Achieving Agile Enterprise Through Integrated Process Management

2008 ◽  
pp. 208-221
Author(s):  
Ali Bahrami
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Workflow Management ◽  
Integrated Process ◽  
Process Definition ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Workflow Execution ◽  
Resource Leveling ◽  
Scheduling Tool

Project management tools are used to manage projects from time as well as from resource leveling perspectives. Workflow management systems guide users through processes by driving the processes based on formal process definitions also called workflow types. This paper describes integrated process management system that will integrate project management, business process modeling, simulation and workflow technologies in order to support scheduled workflow execution. The target will be achieved by utilizing a tool for modeling work processes which can semi automatically generate workflow processes based on scheduling tool and then exported it to workflow engine via web services using XML process definition language (XPDL). Addition of simulation capability allows testing workflows before deployment.

Achieving Agile Enterprise Through Integrated Process Management

2010 ◽  
pp. 743-755
Author(s):  
Ali Bahrami
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Workflow Management ◽  
Integrated Process ◽  
Process Definition ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Workflow Execution ◽  
Resource Leveling ◽  
Scheduling Tool

Project management tools are used to manage projects from time as well as from resource leveling perspectives. Workflow management systems guide users through processes by driving the processes based on formal process definitions also called workflow types. This paper describes integrated process management system that will integrate project management, business process modeling, simulation and workflow technologies in order to support scheduled workflow execution. The target will be achieved by utilizing a tool for modeling work processes which can semi automatically generate workflow processes based on scheduling tool and then exported it to workflow engine via web services using XML process definition language (XPDL). Addition of simulation capability allows testing workflows before deployment.

scholarly journals Use of design methods in optimising the economic resources of an enterprise

VUZF Review ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-208
Author(s):  
Maciej Ślusarczyk ◽  
Izabella Kęsy ◽  
Patrycja Ślusarczyk
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Economic Indicators ◽  
Tool Selection ◽  
Economic Management ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Original Plan ◽  
Selection Of

The main objective of the article was to show the relationship between the selection of appropriate economic indicators, correlating them with the appropriate project methods used in process management, and on the basis of this to show ways to improve management processes in this method. Presentation of economic resources, indicator dependencies and management tools in the project method was necessary to achieve the goal. The paper presents the authors' views on the essence of tool selection in the design method taking into account resources and economic aspects. The VUCA environment is also considered and characterized and described. The use of two methods adapted to project management has been proposed. The selection of these methods used in project management based on the analysis of economic resources, vibrating environment and the speed of response and planning in the company was justified. In the following article, the authors also proposed a selection of economic indicators on the basis of which it is possible to determine the degree of advancement of the project, its profitability and to indicate the critical points and places where delays may occur or the original plan may be exceeded. The indicators were selected in such a way as to be a representative group of comparisons in the field of economics, in the macro and micro environment, in the social field, in the resource field of the company and to show the economic aspect of these activities. By matching appropriate methods of project management with appropriate economic indicators, a model of economic-management relations was obtained, which used in management streamlines decision-making processes in the company and improves its effectiveness, profitability and resource efficiency.

scholarly journals Project-Management Tools for Libraries: A Planning and Implementation Model Using Microsoft Project 2000

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Corinne Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Workflow Management ◽  
University Of Central Florida ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Central Florida ◽  
Implementation Model ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
The University ◽  
Project 2000

<span>This paper discusses how Microsoft Project 2000 was utilized at the University of Central Florida Libraries to manage an e-reference implementation project. As libraries today adopt more information technologies, efficiently managing projects can be challenging. The authors’ experience in the implementation of QuestionPoint e-reference software in October 2003 is described. Their conclusion illustrates that project-management tools, such as Microsoft Project 2000, offer practical workflow-management techniques for libraries. This article represents the first attempt to discuss the use of Microsoft Project 2000 to manage a library project.</span>

An XML-based process definition language for integrated process management

2003 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Injun Choi ◽  
Minseok Song ◽  
Chulsoon Park ◽  
Namkyu Park
Keyword(s):  
Process Management ◽  
Integrated Process ◽  
Process Definition

scholarly journals Developing Efficient Workflows for Contemporary Design Processes and Robotics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Cameron Smith
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Parametric Design ◽  
Workflow Management ◽  
Digital Fabrication ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Work Study ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
And Robotics

<p>This Master’s thesis forms a section of a team based research project with the aim to understand how contemporary tools can inform a contemporary design workflow. This workflow is primarily focused on utilizing a robotic arm to incrementally form sheet aluminium into architectural components. Specifically, my role within this team is from the Project Management point of view trying to understand how Project Management can improve team focused contemporary design. The goal of the thesis is to establish a workflow outlining an efficient process for designing and fabricating prototype architectural systems.  Research Questions:  Team: How can contemporary tools inform a contemporary digital workflow?  Individual: How can Project Management improve the performance and efficiency of team focused contemporary design workflows?  The aims of the research are to first establish an understanding of the digital fabrication workflow and establish what management tools best fit within the workflow. This aligns with the team goal to create and establish how digital fabrication and robotics could be applied to New Zealand construction practice. The goal is not to suggest a replacement for current methods, but to understand and integrate a methodology using a parametric design process and, to aid the introduction of complexity in design not currently available through traditional construction and joinery methods. Understanding the function Project Management has for workflow management and development is a primary research goal which can be broken down into parts.  - How can activities be efficiently designed? - What procedures need to be implemented?  - What are the best process management techniques?  The knowledge gained through an iterative work study shows that project managers have a unique perspective within the development of digital fabrication workflows. A project manager integrated into this process is able to influence and define the key performance indicators of projects undertaken within this contemporary environment. The method used to establish and develop a workflow for digital fabrication processes, is a work study. This involves developing a workflow based on similar cases and then redevelop it based on performance indicators from literature. Identifying key areas of failure is a part of this process and is a common method within industry for improving organisation efficiency and productivity. A limiting factor of this research is the fact the team was learning the process overtime. Therefore, people are subject to unequal levels of understanding of what needs to be considered as part of workflow development gaining new perspective with hindsight. This is not, and cannot be accounted for, however is noted as part of lessons learnt during the reflection process of the work-study.</p>

scholarly journals Developing Efficient Workflows for Contemporary Design Processes and Robotics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Cameron Smith
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Parametric Design ◽  
Workflow Management ◽  
Digital Fabrication ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Work Study ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
And Robotics

