Volunteer Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) on an eLearning Development Project

2013 ◽  
pp. 274-294
Author(s):  
Jackie Dobrovolny ◽  
Marianne Horner ◽  
Lee Ann Kane ◽  
Margaret Miller ◽  
Travis Chillemi
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Staff Nurses ◽  
Team Development ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Volunteer Subject

Representatives from eight different organizations collaborated to develop a self-paced elearning course to teach preceptor skills to staff nurses in various healthcare organizations. The course employed a constructivist theory of learning and simulated many of the conversations and relationships staff nurses experience when performing preceptor responsibilities. Three of the four subject matter experts were volunteers and never compensated financially for their work on the course. The project manager used an iterative instructional design model and a generic project management methodology. The team considers the project a success because the course is complete, albeit two years later than scheduled, and generating a small amount of revenue. Additionally, the team progressed through the four stages of team development, reaching the “performing” stage, and the course is part of an effective three-pronged solution to avert a potential nursing shortage in the state.

Cloud Tools for the Development of Project Management in SMEs

2018 ◽  
pp. 95-120
Author(s):  
Rafael Ignacio Pérez-Uribe ◽  
Daniel A. Torres ◽  
Sandra Patricia Buendía Jurado ◽  
Diana Mendoza Prada
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Case Subject ◽  
Amount Of Knowledge

The purpose of this chapter is to determine the amount of knowledge that students who worked in SMEs (in this case, subject matter experts) of the specialization in project management at EAN University in the semester I and II of 2016. It is examined how their knowledge of the tools and solutions in the cloud and the percentage of use of such tools in the management of their projects. Five specific objectives were achieved: 1) Explain the concept of the cloud, advantages and disadvantages of its implementation. 2) Establish the level of information that entrepreneurs and SME workers had about the cloud and its management tools 3) To present some of the tools available in the cloud for the management of projects in SMEs, 4) To determine the preferences regarding the cloud tools used for the management of their projects and 5) To identify the advantages and disadvantages observed by Entrepreneurs - students, when using the tools offered by the cloud.

scholarly journals Trust-based steering of large Engineering-to-Order offshore/onshore projects: is it possible?

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dagrun Dvergsdal ◽  
Trond Haga
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Trust Building ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Offshore Development

The various traditions of socio-technical system design (STSD) emphasise different aspects of such systems, but the core relationship in the literature is between the use of technology and the set-up of organisations. Therefore, much attention has been paid to organisational issues, including work tasks, distributed responsibilities and processes. An organisation where tasks and responsibilities are distributed requires other forms of co-operation and clarification and, not least, that the actors trust each other. Nevertheless, trust has received little discussion in the STSD literature.This paper focuses on trust as a relational tool: the factors decisive for developing trust in a project management team established ad hoc to implement an offshore development project, how to develop trust in practice, and whether a focus on trust reduces the need for control measures. The purpose of systematic trust building is to develop team members who are, individually and as team members, able to deliver the results expected for their area and to support colleagues to do the same, thereby reducing the need for control measures. Trust building represents one way for the project manager to acquire control of the organisation, and it must therefore be better understood, starting with this question: how efficient are the various factors for the project manager in exercising power, i.e. ensuring control over project execution? The case in this paper illustrates the need to address trust and control in the set-up of a project management team, a focus which is also important for STSD in general.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Buku Ajar Biologi Topik Ekologi Kelas Vii SMP Berbasis Penemuan Terbimbing dengan Memanfaatkan Lingkungan Kebun Sayur

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tresia Valentina Depari ◽  
Binari Manurung ◽  
Mufti Sudibyo
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Group Testing ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Guided Discovery ◽  
Individual Trial

This study aim to generate a decent textbook to use, easy to learn and can be used for leaners individual learning which produce teaching materials based on guided discovery. This research is the development of a research model product development Borg and Gall combined with a model of Dick and Carey instructional design. The research method consisted of: (1) validation of subject matter experts; (2) validation of expert instructional design; (3) validation of biology teacher; (4) individual trial; (5) small group testing; (6) limited field trials. Test subjects consisted of two subject matter experts biology, one expert instructional design, three students for individual trials, nine students to test small group and 38 students to a limited field test. Value about the quality of the product development is collected by questionnaire and analyzed with quantitative analysis techniques descriptive. The result showed: (1) subject matter experts are very well qualifications (90,14%); (2) test of instructional design experts are very well qualifications (88,06%); (3) biology teachers are in very well qualifications (93%); (4) individual trials are in well qualifications (91,07%); (5) small group trials are in very well qualifications (90,67%); (6) limited group trial in very good qualifications (87,55%).

scholarly journals A Study on Requirement Specifications and Modifications During the Software Development Life Cycle in M/S Kakunje Software Private Limited

2021 ◽  
pp. 142-161
Author(s):  
Nethravathi P. S. ◽  
P. S. Aithal
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Project Schedule ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Software Development Project ◽  
Project Management Software

