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Adams, Brent Michael, and Thi Bich Van Tran. "Project Manager Competencies in managing International Development Projects : The Project Managers' Perspective." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-130986.
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This research studies the competencies of International Development (ID) project managers from their perspectives, taking into consideration the contextual factors and the challenges that they face when managing ID projects. The study adopts a constructionist ontological viewpoint and an interpretivist epistemological philosophical assumption. The nature of the research is exploratory with an inductive approach, using qualitative research method. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews with experienced project managers in International Development projects. Template analysis strategy was used to analyse the data. The findings show that contextual factors have a significant influence on the challenges that ID project managers face when managing projects. Contextual factors are operating environment, large network of stakeholders and intangible goals of ID projects. Five challenges were identified as the results of the context, namely stakeholder management challenge, beneficiary needs analysis challenge, the challenge of balancing strategic and operational views, capacity building and training challenge and sustainable funding challenge. To overcome these challenges, seven ID project manager competencies were identified management skills, personal qualities, interpersonal skills, stakeholder engagement skills, capacity building skills, and change management skills. These competencies are found to be interrelated and complementary. While the role and responsibilities of ID project managers were also uncovered during the research, the findings on contextual factors, challenges and competencies help to better understand the ID project manager role and responsibilities. This study makes the contributions from both theoretical and practical point of view. With regards to theoretical contribution, our findings expanded on ID project manager competencies as well as relating them to the context and challenges in ID projects. The role and responsibilities of ID project manager is another theoretical contribution in this study. From a practical point of view, this thesis’s findings would be useful for various organizations who deliver ID projects, particularly human resources management. In addition, it can act as knowledge sharing with ID project managers and help in designing and enhancing educational programmes in ID project management. Overall, this could result in better delivery and overcoming the challenges of International Development projects.
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Farlik, John T. "Project success in agile development software projects." Thesis, Capella University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10108921.
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<p> Project success has multiple definitions in the scholarly literature. Research has shown that some scholars and practitioners define project success as the completion of a project within schedule and within budget. Others consider a successful project as one in which the customer is satisfied with the product. This quantitative study was conducted to test the relationship between communications of agile teams and project success. The research also tested the relationship between software process improvement and project success. The researcher presented three different characterizations of project success (time, budget and customer satisfaction). Through correlation testing, the study examined the results of the relationship between communications, software process improvement, and project success. The customer satisfaction definition of project success was more closely correlated with projects in which communications was effective. Projects characterized as having a formal software process improvement process in place were more closely correlated with the cost and schedule definitions of project success. Implications of the study include conducting further research with ordinal data in the regression testing of the independent and dependent variables. Future work should concentrate upon risk and change management in an agile project management project environment. This work furthers the ideas contained in the Project Management Second Order (PM-2) framework.</p>
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Leboir, Reda Mohamed. "Integration in new product development projects : effect of project complexity on project performance." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.407154.
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Khalid, Rameez. "Progress in Transferable Work-load Projects : Development of a Robust Method for the Evaluation and Forecasting of Distributed Progress." Thesis, Toulouse, INPT, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009INPT051G/document.
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Mesurer l'avancement de gros projets est toujours difficile car la charge de travail est partagée entre les départements d'une entreprise ou même entre des entreprises réparties dans le monde. La littérature de niveau recherche sur la gestion des projets a été passée en revue pour découvrir les différentes techniques applicables. Les outils largement utilisés pour prévoir et mesurer l'avancement des projets, comme la méthode de la valeur acquise (Earned Value Analysis), Progress Plot, Milestone and Resource slip charts, Concurrent Engineering, peuvent être utilisés. Le problème étudié est lié à l'industrie pharmaceutique où de nouveaux traitements ou médicaments sont développés, et où l'efficacité d'un traitement médical est testée sur des patients répartis à travers le monde. Beaucoup de variables augmentent la complexité et l'ambiguïté du problème étudié. L'objectif principal est d'analyser l'efficacité d'une solution dans différentes situations au cours du projet, de sorte que la durée soit la plus réduite possible, et que les objectifs soit atteints au moindre coût. Les résultats suggèrent que la relocalisation des patients dans les pays produit de meilleurs résultats en terme d'avancement de projet<br>In large projects measuring progress is always difficult due to the complexities involved, because the realization is shared among departments of a firm or even between firms disseminated all over the world. Project management and operations research literature is reviewed for discovering various techniques applicable. Widely used tools for progress measurement and forecasting, such as Earned Value Analysis, Progress Plot, Milestone and Resource slip charts, concurrent engineering, can be employed. This thesis is based on a problem of pharmaceutical industry where the effectiveness of a certain medical treatment is examined on patients in a number of countries. The number of variables involved increase the complexity of this problem. The main objective is to analyze the effectiveness of a solution in different situations during the project such that a better project duration and a lower cost can be achieved. Our findings suggest that reallocation of patients among countries produces better results in terms of progress
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Wiedeman, Sherée. "Development of project management application suite for improved communication & project development." [Denver, Colo.] : Regis University, 2006. http://165.236.235.140/lib/SWiedeman2006.pdf.
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Pěkný, Ondřej. "Plan and Evaluation of the Development Project." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-17476.
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The aim of the thesis is to explain main aspects of the development and elaboration of a real project of mountain apartments on the level of a feasibility study. The thesis is divided up into two parts. Theoretical part describes individual stages of the development, involved entities and the procedure of obtaining building permit, which is all necessary for the implementation of the project. The emphasis is laid on funding, namely financial resources and tax optimalization. The second part deals with the develoment project itsef, which is the construction of weekend apartments in the mountains. The project aims at finding the right use of a specific piece of land, the concept of construction and its funding. Further on the thesis contains sensibility analysis, market and competion analysis and SWOT analysis and identification of main risks including their solution and possible preventive measures. The final part of the thesis focuses on evaluation of this project and its comparison with several competitive projects.
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Mheyamwa, John. "Does funding huge capital outlay projects through project finance enhance shareholders' value?" Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29031.
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Despite project finance advancing as a crucial tool in funding huge capital outlay projects that facilitate development little research has been conducted in assessing whether it is the most optimum way of funding big project especially when one looks at the value addition in respect of the shareholders. Consequently, this research attempts to examine whether Project Finance when compared to conventional funding done under Corporate Finance does contribute to shareholders value in funding huge capital outlay projects. The research was conducted in two phases. The first phase analysed the Mozal Project which was jointly funded by the IDC and other parties under project finance. In this phase the research assess how the IDC as a funder established measures to protect and enhance value for its shareholders in funding the project. The phase goes further by assessing the value created by the investment from an IDC shareholder point of view. The results are then compared to that of other high capital magnitude projects funded under on balance sheet finance. The second phase comprised of 5 interviews and 25 questionnaires with local Project Finance industry professionals with the aim of establishing the common view on which between on balance sheet and off balance sheet finance has a positive impact on shareholders' value. The first phase led to a general guide on funding projects via project finance does add to shareholder value or not whilst the second phase gave a factual conclusion on whether funding shareholder value through project finance creates value. Specific recommendations for further research work was also indicated where it was felt that there are certain areas that can help in advancing the research subject.
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Forbes, Shaun. "The impact of project flexibility on project choice and capital structure." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29011.
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This research highlights the value of Real Options Analysis (ROA) as a process in the evaluation of an oil extraction project in Sub-Saharan Africa. It shows the benefits it can bring to not only the final project evaluation but also to the project design selection process. The research then extends the application of ROA by developing and applying a framework which incorporates the fact that project flexibility has a positive impact on the projects value in the face of downside risk. ROA, by virtue of its explicit cash flow volatility modelling provides a framework for a consideration of the optimal level of project debt. In this case it suggests that the project can carry more debt than would have been acceptable if the more traditional NPV method was used in its evaluation.
