Formal Specification and Design of E-Learning IMS

The purpose of this research study is to look at, how the utilization of planning techniques / strategies having the most important impacts on any project /organization’s success and imaginative problem?solving. In particular Project Planning Techniques, three most important arranging basic strategies including, Gantt graphs, case?based arranging and basic way investigation, were studied &analyzed. As this study is an empirical in nature which purposes to highlight the project standards used to examine the accomplishment of projects and the project planning techniques being practically applicable. It is quantitative research study and questionnaires were asked to access the variables and associate with the existing literature. Project Success criteria were graded which were found to be dissimilar in this field as compare to others. It also presented the knowledge and usage of project planning techniques for categorizing the room of improvement as for as the Project Success is concerned, where some professional trainings are required for the project team members. The role of Effective Project Governance is also very vital for project success as well. The main focus and targeted area is the construction industry of Pakistan.

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Exploring the Relationship between Communication and Success of Construction Projects: The Mediating Role of Conflict

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13084513 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 4513

Author(s):

Summaira Malik ◽

Muhammad Taqi ◽

José Moleiro Martins ◽

Mário Nuno Mata ◽

João Manuel Pereira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Project Success ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Construction Project ◽

Project Team ◽

Relationship Conflict ◽

Team Members ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Impact

The success of a construction project is a widely discussed topic, even today, and there exists a difference of opinion. The impact of communication and conflict on project success is an important, but least addressed, issue in literature, especially in the case of underdeveloped countries. Miscommunication and conflict not only hinder the success of a project but also may lead to conflicts. The focus of this paper was to examine the impact of communication on project success with the mediating role of conflict. By using SPSS, demographics, descriptive statistics and correlation were determined. Smart PLS version 3.0 was used for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), internal accuracy and validity estimates, hypothesis checking and mediation testing. The results showed that formal communication has a negative impact on the success of a construction project, resulting in conflicts among project team members, whereas informal communication and communication willingness have a positive impact on project success because people tend to know each other, and trust is developed. Task, process and relationship conflicts were used as mediating variables. It was found that task conflict effects the relations positively because project team members suggest different ways to do a certain task, and, hence, project success is achieved. On the contrary, process conflict and relationship conflict have a negative impact on communication and project success. Both of these conflicts lead to miscommunication, and project success is compromised. Hence, it is the responsibility of the project manager to enhance communication among project team members and to reduce the detrimental effects of process and relationship conflict on project success.

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Project Success: What is the Role of Project Team Morale and How It Can Be Boosted?

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management ◽

10.1142/s0219877021500310 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Zvi H. Aronson ◽

Thomas G. Lechler

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Project Success ◽

Team Leadership ◽

Past Research ◽

Equation Model ◽

Project Planning ◽

Project Team ◽

Mediating Effects ◽

And Performance

This research presents and validates a model of project team morale and its influence on project success. We operationally define morale in project-based work as a multi-faceted variable encompassing suggested definitions offered in former studies. Unlike past research, we investigate the mediating effects between these facets of morale and success. A structural equation model is proposed and empirically tested to investigate the interdependencies between the facets of project team morale and how they promote project success. The results show that project team morale explains 25% of the variance in project success. Findings provide project leaders with a tool to enhance project success by influencing employees’ morale, rather than solely focusing on traditional project planning and controlling activities. We provide practical implications for project team leadership and performance.

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Building and Sustaining Collaboration in Cross Sector E-Learning Development

Interprofessional E-Learning and Collaborative Work ◽

10.4018/978-1-61520-889-0.ch014 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 166-175 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Stephen Timmons ◽

Heather Wharrad ◽

Paraskevas Vezyridis ◽

Jacqueline Randle ◽

Joanne Lymn ◽

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Keyword(s):

Qualitative Evaluation ◽

Further Education ◽

Team Members ◽

E Learning ◽

The Media ◽

Learning Development ◽

Uk National Health Service ◽

The Uk

This chapter will focus on the process of building and sustaining collaborative reusable e-learning object development across three educational sectors, Higher Education (HE), the UK National Health Service (NHS) and Further Education (FE) Colleges, using the LOLA project as a case study. A qualitative evaluation of ‘process’ ran alongside the entirety of the LOLA project. This chapter reports the findings of this qualitative research, and analyses how collaboration was achieved between the diverse institutions who were project partners. The strengths of this approach included the commitment of the team members to collaboration, while practical challenges included the location of the team members, but also wider issues in the institutions involved, and in particular, the role of the Media Developer and the perception of it by other team members.

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The moderating role of risk management in project planning and project success: Evidence from construction businesses of Pakistan and the UK

Engineering Management in Production and Services ◽

10.2478/emj-2019-0002 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 23-35 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Mariusz Urbański ◽

Adnan Ul Haque ◽

Isaiah Oino

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Project Success ◽

Business Environment ◽

Project Planning ◽

Project Managers ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

The Uk ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

Abstract This comparative study examines the moderating role of risk management in project planning and project success in the construction business of the UK and Pakistan. The data was gathered from 152 project managers (76 from both economies each) using a survey questionnaire. The purposive sampling technique was used to ensure fair representation of sample size and the RAND formula was used to select the project managers. For quantitative analysis, partial least square structural equation modelling technique was utilised. The results confirmed that project planning had a statistically significant impact on project success. Furthermore, risk management significantly moderated the relationship between project planning and project success in the construction businesses despite being in two different economies. The paper contributes to the enhancement of the body of knowledge intended for global companies and academicians aiming to implement risk management frameworks to enhance project success and ensure the effectiveness of project planning in a competitive business environment. It offers a new perspective to investigate the relationship between project planning and project success through moderating the effect of risk management, which is a new theoretical dimension for construction business and the field of project management. It is proposed to the governments and construction businesses operating in the UK and Pakistan to validate the empirical research framework in the cross-cultural context while assessing risk and uncertainty. It helps the construction business in the evaluation of risk while planning and successfully implementing project strategies.

