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Zhou, Bin S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Enterprise information technology project portfolio selection through system dynamics simulations." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/43107.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2007.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-169).<br>As companies are increasingly relying on information technologies (IT) to help maintain their existing and develop new competitive advantages, investing effectively in IT is becoming more and more important. One of the biggest challenges facing an enterprise IT organization is how to select a project portfolio that is best aligned with the business strategies and to deliver highest value using limited IT resources. In this research paper, I examined in detail a recently proposed IT governance framework, designed a System Dynamics model based on this framework, and developed a simulation application to investigate constructs, relationships and scenarios suggested by the framework. My research identified and examined several levers through which IT managers can achieve better alignment with business goals and more efficient use of IT resources. I examined alternative IT governance regimes (combinations of rules and policies for selecting among opportunities and retaining existing systems) in terms of their effects on efficiency, feature satisfaction, and cost of the resulting legacy asset base. By choosing the right combination of relatively straightforward selection and retention policies, IT managers can steer their legacy assets toward a desired efficiency or satisfaction goal in concert with company strategies.<br>by Bin Zhou.<br>S.M.
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Waker, Lionel. "Enhancing information systems project team performance : team member selection strategies." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8760.
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Bibliography: leaves 104-109.<br>It is widely acknowledged that the information Systems (IS) industry suffers from a high failure rate with regards to IS development projects. Much of the effort to improve IS project performance has been focussed on technological issues. However, there is an increasing body of evidence that suggests that the nature of the problems facing the teams that are assigned to these projects is more sociological than technological. As the adoption and utilisation of teams becomes more prolific in the IS industry, it is becoming increasingly important to develop team composition methods that take the compatibility of team members into consideration. Many IS team member selection strategies are based primarily on the traditionally measurable skills of individuals. Yet, selecting a team in which the members have the appropriate skills does not guarantee that the individuals in the team will combine to form an effective and cohesive unit. Several team effectiveness models relating to sociological constructs have been developed in past research. These identify variables that have been predicted to influence the effectiveness of various types of teams. This research proposes a model that demonstrates the extent to which certain variables that have been identified in the literature influence the effectiveness of IS project teams. Through this assessment, it is possible to isolate the variables that have a significant impact on IS team effectiveness, thereby highlighting some of the sociological issues that should be considered when selecting team members. The relationships in the model were tested through a questionnaire that was distributed amongst 33 Information Systems project teams. Individuals in 4 of the teams submitted incomplete responses, thereby yielding a final sample of 29 teams comprising 163 individuals. Where possible, all questions were based on previously validated instruments. Initial construct validity was improved by removing 2 items from the questionnaire. Certain constructs were broken into 2 dimensions, yielding a set of constructs with reasonably high validity. All construct measures in the instrument were shown to be statistically reliable. It was found that certain variables did have a significant impact on the effectiveness of IS project teams. The predicted relationships that were supported were those between skill heterogeneity and IS team effectiveness, and between team role balance and IS team effectiveness. It was shown that individuals are more likely to combine to form an effective team if they are diverse in terms of their skills and abilities. The members should also fulfil team roles that combine to provide the team with a team role profile that is balanced. The levels of cohesion within the teams mediated the relationship between skill heterogeneity and IS team effectiveness. A strong correlation between cohesion and IS team effectiveness was demonstrated. One of the relationships in the research model that was not supported was that between background heterogeneity and IS team effectiveness. it was initially predicted that teams in which members displayed a diverse set of backgrounds, expertise, and experience would be more effective than those that did not. The diversity levels of these characteristics within IS project teams were shown to have no influence on the effectiveness of the teams. Past research in which the impact of background heterogeneity on team effectiveness has been examined has also yielded mixed results. It is recommended that future research examine this relationship more closely as an increasingly migrant global work force will ensure that this issue wilt be one of the key issues facing IS management in the future. It is also suggested that research into the area of IS team composition variables be specific to both the type of IS project being undertaken, and the lifecycle stage in which the project is operating.
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Veselík, Martin. "Výběr a implementace informačního systému." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2020. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-417657.
