The Engineering Project as Story and Narrative

2012 ◽  
pp. 159-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Bo Henriksen
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Engineering Projects

Engineers most often organise their work in projects and consequently project management becomes an essential part of an engineer’s work and working life in general. Even if most engineers are trained in project management, it seems that this is a challenge to most engineers. It also seems that the traditional project management tools are not always sufficient when it comes to managing engineering projects. In this chapter, an engineering project is examined, and it turns out that the language, the stories, and the narratives connected to the project is of greater importance to the engineers than the formal project management tools that were offered to the engineers. It also turns out that the term “project” could itself be a problem when it comes to fulfilling the project goals. Therefore, it is concluded that when working on engineering projects, language, stories, and narratives are just as important to the engineers as any other element in the project.

The Engineering Project as Story and Narrative

2013 ◽  
pp. 854-865
Author(s):  
Lars Bo Henriksen
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Engineering Projects

Engineers most often organise their work in projects and consequently project management becomes an essential part of an engineer’s work and working life in general. Even if most engineers are trained in project management, it seems that this is a challenge to most engineers. It also seems that the traditional project management tools are not always sufficient when it comes to managing engineering projects. In this chapter, an engineering project is examined, and it turns out that the language, the stories, and the narratives connected to the project is of greater importance to the engineers than the formal project management tools that were offered to the engineers. It also turns out that the term “project” could itself be a problem when it comes to fulfilling the project goals. Therefore, it is concluded that when working on engineering projects, language, stories, and narratives are just as important to the engineers as any other element in the project.

scholarly journals Inter-organizational collaboration challenges and preconditions in industrial engineering projects

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 999-1023
Author(s):  
Laura Saukko ◽  
Kirsi Aaltonen ◽  
Harri Haapasalo
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Industrial Engineering ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Collaborative Project ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Collaboration ◽  
Collaborative Project Management ◽  
Engineering Projects

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to achieve an understanding of the challenges and preconditions for inter-organizational collaborative project practices in industrial engineering projects. A framework for identifying the challenges and preconditions for inter-organizational collaboration is presented.Design/methodology/approachThe adopted research method is qualitative, and empirical data were collected from the industrial engineering project sector in Finland. The literature related to industrial engineering projects and inter-organizational collaborative project management practices is summarized, informing the qualitative design of the study.FindingsBy analyzing empirical data from industrial engineering projects, the challenges for inter-organizational collaboration are identified in each industrial engineering project stage. A framework of preconditions for inter-organizational collaboration is identified, in which investors are advised to pay attention when deciding on the use of collaborative project management methods.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study help practitioners deal effectively with mechanisms aimed at fostering and hindering inter-organizational collaborative practices. The identified preconditions for inter-organizational collaboration provide support for decision-making in every phase of an engineering project and can be used as guidelines throughout the process.Originality/valueInter-organizational collaborative project management practices have recently been attracting attention in the industrial engineering project setting. This research is an attempt to identify the underlying forces supporting and preventing inter-organizational collaboration in industrial engineering projects. This study offers a framework that can help academics and project management practitioners deal with the challenges affecting inter-organizational collaboration at each project stage and consider preconditions for inter-organizational collaboration in industrial engineering project settings.

Information Integrated Management of Large-Scale Chemical Engineering Projects Based on Owner

2011 ◽  
Vol 327 ◽  
pp. 203-209
Author(s):  
Xia Jie Jin ◽  
Cai Xing Lin
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Information Integration ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Integrated Management System ◽  
Integrate Management ◽  
Engineering Project Management ◽  
Engineering Projects

As an important content of engineering project management, information integrated management system is a public service platform of the whole system integrate management. In some way, the engineering project management is equal to project information management. Under the theory of information integration, this paper analysis the important role of the owner in the information integrated management, and puts forward the large-scale chemical engineering project information integrated management should take the owner as main integrator and controller. Then, This paper research on the basic conditions for chemical engineering project information integration, Based on this, it build up three layers information integrated management system of large-scale chemical engineering projects based on owner; and analysis and researched the construction and implemented methods of data storage layer 、data managed and shared layer、application layer. Providing a mind of constructive about information integrate management of chemical engineering projects.

scholarly journals Research on risk evaluation of BIM application in military engineering project management

2021 ◽  
Vol 257 ◽  
pp. 02046
Author(s):  
Zhu Pu ◽  
Liu Xiao Dong ◽  
Guo Rui ◽  
Yang Chun Lin
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Production Management ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
New Production ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Engineering Project Management ◽  
Engineering Construction Project ◽  
Military Engineering ◽  
Engineering Projects