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Vergopia, Catherine. "PROJECT REVIEW MATURITY AND PROJECT PERFORMANCE: AN EMPIRICAL CASE STUDY." Doctoral diss., Orlando, Fla. : University of Central Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002401.
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Skalický, Martin. "Řízení developerských projektů." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-225956.
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The subject of the thes is is the development project AZ Tower, implemented by Brno developer PROPERITY Ltd. The thesis describes the process of construction, manager's work and management risks of the project. It also describes organizational structure of the company and project management process. The work also includes an analysis of the developer market in Brno, focusing mainly on logistics, office and residential development. The thesis tracks construction of new flats and property market development as well.
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Yamamoto, Yoshie. "Involuntary resettlement in urban development projects : project experiences from the Philippines." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70701.
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Cho, Chung-suk. "Development of the project definition rating index (PDRI) for building projects /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Uwanyirigira, Evode, and Oybek Nasirov. "Managing Beneficiary Involvement in Non-Governmental Organisations : Implementing with, for, and by the Beneficiairies." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-131025.
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Lack of appropriate level of beneficiary involvement during the project lifecycle may lead to mismatch between the project output and needs of beneficiaries. Therefore, involving beneficiaries in the project helps to assure that the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) provide the right solution to needs of beneficiaries as well as sustaining project results. Although beneficiary involvement is useful, the challenge is to determine how and when to involve beneficiaries in the project. The purpose of this study is to improve the process of managing beneficiary involvement in NGOs. To achieve this, a review of the existing literature was done to have an initial understanding of beneficiary involvement. During our literature review, we identified six progressive levels of involvement which include: information sharing, listening and learning, joint assessment, shared decision-making, collaboration and empowerment. Based on this literature review, we suggested a framework for managing beneficiary involvement. In addition, we conducted a multiple case study and collected data from five different cases through interviews. Our respondents were professionals with several years of experience in developing and implementing development projects which are aimed at improving the livelihood of vulnerable communities. Through the analysis of the empirical findings, we got new insights on how the process of beneficiary involvement is managed. We identified four additional levels of beneficiary involvement within the project cycle. These include incentive system, peer facilitators, group forming, and cost sharing. The study also reveals the factors that affect beneficiary involvement, such as cultural context and, donors’ influence and requirements. We also highlighted that the appropriate level of beneficiary involvement should be chosen depending on the project context. Regardless of these factors, the research findings show that beneficiary involvement creates a sense of ownership, enhances project outcome and is useful in sustaining a project’s results in the long term. Therefore, NGOs should endeavour to involve beneficiaries as much as possible to ensure that the projects being implemented are addressing community needs.
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Harwood, Jessica Lynn. "Taunton Weir renovation project : independent project proposal /." View online version, 2007. http://digitalcommons.rwu.edu/archthese/7/.
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Magnusson, Evelina, and Moa Westlund. "Measuring Performance in Large Scale Agile Software Development Projects." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-300388.
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The increased usage and need for software as part of products has challenged traditional project management, nevertheless for hardware heavy organisations that are used to rely on the linear prediction and tracking of project outcomes. The developments in projects with embedded systems have countless dependencies and almost impossible to predict. Literature shows that software development projects have problems meeting the initial goals of budget, time, and scope. This is discovered too late due to insufficient methods of tracking progress. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate how large agile software development projects can continuously be followed to evaluate their performance and meet initial customer agreements fixed in time, budget, and scope. The thesis was conducted at Saab, active in the defense and security industry. This qualitative exploratory study was conducted with semistructured interviews and focus group discussions at the case company Saab, benchmark interviews with two additional companies, and an extensive literature study. The issues with the existing tracking approach were explored to determine how progress tracking may be created to continuously measure progress and indicate if project goals will be accomplished or not. The more general challenges in software development were also investigated to provide knowledge about areas in need of additional metrics which could indicate the problem and mitigate it. One industry-specific challenge is the security aspect that is unavoidable and requires a lot of documentation that holds up the development activities. Other detected challenges were difficulties in understanding requirements that lead to faulty estimations and work in the wrong direction, undiscovered dependencies that lead to a lot of rework and waiting for additional parts, insufficient testing environments that lead to late feedback, and holds up the development. It was also visible that the projects were conducted with different management approaches and no best-proven practice existed for tracking performance. From an analysis of the empirical data and existing literature, a suggestion of method tracking design was developed for large agile software projects with fixed contracts. The models were proposed to allow flexibility, enable control, and provide a holistic view. As Saab intends to introduce Earned Value Management in their software projects, this method was complemented with COMOD, TRL, IRL, and SRL to provide these three characteristics. Transparency and visibility of both products and processes are also found to be key to project success, thus additional metrics to increase visibility in projects are suggested to enable efficient project leading.<br>Den ökade användningen och behovet av mjukvara har utmanat traditionell projektledning, speciellt för hårdvaruorganisationer som är vana att kunna förlita sig på den linjära utvecklingen av ett projek. Utvecklingen av projekt som inkluderar inbyggda system med otaliga beroenden är nästan omöjliga att förutsäga. Litteratur visar att mjukvaruutvecklingsprojekt har problem att nå de ursprungliga målen för budget, tid och omfattning. Detta upptäcks för sent på grund av otillräckliga metoder för att mäta framsteg i projekt. Detta examensarbete genomfördes som en fallstudie på Saab, aktiv inom försvar- och säkerhetssektorn. Syftet med denna avhandling har varit att utvärdera hur projektledning för stora agila mjukvaruutvecklingsprojekt kontinuerligt kan följa utvecklingen för att möta de ursprungliga kundavtalen som är fastställda i tid, budget och omfattning. Denna kvalitativa undersökningsstudie genomfördes med semistrukturerade intervjuer och fokusgrupp intervjuer på företaget Saab, benchmarking intervjuer med ytterligare två företag och en omfattande litteraturstudie. För att utvärdera hur en metod för utvärdering av projektstatus ska utformas för att i tid ange om projektmålen inte kommer att uppnås, undersöktes utmaningarna med mjukvaruutveckling och därifrån har möjliga mätvärden och metoder för att mildra eller upptäcka dessa problem utvärderats. Några av de upptäckta problemen verkar överlappa flera industrier medan andra verkar vara mer specifika för just militär- och försvarsindustrin. En branschspecifik utmaning är säkerhetsaspekten som är oundviklig och kräver mycket dokumentation som stannar upp utvecklingsaktiviteterna. Andra upptäckta utmaningar var svårigheter att förstå krav som leder till felaktiga uppskattningar och arbete i fel riktning, oupptäckta beroenden som leder till mycket omarbetning och väntande på ytterligare delar, otillräckliga testmiljöer som leder till sen feedback och håller upp utvecklingen. Stora skillnader i de metoder som idag tillämpas från projektledning i dessa projekt var synligt under projektet, vilket indikerar på att det idag inte finns någon accepteras bästa metod i uppföjlning. Från analys av samlad empirisk data samt befintlig litteratur utvecklades ett förslag på hur en metod för uppföljning av stora agila mjukvaruprojekt skulle kunna se ut. Design på föreslagen modell skulle möjliggöra flexibilitet och kontroll samt förmedla ett helhetsperpektiv. Eftersom Saab avser att introducera Earned Value Management i sina mjukvaruprojekt kompletterades denna metod med COMOD, TRL, IRL och SRL för att få dessa tre egenskaper. Öppenhet och synlighet för både produkt och process visar sig också vara nyckeln till framgång i projektutveckling, vilket är möjligt med ytterligare mått för att öka synligheten i projektet.
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Chan, Chi-wah. "Property development as a means of project finance for infrastructure project /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19876476.
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Videnovová, Petra. "Rozvojové cíle tisíciletí a jejich plnění na příkladu Ghany." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2007. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-4598.
