The Practice and Promise of Virtual Project Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 472-478
Author(s):  
Ilze Zigurs ◽  
Deepak Khazanchi ◽  
Azamat Mametjanov
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
The Body ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Virtual Project ◽  
Key Terms ◽  
Virtual Project Management

The relevant literature on this topic comes from many areas, including studies of virtual teams as well as the body of knowledge in project management. In this article, we bring together disparate fields and provide an integrated view of virtual project management. We begin by defining key terms and concepts in the context of an overall framework and briefly describe relevant knowledge from current research. We then discuss key issues and future trends for research, and conclude with overall observations and implications.

The Practice and Promise of Virtual Project Management

2008 ◽  
pp. 177-184
Author(s):  
Ilze Zigurs ◽  
Deepak Khazanchi ◽  
Azamat Mametjanov
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
The Body ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Virtual Project ◽  
Key Terms ◽  
Virtual Project Management

The relevant literature on this topic comes from many areas, including studies of virtual teams as well as the body of knowledge in project management. In this article, we bring together disparate fields and provide an integrated view of virtual project management. We begin by defining key terms and concepts in the context of an overall framework and briefly describe relevant knowledge from current research. We then discuss key issues and future trends for research, and conclude with overall observations and implications.

Providing a Model for Virtual Project Management with an Emphasis on IT Projects

2016 ◽  
pp. 476-496
Author(s):  
Hamed Nozari ◽  
Seyed Esmaeil Najafi ◽  
Meisam Jafari-Eskandari ◽  
Alireza Aliahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Information Technology Projects ◽  
Geographically Distributed ◽  
Virtual Project ◽  
Virtual Project Management

With globalization of economy and increase of global competition to acquire rare resources, the organizations have moved towards geographical distribution to achieve competitive advantage. Users and project teams at various places within various countries with different national and local cultures throughout the world work on projects at the environment concerning geographical distribution. On the other hand, with increase of advancements in communication, the distributed project teams have been witnessed with more expansion, known with “virtual teams”. When members of virtual project team from various organizations and time zones attend in the projects, they will be more likely affiliated to electronic media such as email. With regard to virtualization of IT projects, the present study aims to develop a model for virtual project management with an emphasis on information technology projects, including several elements in geographically distributed environments. The final model of virtual project management of information technology projects was represented.

Providing a Model for Virtual Project Management with an Emphasis on IT Projects

2016 ◽  
pp. 43-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Nozari ◽  
Seyed Esmaeil Najafi ◽  
Meisam Jafari-Eskandari ◽  
Alireza Aliahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Information Technology Projects ◽  
Geographically Distributed ◽  
Virtual Project ◽  
Virtual Project Management

With globalization of economy and increase of global competition to acquire rare resources, the organizations have moved towards geographical distribution to achieve competitive advantage. Users and project teams at various places within various countries with different national and local cultures throughout the world work on projects at the environment concerning geographical distribution. On the other hand, with increase of advancements in communication, the distributed project teams have been witnessed with more expansion, known with “virtual teams”. When members of virtual project team from various organizations and time zones attend in the projects, they will be more likely affiliated to electronic media such as email. With regard to virtualization of IT projects, the present study aims to develop a model for virtual project management with an emphasis on information technology projects, including several elements in geographically distributed environments. The final model of virtual project management of information technology projects was represented.

Categorising on-site problems

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micael Thunberg ◽  
Martin Rudberg ◽  
Tina Karrbom Gustavsson
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
The Body ◽  
Construction Project Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Body Of Knowledge

Purpose This study aims to identify and categorise common on-site problems from a supply chain management (SCM) perspective and to trace the origin of these problems in the construction project process, the supply chain or in the intersection between these processes. This allows for identification of how on-site problems affect SCM in construction projects and how they can be mitigated. Design/methodology/approach A literature review in combination with semi-structured interviews was used to identify on-site problems. This enabled triangulation and strengthened both construct validity and internal validity. Findings On-site problems can be categorised in one of the four following categories: material flows, internal communication, external communication or complexity. The first category has its origin in the supply chain, the second in the construction project process, the third in the supply chain-construction process intersection on site and the fourth in the construction project as a whole. The findings conclude that on-site problems often originate from construction companies’ lack of supply chain orientation. Research limitations/implications It is suggested that supply chain planning (SCP) can facilitate on-site problem mitigation in construction project management. This extends the body of knowledge of SCP in construction project management and supports the development of effective on-site construction project management. Practical implications The results show that SCP can aid construction project management in handling on-site problems earlier in the project process. Originality/value The main value lies in extending the body of knowledge in construction project management research by applying an SCM perspective and by introducing SCP to support more effective construction project management.

Beyond the Body of Knowledge: A Knowledge-Flow Approach to Project Management Theory and Practice

2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith F. Snider ◽  
Mark E. Nissen
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
The Body ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Knowledge Flow ◽  
Project Organization ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Management Of Project

Much of the theory associated with project management is explicitly organized according to taxonomic bodies of knowledge (BOK). Although such BOK are conceptually simple and easily disseminated, their generally static and explicit nature is out of phase with the dynamics of critical, tacit knowledge as it flows through the project organization. In this paper, we argue for a more descriptive view of project management theory, one that captures the dynamics of knowledge flows, addresses tacit knowledge and provides new insight into interrelationships between the management of project knowledge and the management of project activities in the enterprise. Introducing a multidimensional model of knowledge flow to describe project management theory, we instantiate this model with a project example from the domain of software development.

Historical Musicology and Philosophy

2020 ◽  
pp. 9-26
Author(s):  
Julian Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Contemporary Music ◽  
The Body ◽  
Musical Thought ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Embodied Practice ◽  
Key Terms ◽  
Conceptual Language

This chapter begins from the failure of both musicology and philosophy to grasp the aesthetic experience afforded by music. It argues instead for an approach that explores the gap between the sensuous particularity of musical thought and the kinds of language brought to it. This hinges on recognising that key terms are not absolute but historically constructed – issues of musical beauty, taste, expression, representation, meaning, ontology – and that the aesthetic experience of music resists the generality of conceptual language. It proposes four key issues for rethinking the relation of music and philosophy: (1) the persistence of the aesthetic (what is not reducible in music to either history or philosophy); (2) the restoration of the body (music as an embodied practice that resists being the object of language); (3) the particularity of listening; (4) the challenge of contemporary music to ahistorical ‘normative’ ideas about music.

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