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Master thesis deals with the analysing of the current information system and then with the alternatives and implementation of a new information system in a company. The first part of the master thesis is focused on explaining the theoretical concepts, in the second part there are analysis being done as well as the selection of the information system for the company including the implementation. In conclusion the advantages of the new solution are described.
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Christoffels, Mervyn. "The influence of stakeholder power, proximity and urgency on the selection and prioritization of projects within IT project portfolio management." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10214.
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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-122).<br>IT investments constitute a major portion of the capital budgets of many organizations. It can be challenging to select the right projects that fit the corporate strategy to maximize value for the organization. In the past, senior executives focused on projects that met three criteria, namely being on-time, on budget and in scope. However, a shift has occurred as a result of the fact that senior executives are more concerned about the right mix of projects that will best utilise the organization's resources and deliver long-range growth. Some of the benefits of IT Project Portfolio Management (IT PPM) are to provide executives with the ability to monitor projects ensure business alignment and identify risks quickly. It is argued that maintaining a balanced portfolio of diverse projects can reduce the risk of an individual project and can produce a higher rate of return.
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Wibowo, Santoso, and s3037939@student rmit edu au. "Approaches to Selecting Information Systems Projects under Uncertainty." RMIT University. Business Information Technology, 2008. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20080822.142200.
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The rapid advance in information and communication technologies has effectively facilitated the development and implementation of information systems (IS) projects in modern organizations for reorganizing their business processes and streamlining the provision of their products and services in today's dynamic environment. Such a development brings organizations with numerous benefits including increased automation of business processes, improved customer service, and timely provision of effective decision support. As a result, evaluating and selecting the most appropriate IS project for development and implementation from a pool of available IS projects becomes a critical decision to make in modern organizations. Evaluating and selecting appropriate IS projects for development in an organization, however, is complex and challenging. The complexity of the evaluation and selection process is due to the multi-dimensional nature of the decision making process, the conflicting nature of the multiple selection criteria, and the presence of subjectiveness and imprecision of the human decision making process. The challenging of the evaluation and selection comes from the need for making transparent and balanced decisions based on a comprehensive evaluation of all available IS projects in a timely manner. Much research has been done on the development of various approaches for evaluating and selecting IS projects, and numerous applications of those approaches for addressing real world IS project evaluation and selection problems have been reported in the literature. In general, existing approaches can be classified into (a) cost-benefit analysis based approaches, (b) utility based approaches, and (c) optimization oriented approaches. These approaches, however, are not totally satisfactory due to various shortcomings including (a) the inability to tackle the subjectiveness and imprecision of the selection process, (b) the failure to adequately handle the multi-dimensional nature of the problem, and (c) cognitively very demanding on the decision maker. To address these issues above, this research has developed three novel approaches for effectively solving the IS project evaluation and selection problem under uncertainty in an organization. The first approach is developed for helping the decision maker better model the subjectiveness and imprecision inherent in the decision-making process with the use of linguistic variables approximated by fuzzy numbers. The second approach is designed to reduce the cognitive demanding on the decision maker in the IS project evaluation and selection process with the introduction of fuzzy pairwise comparison. The third approach is formulated with respect to the use of intelligent decision support systems for facilitating the use of specific multi-criteria analysis approaches in relation to individual IS project evaluation and selection situations. The developed approaches have been applied for solving three IS project evaluation and selection problems in the real world settings. The results show that the three developed ap proaches are of practical significance for effectively and efficiently solving the IS project evaluation and selection problem due to (a) the simplicity and comprehensibility of the underlying concept, (b) the adequate handling of inherent uncertainty and imprecision, and (c) the ability to help the decision maker better understand the IS project selection problem and the implications of their decision behaviours.
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Fučíková, Aneta. "Výběr informačního systému." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-224299.
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The goal of submitted thesis is to select and perform an implementation of an information system. This thesis contains an assessment of current state of the company, an assessment of alternative information systems, the selection of the particular system, implementation plan and also economic evaluation of selected option.
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Berešík, Martin. "Výběr a implementace informačního systému." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2021. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-444592.