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Millenium development goals project is the key topic of the diploma paper. This project was started in 2000 and belongs to the responsibility od the UN. There are eight key development areas-goals set in the project. This goals should be met by 2015. The diploma paper is focused on the development of each of the goal in the West African country Ghana. There are two parts. First part focuses on the economic, cultural, historical and demografical description of the country. Second part is aimed at the Millenium project. The global trends are decribed at the beginning and the development towards the goals in Ghana is described in details in the following text.
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Olsson, Gustav. "Learning from previous projects for improving project management practices : Improving project risk management and intra-project communication at Saab Dynamics." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Projekt, innovationer och entreprenörskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-151075.
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Using certain practices for managing projects is a critical factor in successfully executing projects. For a firm where there are few set practices by the organization for managing projects, project managers have to create their own practices with varying degrees of success. Experienced project managers often have had plenty of time to develop fully functioning practices whereas new project managers struggle to find any practice to use. This thesis examines how learning from previous projects at Saab Dynamics can improve the project management practices project risk management and intra-project communication. Further, this thesis proposes how Saab Dynamics can improve continuous risk management and intra-project communication. A qualitative approach is utilized for this thesis where the data is collected from five separate interviews with project managers from various development projects at Saab Dynamics. The result from the interviews partly contains successful practices used by project managers, such as how to integrate sub-projects or how to manage risks continuously, but also highlights issues for the projects. These findings are analyzed by applying relevant research from the fields of learning in project-based organizations, project risk management and intra-project communication which resulted in a discussion and conclusion providing various recommendations for Saab Dynamics to improve each project management practice. Key findings include that functions are needed to facilitate learning and how post-project reviews need to be structured to transfer tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge, where focus needs to be on documenting using stories. Further, this thesis utilizes a model for risk maturity with five steps where only the top two allow for continuous risk management. To progress to these steps the importance of building a risk culture is recognized where the issue is in communicating the set process of risk management to project managers. Here, having a risk manager is identified as important. Intra-project communication focuses on the areas of information distribution, sub-project integration and communication planning. It was found that the information distribution needs to be balanced between forced and voluntary communication. Moreover, five mechanisms for integration are covered where some are more important for complex projects and some during high uncertainty. Lastly, a model for a communication plan is presented.
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Seglert, Christian, and Emma Lundberg. "Projektkommunikationför Framgångsrik Produktutveckling : - Utveckling av en Projektöversikt på ITT W&WW." Thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.), 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-40029.
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SammanfattningDe flesta företag som arbetar med produktutveckling idag använder sig av någon form avproduktutvecklings-process. Även om en process är mycket användbar, så garanterar inte den enframgångsrik produktutveckling. En av de viktigaste aspekterna i projektarbete ochproduktutveckling är kommunikation – hur projektmedlemmar utbyter information medvarandra. En framgångsrik produktutveckling är svår att uppnå utan effektivprojektkommunikation.Temat för den här uppsatsen är baserad på denna bakgrund. De frågor som ska besvaras är: Vilkaproblem finns i produktutvecklings-projekten idag? Hur är de relaterade till kommunikation?Hur kan kommunikationen förbättras för att lösa dessa problem? För att svara på dessa frågor haren fallstudie på produktutvecklings-företaget ITT Water and Wastewater genomförts. Genom 37intervjuer har data rörande företagets kommunikationsmetoder och utvecklingsprocess insamlats.Dessutom har teorier på samma studerats. Tillsammans bildar de basen till examensarbetetsanalys.Den empiriska datainsamlingen visade på problem i utvecklingsprocessen: brister i utvärderingarav projekt, långa utvecklingstider, projekt med för svag marknadsorientering och beslut tagnabaserade på otillräcklig information. De två sistnämnda har identifierats att vara beroende avkommunikationen i processen.Vidare visade studien att en projektöversikt skulle lösa dessa problem. Som resultat harförfattarna skapat en utformning av denna projektöversikt. Fastän brister i kommunikation inte ärden enda anledningen till de identifierade problemen, tror författarna att den framtagnaprojektöversikten kommer att avstyra dem. Då det finns stora likheter i hur produktutvecklingutförs på olika företag idag, anses resultatet vara överförbart även till andra organisationer.<br>AbstractThe majority of companies working with new product development today are using a productdevelopment process. Although very helpful, a process will not guarantee successful productdevelopment. One of the most important aspects to consider in projects and product developmentis communication - how project members exchange information with one another. Successfulproduct development is hard to achieve without efficient project communication.This master thesis is based on the previously mentioned background. The questions to beanswered are: What problems exist within product development projects? How are these relatedto communication? How can communication be improved to solve them? To answer thesequestions, a case study at the product development company ITT Water and Waste Water wascarried out. By conducting 37 interviews, data regarding the company’s communication anddevelopment process has been collected. In addition, theories regarding project development andcommunication are researched. Together, theses constitute the basis for the thesis analysis.The empirical research showed that there indeed exist problems in the case company’sdevelopment process: a lack of project evaluation, too development times, a lack of marketorientation, and decisions being made without sufficient information. The later two where foundclosely dependent on communication.Further research showed that introducing a project overview would solve these problems. As afinal conclusion, a layout of the proposed project overview was introduced. Even thoughinsufficient communication is not believed to be the only cause for the identified problems, theauthors believe that the project overview would in part solve them. Since there are largesimilarities in how product development is carried out at different companies, the findings aremost likely transferable to other organizations.
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Imelli, Pietro. "Project initialisation phase in target research projects for development of medical devices /." Zürich : ETH, 2007. http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/show?type=diss&nr=17380.
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Koners, Ursula. "Learning from research and development projects / the role of post-project reviews." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1826/4071.
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Successful innovation depends to a high degree on an organization’s ability
to develop an effective Research & Development (R&D) process and during
the last decades many companies have adopted Stage-Gate® or similar
methodologies. Although such methodologies are credited with significantly
improving R&D results at many companies, there is still potential for
improvement, if organizations can learn from projects. Each and every R&D
project should not only result in a successful new product but also generate
learning for the organization, because this has a high importance for the
competitive advantage of an organization.
Post-project reviews (PPRs) are recognized by both practitioners and
academics as an appropriate mechanism to stimulate project-to-project
learning in R&D project teams. However, PPRs are used by relatively few
companies, and those that do utilize them often fail to do so adequately.
Surprisingly, although PPRs are widely perceived to be a useful tool,
empirical research on how they can best be used and how they support
learning within a project team is very limited. This thesis addresses this gap
in the extant knowledge and describes five in-depth exploratory case
studies, which investigated how PPRs are conducted, how they are
perceived by R&D managers and the project-to-project learning that can
result from PPRs.
Based on a complex research design which combines qualitative and
quantitative data from documents, interviews and the observation of PPR
meetings, the results show that current PPR practices vary much across
different organizations. Furthermore, R&D managers perceive PPRs as
important for learning in R&D project teams but difficult to manage
effectively. An important result was also that tacit knowledge and
experiences play an important role when analysing project-to-project
learning. Although the operationalization of tacit knowledge is difficult, the
detailed analysis of lessons learnt and metaphors used allowed to gather
conclusions on the supporting role of PPRs for the creation and transfer of
both explicit and tacit knowledge.
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Yamile, Ntomboxolo. "Rural women in poverty alleviation projects: the Masihlumisane project." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/7312.
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Masihlumisane (let’s grow together) is a community based project in a small rural community of Glenmore situated to the south of the Great Fish River Nature Reserve (GFRNR) and half way between Grahamstown and Peddie in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This rural community was established as a resettlement center during pre-1994 South African government forced removals (Hallett, 1994). Glenmore is economically and socially impoverished as there are few businesses, little economic activity and minimal social tradition in the settlement (Murray, 1989). This village is characterised by an out migration of people of an economically active age, high unemployment amongst residents, dysfunctional families due to parents living elsewhere in order to earn a living, and a youthful population desperate to obtain skills and experiences that will benefit them when they leave Glenmore in the future.