Background/Purpose: In order to face the challenge of optimization and allocation of necessary requirements to complete a project with in the allocated time period, the project manager must be efficient in applying different technical skills and managerial strategies to the project management process. In order to develop a software and mobile application product, a company schedules different process as per the specified order and unique requirements. As the history of project management reminds that most of the industries started to implement this concept by observing the success of mega engineering projects because of the effective utilization of project management concept. Objective: This work is carried to understand the concepts of project management in software firms. To investigate the implementation and importance of these concepts and to know the role of project manager in managing the process in software development. Design/Methodology/Approach: Kakunje Software Private Limited, Mangalore, provides excellent and state-of-the-art customized software and hardware solutions as per the necessities of customers. In order to manage the project activities CEO, CFO and CTO all together acts as project manager. The software development project management process starts by identifying needs and recommending solutions, which can be delivered to value its stakeholders. At the second phase the actual development will begin and the developed software will be tested according to customer requirements. Findings/Results: Budgeting, cost management, finance planning etc., represented by CPM and PERT charts by using Microsoft Project and Atlassian JIRA project management software. The project resources, which are used to manage the project and allocation of technical staff are represented by histogram. With the help of Gantt Chart software development project schedule of 5 month are shown. Conclusion: To manage Kakunje business in an effective and gainful manner, the company managed overall internal and external risks of the project. By using the project management software, the company condensed the project manager’s efforts and human errors to manage multiple projects. Paper Type: Case study-based Research Analysis

scholarly journals PENGEMBANGAN MODUL PEMBELAJARAN FISIKA BERBASIS METAKOGNISI DI KELAS XI IPA SMA NEGERI 1 SUNGGAL

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Isnaini ◽  
R Mursid
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Instructional Media ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Learning Modules

Abstrak: Penelitian dan pengembangan ini bertujuan untuk: (1) menghasilkan modul pembelajaran fisika berbasis metakognisi yang layak digunakan dan mudah untuk dipelajari, dan (2) mengetahui tanggapan siswa  terhadap modul pembelajaran fisika berbasis metakognisi yang telah dihasilkan. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan yang menggunakan model pengembangan produk Borg dan Gall yang dipadu dengan model pengembangan pembelajaran Dick dan Carey. Model pengembangan produk disusun secara terprogram dengan urutan yang sistematis dan memenuhi karakteristik siswa dalam belajar meliputi tiga tahapan, yakni studi pendahuluan, perencanaan dan penyusunan modul serta ujicoba modul. Subyek uji coba terdiri dari dua ahli materi pelajaran Fisika, satu ahli desain pembelajaran, dua ahli media pembelajaran, tiga siswa untuk uji perorangan, sembilan siswa untuk uji kelompok kecil, dan tiga puluh empat siswa untuk uji lapangan. Data tentang kualitas produk pengembangan ini dikumpulkan dengan angket. Data-data yang dikumpulkan dianalisis dengan teknik analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan; (1) uji ahli materi pelajaran Fisika  berada pada kriteria sangat baik dan layak digunakan, (2) uji ahli desain pembelajaran berada pada kriteria sangat baik dan layak digunakan, (3) uji ahli media pembelajaran berada pada kriteria sangat baik dan layak digunakan, (4) uji coba perorangan berada pada kriteria sangat baik, uji coba kelompok kecil berada pada kriteria sangat baik, dan uji coba lapangan berada pada kriteria sangat  baik. Kata Kunci: modul pembelajaran fisika berbasis metakognisi Abstract: The research and development is aimed at: (1) produce a physics-based learning modules metacognition proper use and easy to learn, and (2) determine the response of students to the physics-based learning modules metacognition that has been generated. This type of research is the development of research that uses models Borg and Gall product development combined with learning development model of Dick and Carey. Product development model prepared programmatically using a systematic order and meet the characteristics of the students in learning includes three stages, ie preliminary studies, planning and preparation of modules and module testing. The subject of the trial consists of two subject matter experts in Physics, an instructional design specialist, two instructional media experts, three students for individual trials, nine students for small group test, and thirty-four students for field testing. Data about the quality of the products of this development are collected by questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using qualitative descriptive analysis techniques. The results showed; (1) The test of subject matter experts Physics currently on the criteria very well and fit for use, (2) test expert instructional design currently on the criteria very well and fit for use, (3) test expert instructional media that are in very good criteria and fit for use, ( 4) individual testing criteria are very good, small group trial was on the criteria very well, and field trials are in very good criteria. Keywords: physics-based learning modules metacognition

scholarly journals Model for Managing Software Development Projects by Fixing Some of the Six Project Management Constraints

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Todorović ◽  
Miroslav Matić
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Software Development Project ◽  
Technology Project ◽  
Information Technology Project

This study is focused on the software development process, viewed from perspective of information technology project manager. Main goal of this research is to identify challenges in managing such projects and provide a model for delivering software solutions that satisfies client’s expectations. Project management theory describes six constraints or variables in every project, which project managers can use to better control the project and its outputs. Fixing some of the six project management constraints (scope, cost, time, risks, resources or quality) will allow project manager to focus on most important project aspects, rather than being drawn between all of the variables.This paper is aimed at information technology project managers and portfolio managers, as it describes the practical application of this model on a software development project. Findings of this research support the theory that, by applying good project management practice and focusing on project/business-critical requirements, will enable project managers to complete projects successfully and within tolerance limits. Results show that by identifying key business constraints, project managers can create good balance of six constraints and focus on the most important ones, while allowing other constraints to move between limits imposed by clients and stakeholders.

Writing Funding Proposals for Speech-Language Staff Development Projects

1982 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-171
Author(s):  
Carol A. Esterreicher ◽  
Ralph J. Haws
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
State Funding ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
School Environments ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Service Programs ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
Special Programs

Speech-language pathologists providing services to handicapped children have pointed out that special education in-service programs in their public school environments frequently do not satisfy the need for updating specific diagnostic and therapy skills. It is the purpose of this article to alert speech-language pathologists to PL 94-142 regulations providing for personnel development, and to inform them of ways to seek state funding for projects to meet their specialized in-service needs. Although a brief project summary is included, primarily the article outlines a procedure whereby the project manager (a speech-language pathologist) and the project director (an administrator in charge of special programs in a Utah school district) collaborated successfully to propose a staff development project which was funded.

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