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This diploma thesis focuses on the analysis of the information system of a selected company, its assessment and design of a new alternative system based on the company’s strategy. The thesis first summarizes the theoretical background, key to its processing. A survey of the current state of the company is also carried out, on the basis of which the requirements for the information system are developed. Part of the thesis is the selection of an information system based on requirements, its implementation and evaluation of expected benefits.
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Mushtaque, Nadeem. "Identification and Selection of right IS Processes and Methodologies : A Major IT Project challenge." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Informationssystem, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-241705.
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A substantial amount of IT projects fail or stay challenged in meeting their targets based on project schedule, budget and system requirements. Leading global surveys in the last decade barely indicate any improvement in the statistical performance of IT projects in spite of the fact that a lot of effort has been taken in the past to identify and fix those critical factors on which the success and failure of IT projects are generally based on. The poor trend and the underperformance of IT projects still continue. Different researches based on different approaches identify different critical factors but to a very large extent people and processes are blamed. This thesis is under taken to understand the impact of Information Systems (IS) processes and methodologies in the success and failure of IT projects. Major challenges within IS processes, such as their initial identification, implementation and organizational process awareness are identified through qualitative research methods. ‘Identification and selection of IS process and methodologies’ is identified as a major challenge within IT projects and is discussed in detail as, why and what difficulties organizations face in the process of selecting processes and methodologies on a given IT project. A couple of methodology selection frameworks to overcome these difficulties are presented along side with their critical review and improvement. We come to a conclusion that there is a growing need for more efficient and competent methodology selection frameworks as the ones which exist today are barely complete and efficient and if they do then only to a limited and partial degree.
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Šebesta, Petr. "Výběr informačního systému." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-222021.
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The thesis deals with problems of enterprise information system selection. Based on theoretical knowledge in the field of information systems and their development is the analysis of enterprise information system selection and situation on czech market. Solution suggestions consist of optimal enterprise information system project description and description of created expert system knowledge base for pre-selection of enterprise information system.
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Cabral, Braulio J. "Exploring Factors Influencing Information Technology Portfolio Selection Process in Government-Funded Bioinformatics Projects." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2957.
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In 2012, the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Board of Scientific Advisors (BSA) conducted a review of the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology's (CBIIT) bioinformatics program. The BSA suggested that the lack of a formal project selection process made it difficult to determine the alignment of projects with the mission of the organization. The problem addressed by this study was that CBIIT did not have an in-depth understanding of the project selection process and the factors influencing the process. The purpose of this study was to understand the project selection process at CBIIT. The research methodology was an exploratory case study. The data collection process included a phenomenological interview of 25 managers from program management, engineering, scientific computing, informatics program, and health sciences. The data analysis consisted of coding for themes, sensitizing, and heuristic coding, supported by a theoretical framework that included the technology acceptance model, the program evaluation theory, and decision theory. The analysis revealed the need for formal project portfolio governance, the lack of a predefined project selection process, and that the decision-making process was circumstantial. The study also revealed six major themes that affected the decision-making process: the CBIIT mission, the organizational culture, leadership, governance, funding, and organizational change. Finally, the study fills the gap in the literature regarding the project selection process for government-funded initiatives in information technologies. This study may contribute to positive social change by improving the project selection process at CBIIT, allowing for the effective use of public funds for cancer informatics researchers.
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Novotný, Jaroslav. "Výběr a implementace informačního systému." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2020. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-417684.
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This diploma thesis deals with selection and implementation of information system for company providing IT services. Theoretical background concerning the topic is described in the first part. Then, the company is analyzed and based on the results new information system is suggested. Implementation strategy and risk analysis for implementation of new information system to corporate environment are designed in this thesis. Implementation of the information system is economically evaluated at the end of this thesis.
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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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Itzhaik, Yehoshua. "Success factors of selective information technology outsourcing in enterprise resource planning projects in Israel." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2012. http://arro.anglia.ac.uk/276332/.