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Simanová, Dominika. "Financování developerského projektu." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-371939.
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The theme of the diploma thesis is financing development projects. The theoretical part includes the characteristics of the development projects and the possible ways of their financing . The practical part is focused on the financing process of the specific development project granted by the development company operating on the real estate market in the south Moravian region.
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Telin, Steven, and Nebil Esmail. "Managing Remote Projects During a Crisis : Game-development and Manufacturing Projects Response to COVID-19." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-185058.
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Although projects and project management has grown to be increasingly influential in all aspects of business operations, project success and efficiency is often harder to measure and arguably harder to execute. Many projects may often change the course of intent, exceed the initial budget, or even finish later than expected. This causes a great debate on the different ways to efficiently manage projects and what actually works best in practise. According to different scholars, some sides mention that traditional methods where planning is completed at the very beginning is the most efficient way to manage projects, while others mention the use of adaptive methods where planning is not ‘set in stone’. Project management as an academic field is relatively well explored, however as the COVID-19 continues to set restrictions to stop the spread of the virus, academic research to increase the empirical data on project management during the pandemic is needed. This study aims to contribute to this academic field to understand the reasoning behind project management adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, this study will aim to gain understanding to the why’s and how’s of common themes regarding how projects have adapted. The industries this study will focus on will be the Swedish game-development industry and the Swedish heavy industry. Based on a literature search and review on project management evaluations methods, leadership styles, risk and crisis management, and project management methodologies, semi-structured interviews took place with CEO’s, project managers, and other senior managers in decision making positions, representing a total of six firms with three from each industry. The respondents were categorized based on their industry and if their project was completed or not. The analysis showed practical similarities in the implementations between projects, such as hygienic aspects in the workplace, remote working, and other practical implementations from the guidelines of the Swedish health authorities. The analysis also found the common theme of project responses being external threat recognition followed by the adaptation of remote working, the expansion of communication and finally the closure of the project. the analysis did however find smaller variations depending on the size of the firm and industry, such that smaller projects did not always need a firm wide remote working unit and that heavy industry projects leaned towards traditional project management methodologies with hints of agile methods, while the game-development projects quite explicitly used agile methods. While the study does contribute to the academic field of project management with empirical data and may provide guidance in future pandemics and similar situations, further research is needed in order to gain a full understanding on the pandemics effect on projects in Sweden, especially through a study covering a larger study size.
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Shao, Ming Gang. "Development of project manager selection tool based on project manager competency." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27295.
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Project management is entering into every aspect of our work with high speed but a relatively low success rate. Based on research into the current project management literature, this thesis concludes that three elements - a competent project manager, right project definition and right project organization are the key factors that determine the project success. This study focuses on the first of these three factors: selection of a competent project manager. The research process uses a web formed questionnaire based on the 102 Project Management Institute competency elements designed to measure Project Manager Knowledge, Performance and Personal competency. This questionnaire was used to gather data concerning real-world experience of critical project management skills from 16 people who have professional project experiences. Based on this data, a new project management tool was developed to highlight effective project manager selection considerations and effective organizational use of project management analysis and problem solving processes. This new tool attempts to assist the combination of project manager capabilities and organizational capabilities to achieve more effective project success.
As a pilot survey, 16 respondents who have project experiences using a project-management approach were invited to complete the study project management questionnaire. The responses concerning the importance of the various elements named in the questionnaire were analyzed.
The analysis resulted in a profile representing the critical skills associated with project management from the view of the expert respondents. This thesis proposes this profile as a project manager selection method. It also analyzes organizational project management problems in light of the selection model proposed as a way of helping the project manager, project, and organization move toward more sustainable development. As a part of future research, the effectiveness of this tool in distinguishing between effective and less effective project managers will form the basis of potential future research.
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Chan, Chi-wah, and 陳志華. "Property development as a means of project finance for infrastructure project." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3126850X.
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LORING, ERIC JAMES. "LAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT CORTARO-CROSSINGS: CIVIL ENGINEERING SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/190680.
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Brown, Kenneth A. F. "Hydraulic hammer design & development project." Thesis, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.555683.
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This report outlines the work I carried out during a three year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project. The project itself was design and development based, producing a design for a new product through to manufacturing and identifying marketing strategies for the product. The product is a hydraulic hammer which is used in construction, demolition and quarrying industries. The hydraulic hammer is classed as a carrier attachment. The hydraulic hammer attaches either to the arm of an excavator or the rear arm of a backhoe loader and uses the carrier's hydraulic system to allow it to operate. The report provides an in depth review of prior learning relevant to the development of a new and novel hydraulic hammer product and a detailed analysis of research methods required for the project. An analysis of suitable design methods and a review of the hydraulic hammer project background is outlined and a detailed analysis of leading edge software to deliver a new and novel simulated hydraulic prototype hammer product is discussed. The report also contains an investigation of leading edge manufacturing facilities relevant to a new and novel hammer product. A procedure for initial and field testing was produced and conducted to gain an in depth operational understanding of the hammer design and is included in the report. Economics relating to the manufacture of products and processes used throughout Europe are examined and the relevant British and European standards relating to manufacture and processes are analysed. Marketing techniques and strategies required when a new and novel product is launched into an existing market is also provided. Finally, the KTP is examined in relation to the provision of experiential work based learning and an analysis of the value of work based learning for the development and delivery of knowledge through KTP using experimental theories is also presented.
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Lee, Mindy. "A graphic design curriculum development project." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1569031.
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<p> Examining the design education climate of Los Angeles results in finding a broken art education system and misconceived notions about graphic design. The struggle to implement design education into the lives of high school students leads to some students who have access to art classes with an emphasis on technical digital art and some students who have never taken an art or design class. This project is the work of bringing design education to students in the Los Angeles area. This design curriculum was created to promote creative process, problem solving, play and experimentation, and a deeper understanding of the use of graphic design as a communication tool. This curriculum was implemented at the High School Institutes at Inner-City Arts, a nonprofit that provides free arts education to thousands of youth in Los Angeles.</p>
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Kristinsdottir, Asbjorg. "Capital project development in biotechnology industry." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44285.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2008.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-62).<br>The biotechnology industry has experienced fast growth during the first 30 years of its existence but is now reaching a stage of maturity. Companies are being challenged by weak pipelines and patent expirations, as well as increasing regulation. Mergers and acquisitions are frequent, and companies are forced to reduce planned capital expenditures, as well as restructure with personnel cuts and facility reductions. This thesis focuses on the affect those changes are having on the development of capital projects. It researches the environment as it used to be and what is now bringing the changes. Through literature search and case study, the thesis aims to capture the reasons for why the main driver of new facilities construction has shifted from time to cost and the affect that is having on the management and delivery of such projects.<br>by Asbjorg Kristinsdottir.<br>S.M.
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Ntlonze, Chapman Mphuthumi. "Project management training for community development." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52418.
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Thesis (MPA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Government of South Africa introduced the Reconstruction and Development
Programme (RDP) as a means of addressing the sub-standard, living conditions many underprivileged
and disadvantaged societies were experiencing in the country. That gave
community development impetus. The RDP, as a government policy, presupposed that public
institutions would be responsible for its implementation. That implied that public officials,
inter alia, would have to facilitate community development. This change agent status of
public officials also implied that they would have, out of necessity and demand, to acquire or
to demonstrate knowledge of project and community development management skills.
Management sciences argue that an organisations' effectiveness is, amongst other, the result
of interplay between the internal capacity (inputs), outputs (production) and outcomes
(impacts). Internal capacity includes, among others, the training of personnel for the
achievement of goals.