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Investigating the Mediating role of Goal Clarity in the Relationship between Spiritual Leadership and project Success: Evidence from Software Industry

NICE Research Journal ◽

10.51239/nrjss.v13i4.218 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 28-48

Author(s):

Muhammad Anwar Khan ◽

Syed Tahir Hussain ◽

Saadullah Shah

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Research ◽

Project Success ◽

Spiritual Leadership ◽

Research Approach ◽

Software Projects ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Education And Health ◽

Goal Clarity ◽

The Relationship

The basic aim of the current study is to examine whether there is any relationship between Spiritual leadership (SL) and project Success (PS) through mediating role of goal clarity (GC). For this purpose this study used quantitative research approach and test the all statistical results through SmartPLS for 326 responded gathered from employs that were associated with software projects in the education and health care industries of Islamabad and Rawalpindi region, Pakistan. All the proposed hypothesis were accepted and result validated that SL is positively and significantly backing to GC and PS. In addition to this, findings also show that GC is shown positive and significant impact on PS and GC is positively and significantly mediate the linkages between SL and PS. There is a key evidence that research on SL and PS is too limited. Therefore, this study using the causal SL theory that identified that how SL is crucial for PS and provide a valuable extension to the SL in the project management literature. This research also disscuss the theortical, practical of this reearch and provide the future recomeneation for further exploration.

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The Collaborative Effect of Sustainable Project Management (SPM) and Benefits Management (BM) on Project Success: with the Influencing Force of Project Governance

European Journal of Business Management and Research ◽

10.24018/ejbmr.2020.5.6.615 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Imran Khan ◽

Muhammad Awais ◽

Waqar Alam ◽

Aftab Alam

Keyword(s):

Project Management ◽

Data Collection ◽

Success Rate ◽

Combine Effect ◽

Research Study ◽

Project Success ◽

Construction Companies ◽

Project Governance ◽

Convenience Sampling ◽

The Relationship

This research study investigates the relationship between sustainable project management (SPM) and benefits management (BM) on Project success (PS) with the influencing force of project governance (PG). The data was collected from the 207 employees and executive’s authorities of construction companies working in Pakistan. The convenience sampling was used for data collection. The results of the study show that SPM and BM has significant effect on PS. While the project governance (PG) is significantly influence the relationship. Moreover, another imperative discovery was made that the indirect combine effect of SPM and BM on PS is also significantly increased the project success rate.

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Impact of Risk Management and Benefits Management on Project Success with the Moderating Role of Effective Project Governance

International Journal of Business and Economic Affairs ◽

10.24088/ijbea-2019-45004 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (5) ◽

pp. 235-253

Author(s):

ABDUL GAFOOR ◽

USMAN JAVED ◽

SHOAIB SHAFIQUE

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Project Success ◽

Project Governance ◽

Moderating Role

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Role of Project Planning and Project Manager Competencies on Public Sector Project Success

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13031421 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 1421

Author(s):

Muhammad Irfan ◽

Sanam Zaib Khan ◽

Nasruddin Hassan ◽

Mazlan Hassan ◽

Muhammad Habib ◽

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Keyword(s):

Project Management ◽

Public Sector ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Project Success ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Project Planning ◽

Project Manager ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Contemporary World

Even though the world has progressed exponentially, the core reasons for the failure of many public sector projects remain the same, i.e., the poor planning and competency of a project manager. Therefore, it becomes essential even in the contemporary world to assess and evaluate a model that determines the effect of planning and the project manager’s competency on the success of public sector projects. Moreover, the present study aims to assess the role of project planning and the project manager’s competency in project success in the context of project management methodology defined by the Project Management Institute. In the current survey-based study, a sample of 260 project engineers, from the public sector organizations operating in Balochistan, that were engaged in projects was taken in order to understand the relationship between the constructs. Quantitative data were collected to address the proposed hypotheses using the partial least squares structural equation modeling technique. It was inferred from the findings that planning and competency have a significant positive impact on the success of public sector projects. Among the two, it was determined that planning for public sector projects has a greater role in the success of projects. Therefore, it is concluded based on the results of the study that in future, due consideration should be given to planning and the abilities of a project manager.

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Product Brand Loyalty and Purchase Decision

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Research ◽

10.31580/ijer.v3i3.1504 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 76-87

Author(s):

Muhammad Naeem ◽

Abdul Sami

Keyword(s):

Brand Loyalty ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Research Study ◽

Positive Association ◽

Perceived Quality ◽

Purchase Decision ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Business World ◽

Multiple Variables ◽

The Relationship

The present study was an examination of the relationship between product brand loyalty and purchase decision of automotive customers. The study focused on comparative analysis of two famous brands of automobile i-e Honda City and Toyota Corolla Xli and the various effects of product brand loyalty on purchase decision of automotive customers. A cross sectional quantitative research design was employed in the research study. In today’s competitive business world, now most of the marketers and manufacturers of various brands have encountered with multiple variables through which they can not only influence the purchase decision of their customers but also secure their buying preferences. The variables that are used and relevant to this study are product brand loyalty, perceived quality, price, and purchase decision. During examination of the relationship between these variables, study investigated that there is a positive association between product brand loyalty, product perceived quality, price and purchase decision.

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