With the deepening of the reform of national defense and the military, the defense strength of China has been greatly enhanced, and the number of military engineering projects has also increased year by year. The complexity and large-scale construction of engineering projects make it difficult for the traditional military’s engineering project management to meet current needs. This puts forward higher requirements for the military’s engineering project management ideas and methods. The refined and intelligent military engineering project management has become our military’s Matters that need to be focused on. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a hot technology and a new production management method in the current construction industry, which provides us with a more advanced and intelligent military engineering construction project management idea. This paper identifies the risks of applying BIM technology to military engineering projects by consulting a large amount of data, and uses SPSS software to conduct neural network analysis of the identified risks and proposes corresponding measures to promote the extensive use of BIM in military engineering project management.

scholarly journals Managing conflict in engineering projects: New Zealand experiences

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-34
Author(s):  
Nicola Naismith ◽  
◽  
Rakesh Sethi ◽  
Ali GhaffarianHoseini ◽  
John Tookey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Conflict Management ◽  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Engineering Project Management ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Project Structure ◽  
Engineering Projects

There is a wealth of knowledge concerning conflict management and its resolution in the workplace, however there is a dearth of information relating to conflict management and its resolution in engineering project management. This paper set out to examine the reality of conflict management in engineering project management in New Zealand. This was achieved through a review of credible literature sources and the completion of a pilot study to gain subject matter expert perspectives. The research suggests that conflicts can be destructive, resulting in anxiety and strong emotional responses leading to reflexive reactions including avoidance, aggression, fight, hostility and a breakdown in communications and relationships. Findings indicate that managing a project structure is synonymous with handling conflict and these disagreements can be detrimental to the success of a project. The initial results suggest that a number of factors act as drivers of conflict in engineering projects in New Zealand. These drivers are: power, personality, group dynamics and organisationculture. The conflict resolution tools cited as being widely used for engineering projects are collaboration and negotiation. The paper also offers recommendations for future research.

scholarly journals The Role of Donor Agencies in Promoting Standardized Project Management in the Spanish Development Non-Government Organizations

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1490
Author(s):  
Agustín Moya-Colorado ◽  
Nina León-Bolaños ◽  
José L. Yagüe-Blanco
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
International Development ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Funding Mechanisms ◽  
Donor Agencies

Project management is an autonomous discipline that is applied to a huge diversity of activity sectors and that has evolved enormously over the last decades. International Development Cooperation has incorporated some of this discipline’s tools into its professional practice, but many gaps remain. This article analyzes donor agencies’ project management approaches in their funding mechanisms for projects implemented by non-governmental organizations. As case study, we look at the Spanish decentralized donor agencies (Spanish autonomous communities). The analysis uses the PM2 project management methodology of the European Commission, as comparison framework, to assess and systematize the documentation, requirements, and project management tools that non-governmental organizations need to use and fulfill as a condition to access these donors’ project funding mechanisms. The analysis shows coincidence across donors in the priority given to project management areas linked to the iron triangle (scope, cost, and time) while other areas are mainly left unattended. The analysis also identifies industry-specific elements of interest (such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals) that need to be incorporated into project management practice in this field. The use of PM2 as benchmark provides a clear vision of the project management areas that donors could address to better support their non-governmental organization-implemented projects.

scholarly journals Optimized Application of Sustainable Development Strategy in International Engineering Project Management

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (14) ◽  
pp. 1633
Author(s):  
Zhiwu Zhou ◽  
Julián Alcalá ◽  
Víctor Yepes
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Management System ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Programming Algorithm ◽  
International Project ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Project Management System

The aim of this paper is to establish an international framework for sustainable project management in engineering, to make up the lack of research in this field, and to propose a scientific theoretical basis for the establishment of a new project management system. The article adopts literature review, mathematical programming algorithm and case study as the research method. The literature review applied the visual clustering research method and analyzed the results of 21-year research in this field. As a result, the project management system was found to have defects and deficiencies. A mathematical model was established to analyze the composition and elements of the optimized international project management system. The case study research selected large bridges for analysis and verified the superiority and practicability of the theoretical system. Thus, the goal of sustainable development of bridges was achieved. The value of this re-search lies in establishing a comprehensive international project management system model; truly integrating sustainable development with project management; providing new research frames and management models to promote the sustainable development of the construction industry.

The Application of Physical Planning Theory in Objective Management

2011 ◽  
Vol 94-96 ◽  
pp. 2238-2242
Author(s):  
Yan Qun Tang ◽  
Wei Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Cost Optimization ◽  
Time Limit ◽  
Physical Planning ◽  
Planning Theory ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Project Cost ◽  
Engineering Project Management

Basing on the analysis of problems existing in the comprehensive decision-making and balanced optimizing of project programs, the writer has introduced the method of physical planning to solve the problems of comprehensive decision-making and optimizing in the quality of the project management – time limit for a project - cost, and established the quality - time limit for a project- cost comprehensive evaluation and decision model as well as the quality - time limit for a project - cost optimization model. The proposed method has been proved effective through the cases of highway engineering project management.

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