This study, as stated in the research question, seeks to explain the relationship between project
management training and effective community development. It seeks to establish whether
there are a significant number of public officials who are trained in project management for
community development. The study focuses on the Province of the Eastern Cape, especially
the Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture, with special reference to cultural
officers. The study further presents the Willowvale Case Study to demonstrate in a practical
way the relevance of project management skills to the implementation of community
development programmes. This case study also serves as base to launch arguments in favour
of trained public officials.
The research results suggest that public officials, especially cultural officers, lack project
management skills. These findings presuppose that the implementation of some community
development projects may be flawed, delayed or postponed. The study recommends that the Province of the Eastern Cape consider setting up an
interdepartmental body for the purpose of establishing an integrated project and community
development training policy, in consultation with relevant tertiary institutions for support and
advice.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Suid-Afrikaanse regering het die Heropbou- en Ontwikkelingsprogram (HOP) ingestel as
instrument om die substandaard lewensomstandighede wat verskeie minderbevoorregte en
agtergestelde gemeenskappe in die land ervaar, aan te spreek. Die HOP, as regeringsbeleid
veronderstel dat openbare instellings verantwoordelik is vir die implementering daarvan. Dit
impliseer dat openbare amptenare, onder andere, gemeenskapsontwikkeling moet fasiliteer.
Hierdie veranderingsagent status van openbare amptenare impliseer dat hulle as 'n
noodsaaklikheid vaardighede in projekbestuur en gemeenskapsontwikkeling moet bekom of
oor beskik.
In die bestuurswetenskappe word geargumenteer dat organisatoriese effektiwiteit onder
andere die resultaat is van 'n verwantskap tussen interne kapasiteit, uitsette en uitkomste.
Interne kapasiteit fokus onder andere weer op opleiding vir die bereiking van doelwitte.
Hierdie studie poog om die verhouding tussen projekbestuursopleiding en effektiewe
gemeenskapsontwikkeling te verklaar. Die studie probeer bepaal of 'n saakmakende
hoeveelheid openbare amptenare opgelei is in projekbestuur vir gemeenskapsontwikkeling.
Die studie fokus op die Provinsie van die Oos-Kaap, spesifiek die Department van Sport,
Ontspanning, Kuns en Kultuur, met spesiale verwysing na kultuurbeamptes. 'n Gevalstudie
van die Willowvale gemeenskap demonstreer op 'n praktiese wyse die relevansie van
projekbestuursvaardighede vir die implimentering van gemeenskapsontwikkelingprogramme.
Die gevalstudie verskaf ook 'n basis vir argumente ten gunste van opgeleide openbare
amptenare.
Die resultate van die studie suggereer dat openbare amptenare, veral kultuurbeamptes
projekbestuursvaardighede kortkom. Hierdie bevindinge dui daarop dat die implementering
van sekere gemeenskapsontwikkelingsprojekte beperkinge het, vertraag word en selfs gestaak
kan word.
Die studie beveel aan dat die Provinsie van die Oos-Kaap dit oorweeg om 'n
interdepartementele liggaam te vestig. Die doel hiervan moet wees om 'n geïntegreerde
Projek- en Gemeenskapsontwikkeling Opleidingsbeleid in konsultasie met relevante tersiêre
instellings in te stel.
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Bojesson, Catarina. "Improving project performance in product development." Licentiate thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Innovation och produktrealisering, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-27493.
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The development of new products and processes is a crucial point of competition and due to the rapid technological development and strong international competition, companies are being forced to design better products faster and more efficiently. In the last two decades large companies in particular have developed increasingly sophisticated models, process descriptions, structures and routines for how to steer and manage their often large and complex projects. Processes in product development projects often contain many dependencies among both tasks and people, requiring coordination of activities and the opportunity to capture incomplete information that evolves over time. When attempting to increase project performance, a strong focus has been on the efficiency of the projects, on doing things right. As a result, both in industry and in research, effectiveness, doing the right things, has gained less importance than it probably should. For companies to really increase their performance, effectiveness must be considered to a much higher extent. The objective of the research presented in this thesis has been to increase the knowledge of how the performance of projects in a product development context can be improved. This involves investigating factors which affects performance on different levels of the projects such as the individual working on the project, the single project, the project organisation, the company, and the business context. Data have been collected through literature studies as well as a case study divided into two parts. The research results show that project organisations face the challenge of being able to have projects running efficiently according to plan while at the same time exploring and creating new knowledge. Formalised product development processes can support the progress of projects, but there is a risk that exploratory work and innovation could suffer. This is a challenge, especially in contexts characterised by uncertainty and complexity. Further, a number of areas which affect the project performance were identified, including the business context, process characteristics, project model, project characteristics, and project management. These findings have resulted in a proposed start of a framework for improving product development project performance in dynamic contexts.<br>INNOFACTURE - innovative manufacturing development
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Lipkin, Ilya. "Testing Software Development Project Productivity Model." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321593577.
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McGee, Jason S. "Economic development criteria and project prioritization /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2009. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2930.pdf.
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Salgado, Lisa Napoleon. "Project S.A.I.D.: Student-Athlete Identity Development." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/145448.
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The collegiate level student-athletes are subjected to a world that is different than other adolescents beginning their university experience. These individuals embark on their college campuses with more than freshman level English and dorm selection as their greatest sources of stress. On the contrary this level of athletics and education is the genesis for many into the world of professional athletics. These young individuals are ushered into a world where balancing the many perils, pitfalls and pleasantries of a college campus are events that could be construed as the makings of a fulltime job...their sport of choice. The irony of this world is that only a tiny percentage of the student-athletes will make an actual career out of their particular sport, however the training and preparation is the same for all. To top it off, each and every one of the student athletes believes they will be the one to achieve professional status with their talent. American college communities more often than not promote the fact that they are places for adolescents to grow and explore themselves in various ways. Erik Erikson (1982) has determined that the Identity vs. Identity Confusion crisis takes place at this very time and if not successfully resolved one will develop in a psychosocial manner that can impact negatively throughout the rest of one's life. The impasse that the student athlete is faced with is that so much is determined by their performance in their sport rather than their performance as an individual away from their sport. I will focus on the identity development of male and female adolescent collegiate student-athletes and how these two very important components, gender identity and social group identity, interplay in the development of some adolescents and create its own type of identity development completely, Student-Athlete Identity Development (S.A.I.D.) It will be argued that student-athletes, particularly males, have embarked upon this time of exploration in their lives and begin with a foreclosed sense of identity and within months they start to alter their view of self as well as their place within the athletic world.
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Cheslic, Daniel Lee. "Land Development Project for Goshen Drive." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/192303.
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McGee, Jason Scott. "Economic Development Criteria and Project Prioritization." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2009. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1760.
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To provide a more in-depth analysis of potential roadway projects, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) desired a method of evaluating projects according to their economic potential without using potentially costly computer models or excessive data collection. Brigham Young University (BYU) was retained to research and recommend criteria for the economic development criteria in the project-prioritization process. A literature review was first undertaken to better understand the transportation-economic development relationship. Using the literature review, combined with the information from the Economic Development Corporation of Utah, the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, the Governor's Office of Economic Development, and a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), criteria were established to evaluate the economic potential of a roadway project. The criteria were finalized using a Policy Delphi method that included the Research Team and TAC. The four aggregate criteria and one bonus criterion recommended are: 1) population and education; 2) existing infrastructure; 3) economic attractiveness; 4) tourism; and 5) the bonus: economic choke-points, which allows UDOT regions to specify a prioritized list of projects that could help increase the economic development potential of an area if those projects are built. An evaluation framework was also developed for the economic development criteria. Any project that passes the Tier I analysis is recommended to be subjected to the economic analysis of the Tier II process. The researchers recommend that once a list of passing Tier I projects is received, the list should be sent out to any participating in the expert feedback portion of the economic attractiveness scoring as well as to the UDOT regions and districts for choke-point prioritization analysis. All of the databases will be updated to provide the most up-to-date scoring possible. When all of the scores have been assigned, the projects will then be listed by highest to lowest scores. The list will then be compiled by UDOT who will present the information to the Transportation Commission in a manner that will best assist in the decision-making process. The research created a scoring evaluation for each recommended criterion. Each criterion also received a weighting. The scoring and the framework are recommended to UDOT as the economic analysis of the Tier II evaluation. The criteria are recommended to be automated in a geographic information systems (GIS) database to aid in the scoring process.
