is in part because of a risk-averse culture, yet conceivably great benefits and opportunities are being lost because of this behavior. Design/methodology/approach The case for focusing on innovation in infrastructure projects is that the reasons driving innovation are not fully understood, and this impedes the effective implementation of lessons learned for the numerous innovative projects into practice more generally. The purpose of this study was to discover how innovation is produced and captured in major infrastructure projects in Australia and to understand how innovation may be replicated for future projects through refinement of design, project management, finance and procurement. Findings Engineering and project managers may find this paper helpful to better understand how innovation might happen in infrastructure projects and what different forms it can take. Originality/value The findings of this study demonstrate that people and culture drive consistent successful infrastructure outcomes more than simply the development of new products or processes.

Knowledge Transfer in Project-Based Organisations

2011 ◽  
pp. 306-317
Author(s):  
Anna Wiewiora ◽  
Bambang Trigunarsyah ◽  
Glen Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Organisational Structure ◽  
Project Environment ◽  
Response To Change

Effective knowledge transfer between infrastructure projects plays a significant role in organisational success and discovery of new technologies, helping to achieve and maintain competitive advantage and, in effect, sustainable infrastructure development. Knowledge is recognised as an important organisational asset that adds value while being shared. To date, research on knowledge transfer has focused on traditional (functional) types of organisations. However, existing knowledge transfer approaches fail to address the issue of unique characteristics of project-based organisations, and the fact that functional and project-based organisations significantly differ in terms of structure, processes, and characteristics. Therefore, there is a need for a different, separate approach for managing knowledge in the project environment. The aim of this chapter is to highlight this need. An extensive literature review is provided on the areas of project management, knowledge management, and organisational structure; this is further supported by empirical evidence from interviews with project management practitioners. Conducting a ‘cross-field’ literature review provides a better understanding of the knowledge transfer mechanisms and its application to projects, and of the importance of knowledge transfer across projects. This research is crucial to gaining a better understanding of knowledge transfer in the project environment. It stresses that there are dissimilarities between project-based organisations and functional organisations in terms of organisational structure, duration of processes, viewpoint of time, response to change, and mobility of people, and that there is a need for a unique strategic approach in order to achieve effective transfer of knowledge. Furthermore, findings presented in this chapter reveal key elements that play an important role in across project knowledge transfer. These elements include: social communication, lessons learned databases, and project management offices.

Complexity Framework for the Project Management Curriculum

2021 ◽  
pp. 334-357
Author(s):  
Simon Cleveland ◽  
Cristelia Hinojosa
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Complexity ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Elective Courses ◽  
Elective Course ◽  
Core Project ◽  
Management Curriculum

Universities' core project management courses address the key principles and best practices of project management methodologies, while elective courses are utilized to introduce alternative project frameworks. The concept of project complexity can be taught to strengthen competency in project managers and enhance the success of the projects they manage. Previous instruction methods were evaluated to determine the key concepts that pertain to project complexity. This article proposes a preliminary framework for the development of an elective course on project complexity.

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