Project Management Tools and Techniques to Deal With Disruptive Situations in Projects

2021 ◽  
pp. 247-278
Author(s):  
César Hernando Rincón-González ◽  
Hugo Fernando Castro-Silva ◽  
Libardo Florez
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Scientometric Analysis ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Detailed Statistical Analysis ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Tools And Techniques

This research work aims to analyze how project management tools and techniques help project managers to deal the disruption in projects in the Colombian business context. Firstly, a detailed literature review about project management and disruption was conducted. Secondly, a comprehensive scientometric analysis of project management and disruptive situations on this kind of endeavor was undertaken. Thirdly, tools and techniques suitable for handling disruptive situations on projects were identified. Fourthly, an extensive fieldwork over 700 organizations from the Colombian organizational context was executed. Fifthly, a detailed statistical analysis was carried out to determinate how project management tools and techniques contribute to handle disruption on this kind of initiatives. And finally, research findings were documented, a positive effect of the use of project management tools and techniques to face disruptive situations on project was found, conclusions were set, and future lines of research were defined.

Most used project management tools and techniques in information systems projects

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-242
Author(s):  
João Varajão ◽  
Gabriela Fernandes ◽  
Hélio Silva
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Teaching Programs ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
And Control

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of practice in information systems (IS) project management (PM) by analyzing the use of tools and techniques by IS project managers. Design/methodology/approach The authors carried out an international questionnaire-based survey with experienced IS project managers. Findings Results reveal that, notwithstanding the similarities between the tools and techniques used in IS projects and projects from other areas, there are also significant differences concerning those more frequently used. The top five tools and techniques most used are “kick-off meeting,” “progress meetings,” “progress reports,” “requirements analysis” and “activity list.” However, the low use of some tools and techniques, from management areas such as risk and quality management, or related to the project monitoring and control, should raise concern. Research limitations/implications Through the results of this research, researchers, organizations and practitioners can identify ways of developing and enhancing PM by examining the tools and techniques identified as the most used and those that are not being used as frequently as expected. Originality/value It provides a useful benchmarking basis for evaluating the most applicable tools and techniques, designing training and teaching programs and identifying academic research opportunities in IS PM.

scholarly journals Performance Measure of Project Management Automation Tool based on DevOps Selection Criteria for a General Purpose Software System

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 6263-6267
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Research Work ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Tool Selection ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Competence Level

DevOps, a cluster of tools to automate the tasks of building, testing and releasing the software, intends to optimize the end to end delivery lifecycle of software by eliminating the bottlenecks of each and every stage of development. This research paper presents the performance measure of different tools in the project planning and management phase of software development. Diverse tools exist for each and every phase of the development and depending on the outcome of the evaluation or selection criteria, tool with highest score is being chosen. This paper measures the performance of alternative project management tools viz. Jira, Trello, Leankit, AgileCraft based on these evaluation or selection criteria. To execute the underlying research work, a six-point scaling table is defined. The table measures the performance of project management automation tools and realizing their competence level score. This performance measure or the outcome as competence level score will be useful for the researchers or software developers to contemplate the best project management automation tool typically before making a decision about tool selection.

Application of project management tools and techniques to support nursing intervention research

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 396-405
Author(s):  
Lynn Rew ◽  
Stacey Cauvin ◽  
Adem Cengiz ◽  
Kelly Pretorius ◽  
Karen Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Intervention Research ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Tools And Techniques

Effect of using project management tools and techniques on SMEs performance in developing country context

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 453-466
Author(s):  
Seydou Sane
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tools And Techniques

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight, through a theoretical and empirical analysis, the expected effects of the use of tools and techniques of project management on the performance of SMEs in Africa. Design/methodology/approach The study uses data from a questionnaire survey of 157 SMEs in Senegal. The sample was chosen for convenience. Also, for data processing, the author mobilized descriptive statistics, factor analysis and regression analysis. Findings Regardless of size, SMEs use project management tools and techniques. Their use positively and significantly influences their business and social performance. Also, the size of the SME is positively and significantly associated with the use of tools and techniques; however, the results show that the older the SME, the less it uses such tools and techniques. Research limitations/implications This research provides an overview of the tools and techniques of project management used by SMEs and their contribution to performance, everything that can support them in choosing the appropriate tools and techniques to respond to their needs. A limitation of this research is that it does not mention the tools that contribute the most to the performance of the SMEs. Originality/value Contrary to the results of some previous research studies on SMEs in Africa, showing that the way in which SMEs operate in Africa is often characterized by less use of formal management tools, for cultural and institutional reasons, this research shows that these have a very appreciable degree of openness to project management tools and techniques.

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