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Marková, Lucie. "Příprava a řízení developerských projektů." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-240454.
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The aim of the thesis is to create a management plan of a specific development project and define the potential risks that may arise in the implementation phase from the perspective of the development company. The thesis also deals with the basic characteristic of project management, principles and practices that are used in practice both in the preparation and management of a construction project and it is also mapping the entire process of planning a development project.
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Sládková, Markéta. "Návrh na zvýšení hospodárnosti projektu vývoje nových výrobků." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-221681.
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The content of this Master’s thesis is an analysis of selected development project and its implementation, ie. activities regarding the preparation and realization of the development of a new product. Its purpose is to assess weak points, resources or issues appearing during the progress of the project. The proposal to eliminate these issues has been created based on this analysis considering the project efficiency.
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Mande, Zoleka. "Income generating projects and poverty alleviation: the Baviaans Arts and Crafts Project." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/6115.
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South Africa has witnessed series of social unrest, many of which ended in violence by very poor communities who allege poor delivery of basic goods and services. The majority of South African citizens are poor and pervasive inequality exists between men and women and between black and white peoples of the country. The poverty alleviation strategies inequalities and the consequences of poverty amongst women in rural areas (Ozoemena, 2010). Cacadu District municipality has done a study analysis on poverty alleviation in 2009-2010 together with the Baviaans municipality to verify which areas was the most poorest in Baviaans municipality. The findings came as Vondeling and Riertbron which was the poorest area. The focus was on tourism side because Baviaans is the tourist area.Rietbron and Vondeling is part of Baviaans Arts and craft program that was previously funded by DEDEAT R500, 00 but only benefited after incorporated to Baviaans municipality as they were previously managed by Cacadu District Municipality before and the municipality decided to invest in this areas. The funding for DEDEAT was utilized for trainings, starting material and equipment’s and building of the Baviaanskoof Craft Shop for two projects which is Vondeling and Steytlerville and Rietbron did not benefit at that time. This study focuses on the income generating projects in Baviaans municipality with the view to describe the experiences of individuals who participate in these income generating projects. The objective of this study was to evaluate the contribution of income generating projects in addressing poverty alleviation. Steytlerville projects is using waste materials like old newspaper, raw material, broken cups to do jewellery .Vondeling and Rietbron project is an angel factory producing beaded wire angels by using materials locally produced merino wool, wire wool, beads and local products such as ostrich feathers .This study is based on a case study which gives a description of poverty and reflects an involvement process of beneficiaries or communities in an income generating project and how it is impacting on their livelihoods. Qualitative and quantitative methodology were used. According to Neuman (2000: 30), the quantitative data methods refer to the collection of data using numbers, counts and measures of things and qualitative research basically involves the use of words, pictures description and narratives”. Data was collected for interviews. In order to collect accurate information, an interview was conducted based on the author’s research questions. Research was conducted in different areas like Steytlerville, Vondeling and Rietbron. A questionnaire was used as a form of data collection for the three projects. These interviews were conducted formally in a focus group composed of the projects members. In Steytlerville they were 5 members, Vondeling 7 members and Rietbron10 members which make a sample of 22 members. These projects have two craft shop where they sell their product which is Willomore craft shop and Baviaanskloof craft shop. The craft shop has been established to create an outlet by which locally sustainably made craft can be displayed and sold. The craft shop has been developed in such a way that is a real life example of a green building and business .The craft shop is an example of how to be environmentally friendly and utilise nature in such a way that it is sustainable and does not destroy it. The research findings suggested that in certain instances, Baviaans Craft project has been successful in generating income for members. The market for these crafters is mainly tourists. From this research it came out clear that some of the project members were able to acquire skills which help them to find employment in well-established craft business. Despite the successful of Baviaans Craft project, the project members were somewhat constrained in managing and running the business. For example with response for special markets, they had to make use of external skills i.e. someone who made contacts with the export market and there after divide the profits amongst members. The project members were not adequately empowered in management skills.
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Czibor, František. "Softwarová podpora projektového řízení." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta informačních technologií, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-236760.
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This thesis deals with project management and how software can support it. In first part the problems and characteristics of project management is stressed as well as theoretical basics with focus on software development projects. Comparison of the available tools as project management aid is also touched. Objective of this thesis is to create such a project management aid tool by detailed analysis, design and implementation. The system has been implemented in programming language C#, the database layer is Microsoft SQL. End the end of the thesis the summary of the achieved results and possible future extensions of the project management tool can be found.
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Mazur, Alicia K. "Defence industry projects : investigating the impact of major project manager attributes on stakeholder relationships and project success." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/69932/1/Alicia_Mazur_Thesis.pdf.
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This thesis identifies attributes, skills and behaviours that major project managers require for stakeholder relationships competence and project success within a major project environment. It develops valid and reliable measures of internal and external stakeholder relationships competence, tests a complex conceptual model and explores the effectiveness of the QUT Executive Masters of Complex Project Management and Strategic Procurement in developing major project managers' stakeholder relationships competence. Implications of this thesis are for government and industry in identifying factors associated with major project success, as this will lead to better major project outcomes potentially resulting in time and monetary savings of years and billions of dollars.
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Kosaroglu, Mustafa. "New product development projects and project manager skill sets in the telecommunications industry." Doctoral thesis, Australia : Macquarie University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/15994.
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Thesis (DBA)--Macquarie University, Graduate School of Management, 2008.<br>Bibliography: p. 267-292.<br>The telecommunications industry ('Telco'), a service provider business, is undergoing significant changes such as deregulations, technology changes and increasing competition. Managers face increased pressure to bring new products with the latest technology into the market faster. Few previous studies have analysed New Product Development (NPD) projects in this hypercompetitive industry. This research addresses this gap by investigating Telco NPD projects and the associated skill sets needed by successful project managers.--The study evaluated how project managers' various skills contribute to project management success. Incorporating clear definitions grounded in the recent literature on NPD, management and leadership, the research proposed a new organising framework of four groups of skill sets: technical, leadership, managerial and administrative. Technical skills are the knowledge of technologies on which the project work is based. Leadership skills involve influencing project stakeholders to deliver a quality product within time and budget. Managerial skills are needed to develop and execute project plans and to get project work done. Administrative skills include understanding an organisation's structure, culture, policies, processes, methods and tools.--Previous classifications for Telco NPD projects have over-emphasised product innovation and undervalued the process aspects. While small projects provide fewer management challenges, this study found that project managers of large and complex projects require all four skill sets. Managerial skills are mandatory. Technical and administrative skills enhance understanding of the technology and business processes. Leadership skills are limited at an operational level. Managerial and administrative skills are essential for developing and implementing project plans; technical skills are important in the initial project stages; leadership skills are needed from the beginning until delivering a new product.--The research outcomes can be used when hiring and developing NPD project manager professionals in the Telco industry to complement current project manager competency standards, which do not cover all the skill sets. Findings may be applicable to Telco companies in other countries new to such market conditions. Furthermore, other industries may adapt the skill set framework to suit their own particular requirements.<br>Mode of access: World Wide Web.<br>xvi, 336 p. ill
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Kilani, Meriam. "Multiple product-project decisions coordination support : application to oil and gas development projects." Electronic Thesis or Diss., université Paris-Saclay, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023UPAST027.