<p>This Master’s thesis forms a section of a team based research project with the aim to understand how contemporary tools can inform a contemporary design workflow. This workflow is primarily focused on utilizing a robotic arm to incrementally form sheet aluminium into architectural components. Specifically, my role within this team is from the Project Management point of view trying to understand how Project Management can improve team focused contemporary design. The goal of the thesis is to establish a workflow outlining an efficient process for designing and fabricating prototype architectural systems.  Research Questions:  Team: How can contemporary tools inform a contemporary digital workflow?  Individual: How can Project Management improve the performance and efficiency of team focused contemporary design workflows?  The aims of the research are to first establish an understanding of the digital fabrication workflow and establish what management tools best fit within the workflow. This aligns with the team goal to create and establish how digital fabrication and robotics could be applied to New Zealand construction practice. The goal is not to suggest a replacement for current methods, but to understand and integrate a methodology using a parametric design process and, to aid the introduction of complexity in design not currently available through traditional construction and joinery methods. Understanding the function Project Management has for workflow management and development is a primary research goal which can be broken down into parts.  - How can activities be efficiently designed? - What procedures need to be implemented?  - What are the best process management techniques?  The knowledge gained through an iterative work study shows that project managers have a unique perspective within the development of digital fabrication workflows. A project manager integrated into this process is able to influence and define the key performance indicators of projects undertaken within this contemporary environment. The method used to establish and develop a workflow for digital fabrication processes, is a work study. This involves developing a workflow based on similar cases and then redevelop it based on performance indicators from literature. Identifying key areas of failure is a part of this process and is a common method within industry for improving organisation efficiency and productivity. A limiting factor of this research is the fact the team was learning the process overtime. Therefore, people are subject to unequal levels of understanding of what needs to be considered as part of workflow development gaining new perspective with hindsight. This is not, and cannot be accounted for, however is noted as part of lessons learnt during the reflection process of the work-study.</p>

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 An integrated process and management tools for ranking multiple emerging threats to animal health

2013 ◽  
Vol 108 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 94-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor J. Del Rio Vilas ◽  
Fay Voller ◽  
Gilberto Montibeller ◽  
L. Alberto Franco ◽  
Sumitra Sribhashyam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Animal Health ◽  
Integrated Process ◽  
Management Tools

scholarly journals Identifying Project Corporate Behavioral Risks to Support Long-Term Sustainable Cooperative Partnerships

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6347
Author(s):  
Marco Nunes ◽  
António Abreu ◽  
Célia Saraiva
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Dynamic Interactions ◽  
Major Factors

Projects are considered crucial building blocks whereby organizations execute and implement their short-, mid-, and long-term strategic visions. Projects are thought, developed, and implemented to solve problems, drive change, satisfy unique needs, add value, and exploit opportunities, just to name a few objectives. Although existing project management tools and techniques aim to deliver projects with success, according to the latest reviewed literature, projects still keep failing at an impressive pace. Among the extensive list of factors that may threaten project success, several articles from the research literature place particular importance on a still underexplored factor that may strongly lead to unsuccessful project delivery. This factor—usually known as corporate behavioral risks—usually emerges and evolves as organizations work together to deliver projects across a bounded period of time, and is characterized by the mix of formal and informal dynamic interactions between the different stakeholders that constitute the different organizations. Furthermore, several articles from the research literature also point out the lack of proper models to efficiently manage corporate behavioral risks as one of the major factors that may lead to projects failing. To efficiently identify and measure how such corporate behaviors may contribute to a project’s outcomes (success or failure), a heuristic model is proposed in this work, developed based on four fundamental fields ((1) project management, (2) risk management, (3) corporate behavior, and (4) social network analysis), to quantitatively analyze four critical project social networks ((1) communication, (2) problem-solving, (3) advice, and (4) trust), by applying the theory of social network analysis (SNA). The proposed model in this work is supported with a case study to illustrate its implementation and application across a project lifecycle, and how organizations can benefit from its application.

USING PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN CONSTRUCTION

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-88
Author(s):  
Svetlana Mikhailovna SYCHEVA ◽  
◽  
Elena Yury’evna KUZMINA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Project Costs ◽  
Team Project ◽  
Key Indicators

The article discusses the features of the implementation of investment projects in the construction industry, the main trends in project management in this area. The importance of the construction industry for the country’s economy is substantiated, the key indicators of the construction sector and its contribution to GDP are highlighted. The analysis of the development of the construction industry for the period from 2009 to 2020 is carried out. The reasons for the decrease in investment in construction are identified, among them the most important ones are highlighted. In the article discusses the key characteristics of the construction industry in our country. The conclusion is made about the need for a systematic and integrated approach to the management of investment projects. The authors propose to use the tools of project management to improve the efficiency of the implementation of investment projects. The main tools of project management (tools for defragmentation of work, tools for managing the time in the project, tools for managing resources for project implementation, tools for managing project costs) are named and examples of their use are given. The concepts of «team», «project management team», «matrix of responsibility» are considered.

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