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Le défi majeur abordé dans cette recherche concerne la coordination de multiples décisions interdépendantes qui doivent être prises lors du projet, qu'elles soient techniques, financières ou contractuelles. Interdépendance signifie que prendre une décision sans tenir compte des impacts sur les autres décisions peut entraîner une sous-performance, voire des impasses, des itérations et des reprises. Pour surmonter ce défi, un processus de prise simultanée de décisions multiples a été proposé, en trois blocs : 1/ modélisation du réseau de décisions et formulation du problème multi-décisionnel ; 2/ structuration du problème pour proposer des scénarios pertinents et plausibles assemblés à partir d'alternatives de décisions élémentaires ; 3/ résolution du problème par la sélection et la recommandation de scénarios. La construction du processus de prise de décisions multiples est basée sur des possibilités diverses pour chaque bloc. Le décideur sélectionne parmi un ensemble de choix possibles pour adapter le processus décisionnel à son contexte précis. Pour le bloc 1, nous avons d'abord construit un réseau global qui modélise les décisions étudiées et les interdépendances qu'elles peuvent avoir avec d'autres décisions. Nous avons ensuite indiqué que les graphes et les matrices peuvent être utilisés pour répondre à ce besoin. Les deux méthodes permettent d'inclure toutes les décisions et interdépendances du réseau de décision dans un seul modèle, chacune d'entre elles ayant ses avantages et inconvénients, avec une sorte de complémentarité. Ensuite, pour formuler le problème local de multi-décision, deux approches de clustering basées sur les interactions sont proposées : l'approche descendante (considérant les interdépendances des décisions) et l'approche ascendante (avec un regroupement supplémentaire des décisions basé sur la date d'échéance). Ces deux approches aident à délimiter le périmètre sur un ensemble spécifique de décisions, étant donné qu'il peut être difficile de considérer tout le réseau de décisions en même temps. Dans le bloc 2, pour structurer le problème, deux méthodes basées sur des matrices et une autre basée sur des graphes ont été proposées. Ces méthodes offrent la possibilité de générer des scénarios en considérant les critères de compatibilité et de performance, soit séquentiellement (analyse morphologique), soit simultanément (QFD), soit de manière hybride (exploration de graphe). Pour les deux méthodes basées sur les matrices, un algorithme a été proposé pour faciliter l'identification de scénarios plausibles. Quant à la méthode basée sur les graphes, une heuristique plus légère peut être appliquée en temps réel lors d'une réunion de décision. Enfin, pour résoudre le problème, plusieurs méthodes MCDA ont été répertoriées dans le bloc 3 pour évaluer et sélectionner un scénario recommandé : méthodes d'évaluation absolue, méthodes de comparaison relative par paire, et méthodes de comparaison relative à des points de référence. Selon les acteurs industriels, un tel processus pourrait améliorer les mécanismes de coordination entre les décisions majeures de leurs projets. Même si les décisions sont interdépendantes, elles ne sont pas souvent considérées comme telles, et le processus que nous proposons permet (selon eux) d'avoir une meilleure vision des décisions à prendre ensemble et des conséquences des choix. Une étude de cas fictive, inspirée de projets réels passés, a été utilisée pour illustrer le processus de coordination multi-décision proposé. Nous sommes convaincus que notre recherche fournira une base solide pour d'autres études portant sur la coordination de décisions multiples et interdépendantes dans le cadre de projets complexes, même si certaines perspectives académiques et industrielles doivent être abordées<br>The major challenge addressed in this research concerns the coordination of the multiple interdependent decisions that must be made during the project, either technical, financial, or contractual. Interdependence means that making one decision without considering the impacts for other decisions may imply some underperformance, or even dead ends, iterations, and rework.To overcome this challenge, a more adaptable multi-decision-making process has been proposed, consisting of three blocks: 1/ modeling the decision network and formulating the multi-decision problem; 2/ structuring the problem to propose relevant and plausible scenarios assembled from elementary decision alternatives; 3/ solving the problem by selecting and recommending scenarios.Building the multi-decision-making process is based on multiple possibilities for each block. The decision-maker selects from a set of possible choices to adapt the decision-making process to the precise context.For block #1, we have first articulated the need to build a global decision network that models the decisions under study and the interdependencies they may have with other decisions. We have then argued that graphs and matrices can be used to fulfill this need. Both methods allow to include all decisions and interdependencies of the decision network in one single model, each of them having its advantages and drawbacks, with a kind of complementarity.Then, to formulate the local multi-decision problem, two interactions-based clustering approaches are proposed: the top-down approach (considering decision interdependencies) and the bottom-up approach (with an additional due date-based grouping of decisions). Both help to delineate the focus of decision makers on a specific set of decisions, since considering the whole network of decisions at the same time can be challenging.In block #2, to structure the problem, two matrix-based and one graph-based methods have been proposed. These methods offer the possibility to generate possible scenarios considering compatibility and performance criteria, either sequentially (morphological analysis), simultaneously (QFD), or with a hybrid way (graph exploration). For the two matrix-based methods, an algorithm was proposed to facilitate the identification of plausible scenarios. As for the graph-based method, a lighter heuristic can be applied on live during a decision meeting.Finally, to solve the problem in block #3, several MCDA methods have been listed for evaluating and selecting a recommended scenario: absolute compensatory methods, relative pairwise comparison methods, and relative comparison to reference point methods.According to industrial actors, such a process could improve coordination mechanisms between the major decisions of their projects. Even though decisions were interdependent, they were not often considered as such, and our proposed process permits (according to them) to have a better vision of the decisions to be made together and of the consequences of the choices. A fictitious case study, inspired by real past projects, was used to illustrate the proposed multi-decision coordination process.We are convinced that our research will provide a solid basis for further studies on the coordination of multiple interdependent decisions in complex projects, although there are academic and industrial perspectives that need to be tackled
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Adasevic, Ivan, and Viljam Palosaari. "Multi-project Management in an Internal Development Context : A case study focused on identifying challenges in project portfolio management at ABB Components." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Industriell ekonomi och organisation, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-28355.
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The purpose of this thesis was to explore what challenges are identified in project portfolio management (PPM) in an internal multi-project environment. The aim of this study was to find the underlying reason for the occurrence of challenges in terms of how these challenges occur, and why do they occur. To realize the purpose and the aim of the study, the research was conducted at ABB Components, a business unit of ABB Group. Further, based on identified challenges provide a set of guidelines and recommendations for managing and countering the challenges. To understand the research problem a literature review was employed and a case study was conducted at ABB Components. The purpose of the literature review was to gain a theoretical background related to the research topic, identify challenges or problems, and potential solutions, with the purpose of establishing a connection to the challenges identified in the case study. The empirical work consisted of the case study conducted at ABB Components and was constituted by interviews person. The analysis of the results was validated with a workshop held with interviewees, with discussions regarding the findings. Guidelines and recommendations for managing challenges related to project portfolio management were designed from the results of empirical and theoretical work. The 11 main challenges related to project portfolio management were identified throughout three defined project phases, initiation of a project, execution of a project and project closure, and was appearing either in one phase or across phases. The challenges in this research were correlated to four main causes; limited resources (budget & time), limited resources (personnel), vague directives, and project maturity. The identified challenges can be encountered and managed by utilizing existing models for project management, improved information handling, expanding the notion of criteria for project success, performing a resource capacity analysis, and planning for the project closure. The theoretical and practical work have contributed to a collective analysis of what types of challenges are evident in phases throughout a single project, and what outcomes these challenges can have on a project portfolio in an internal multi-project environment and . It has to some extent indicated differences among challenges and causes evident in multi-project settings, for projects that are classified as internal development or product development, implicating differences throughout the project phase. Furthermore the challenges have pivoted around the three main themes centered indicating that there are challenges related to each phase of the project life, as well as challenges which are apparent across the project phases.
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Möller, Amanda. "Lean Product Development : Evaluation of a project with focus on project management." Thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-183127.
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Conducting Development Projects as fast as possible is very important for gaining as much profit from your product as possible. One method for conducting Development Projects is Lean. Lean is a way of working which focuses on getting rid of time consuming tasks that doesn’t bring in any value for the final product such as long meetings, searching for information, waiting for decisions etc. Habia Cable uses Lean thinking in their development method but still has problems with projects being delayed. The task of this project is to investigate one of their development projects to see how well it followed the plan and budget set up at the beginning. The goal is to develop the Lean method used and make it more adjusted to the workings at Habia Cable. The investigation was made by interviewing all project participants and some experienced Project Managers as well as looking thru documentation from the project. The conclusions from the investigation were that all the goals for the project except one have been met. The one that haven’t been met jet is the one that they are still working on. The goals need to become more open to cope with the changes in the market. The Synchronization Plan for the project was too detailed and took too much time to set up. The Risk Plan was good and had realistic actions but requires more follow up. The budget for the project was lacking estimations for production costs and for all consultants. More time should be spent on creating the budget and it also requires more follow-up and updating when new investments are required. The new project method developed was based on the idea that conditions for the project keeps changing. The method has the same tools but with some changes. The Goal Picture is allowed to be changed and it is evaluated regularly. The Synchronization Plan has is built of larger blocks, which are broken down into smaller tasks, as each block is started. A time line has also been added although it is also rough. The risks are divided into two groups, single tasks risks and ongoing risks. The single task risks are given an action and responsible person. The ongoing risks are graded and the top tem risks are given a set of action and a person responsible for handling it. The budget has more people involved in its creation and is based on a pre-defined list of categories.<br>Att genomföra ett utvecklingsprojekt så snabbt som möjligt är viktigt för att göra största möjlig vinst på din produkt. En metod för att genomföra Utvecklingsprojekt är Lean. Lean är ett sätt att arbeta som fokuserar på att ta bort tidskrävande uppgifter som inte medför något mervärde för slutprodukten så som långa möten, letande efter information, väntan på beslut med mera. Habia Cable använder Lean tänkande i sina utvecklingsprojekt men har fortfarande problem med att vissa projekt blir försenade. Uppgiften för detta projekt är att undersöka ett av deras utvecklingsprojekt för att se hur väl det följde den plan och budget som sattes upp i början av projektet. Målet är att utveckla den Lean metod som används och göra den mer anpassad för arbetssättet på Habia Cable. Undersökning genomfördes genom att intervjua alla deltagare i projektet och några erfarna projektledare samt genom att gå igenom dokumentationen för projektet. Slutsatserna från undersökningen var att alla mål för projektet förutom ett är mötta. Det mål som inte har blivit mött är det mål som projektdeltagarna fortfarande arbetar med. Målen behöver i allmänhet bli mer öppna för att kunna hantera ändringar i marknaden. Synkroniseringsplanen för projekt var för detaljerad och tog för lång tid att sätta upp. Riskplanen var bra och hade realistiska lösningar men behöver mer uppföljning. Budgeten saknade uppskattningar för produktionskostnader och kostnader för alla konsulter. Mer tid behöver spenderas på att skapa budgeten och den kräver också mer uppföljning och uppdatering när nya investeringar anses nödvändiga. Den nya projektmetod som tagits fram var baserad på idéen att förutsättningar för projektet kontinuerligt förändras. Metoden har samma verktyg men med några förändringar. Målbilden är tillåten att förändras och den utvärderas regelbundet. Synkroniseringsplanen är uppbyggd av större block vilka bryts ner till mindre uppgifter när varje block startas. En tidslinje har också blivit tillagd men den är också grov. Risker är uppdelade i två grupper, enkeluppgifts risker och pågående risker. Enkeluppgifts risker tilldelas en lösning och en ansvarig person. Pågående riskerna värderas och de topp tio riskerna tilldelas ett hanteringssätt och en ansvarig person. Budgeten har fler personer involverade vid sin framställning och är baserad på en fördefinierad lista på kategorier.
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Du, Plessis Yvonne. "The development of an assessment tool for measuring project management culture in organisations." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2003. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06092004-112505.
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Brown, Kathleen Susan. "Factors that influence the development of supports among adults with developmental disabilities." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1994. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/895.
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Pinnerová, Eliška. "Financování developerského projektu." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-264879.
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Master´s thesis analysed the financing of a development project Slunečný vrch, produced by ABILD s.r.o. company. On the basis of detailed analysis, the project includes proposals to support sales and optimize revenues.
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Hassan, Fatima Abdirahman. "Impact of community participation as part of standard project formalities and its effect on the project outcome." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53458.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2003.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The fundamental purpose of this study is to establish the extent to which theory and
practice relate in the context of community participation. The point of departure is to
understand what participation entails and the methodologies available to the
development practitioner. As illustrated by the case study, there is a meaningful
relationship between theory and the practicing of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA),
which is the methodology of choice for the project.
Although the PRA techniques were utilized in gathering data for the project, many of
the key decisions were made independently of the community. This brings to light the
controversy between technical expertise on the one hand and to what extent the
community should be included in any decisions made at this technical level,
especially since they may only end up rubber-stamping the professional's opinions
anyway. The question arises whether or not the whole concept of empowerment is
simply a utopian concept.
This is by no means an easy question to answer. However, the case study does
illustrate that participation can be harnessed to achieve a successful project. It is
important to note that even in difficult circumstances where 'dependency' has taken
root, there exists hope that the people can actively participate in the project. It also
reinforces the urgency of the need to actively encourage social change that will
inspire people towards participation. This has been viewed for too long by the local
people as the domain of the educated only. It is therefore important that development
agencies create awareness of participation since it cuts across all their projects.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie studie is om vas te stel tot watter mate teorie en praktyk met
mekaar verband hou binne die konteks van gemeenskapsdeelname in die bestuur
van gemeenskapsprojekte. Die vertrekpunt van die studie is die verstaan van wat
deelname behels, en watter metodologieë beskikbaar is vir ontwikkelingspraktisyns.
Soos deur die gevallestudie geïllustreer, is daar 'n verband tussen die teorie en die
praktiese gebruik van "Participatory Rural Appraisal" (PRA), die tegniek wat deur die
spesifieke projek gebruik word.
Alhoewel die PRA tegniek aangewend is, word baie van die belangrike besluite
onafhanklik van die gemeenskap gemaak. Dit plaas 'n fokus op die kontroversiële
posisie wat bestaan tussen tegniese insette aan die een kant en die mate waartoe
gemeenskappe op hierdie tegniese vlak aan besluite moet deelneem, veral
aangesien hierdie tipe deelname slegs op die roetine-goedkeuring van professionele
sienswyses mag uitloop. Dit vra die pertinente vraag of deelname nie slegs 'n
utopiese konsep is nie.
Hierdie is nie 'n maklike vraag om te antwoord nie, maar, die gevallestudieondersoek
ondersteun wel die idee dat deelname ingespan kan word om positiewe
resultate vir 'n projek te verseker. Dit is belangrik om daarop te let dat selfs waar 'n
sindroom van afhanklikheid ontwikkel het, die hoop bestaan om gemeenskappe
aktief in projekte te laat deelneem. Hierdie beklemtoon die belangrikheid daarvan om
sosiale verandering aan te moedig ten einde 'n positiewe ingesteldheid teenoor
deelname te inspireer. Vir te lank reeds sien plaaslike gemeenskappe hierdie as die
terrein slegs van opgeleide persone. Dit is dus belangrik dat ontwikkelingsagente
aandag skenk daaraan om gemeenskappe te sensiteer rakende deelname,
aangesien dit die suksesvolle uitvoering van al hulle projekte raak.