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IT Outsourcing (contracting-out of Information Technology services) has become a pivotal economic trend in recent decades. This study traces the interlacing of IT Outsourcing with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software systems. Little research has considered the reciprocal relations between these two phenomena. This was the gap in knowledge addressed by the research. More specifically, the research investigated: why organisations turn to IT Outsourcing providers to implement and maintain ERP systems and what are the success factors for selective IT Outsourcing within ERP projects in Israel. Field research was conducted in organisations during 2006-2008, employing IT Outsourcing for ERP systems in two stages: Stage One used qualitative data-collection tools: five semi-structured interviews and fifteen open-ended questionnaires. Inductive content and thematic analysis conducted on data from these tools produced themes that formed the basis for a closed-ended questionnaire used in the next stage. Stage Two employed seventy two closed-ended questionnaires. Quantitative data from this questionnaire underwent deductive statistical analysis to test and confirm findings from Stage One. Results indicated that significant differences between ERP package-based centralised cross-organisational systems and the out-dated self-developed legacy IT systems produced different organisational requirements for IT Outsourcing services. Respondents thought it essential to employ IT Outsourcing for ERP projects, noting different motivations for this strategy. Respondents identified four success factor groups for IT Outsourcing in ERP projects, grading the factors according to relative importance. Management commitment and support was the most important success factor group. The research showed that organisations that implement ERP systems regard it as essential to employ the IT Outsourcing services since they provide experienced updated experts. Organisations stress that they need these services to ensure effective, operable systems, understanding that initially there is little cost reduction. Management commitment, wise choice of vendors and intelligent contracting can establish successful vendor-organisation collaboration. Contribution to knowledge is made by offering a better understanding of the unique phenomenon of IT Outsourcing within ERP projects in Israel, motivations to use and success factors
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Itzhaik, Yehoshua. "Success factors of selective information technology outsourcing in enterprise resource planning projects in Israel." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2012. https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/276332/1/Itzhaik%20PhD%20thesis%202012.pdf.
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IT Outsourcing (contracting-out of Information Technology services) has become a
pivotal economic trend in recent decades. This study traces the interlacing of IT
Outsourcing with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software systems. Little research
has considered the reciprocal relations between these two phenomena. This was the gap
in knowledge addressed by the research. More specifically, the research investigated:
why organisations turn to IT Outsourcing providers to implement and maintain ERP
systems and what are the success factors for selective IT Outsourcing within ERP
projects in Israel.
Field research was conducted in organisations during 2006-2008, employing IT
Outsourcing for ERP systems in two stages: Stage One used qualitative data-collection
tools: five semi-structured interviews and fifteen open-ended questionnaires. Inductive
content and thematic analysis conducted on data from these tools produced themes that
formed the basis for a closed-ended questionnaire used in the next stage. Stage Two
employed seventy two closed-ended questionnaires. Quantitative data from this
questionnaire underwent deductive statistical analysis to test and confirm findings from
Stage One.
Results indicated that significant differences between ERP package-based centralised
cross-organisational systems and the out-dated self-developed legacy IT systems
produced different organisational requirements for IT Outsourcing services.
Respondents thought it essential to employ IT Outsourcing for ERP projects, noting
different motivations for this strategy. Respondents identified four success factor groups
for IT Outsourcing in ERP projects, grading the factors according to relative
importance. Management commitment and support was the most important success
factor group.
The research showed that organisations that implement ERP systems regard it as
essential to employ the IT Outsourcing services since they provide experienced updated
experts. Organisations stress that they need these services to ensure effective, operable
systems, understanding that initially there is little cost reduction. Management
commitment, wise choice of vendors and intelligent contracting can establish successful
vendor-organisation collaboration. Contribution to knowledge is made by offering a
better understanding of the unique phenomenon of IT Outsourcing within ERP projects
in Israel, motivations to use and success factors.
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Ebertsohn, Nolan Wade. "The measurement of information system project success." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97271.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Ensuring the delivery of an investment is crucial for organisations as significant amounts of operating
and capital expenditure is spent on information systems. Regrettably, many organisations today
have no accurate techniques for forecasting and warranting the success of information system
projects and many rely on the traditional project management triple constraint criteria alone, which
encapsulate time, cost, and quality. Many chief executive officers (CEOs), chief information officers
(CIOs) and other executives have difficulty in justifying their investments and return on investment
(ROI) in information systems. Since the 1970s many articles have been written and much research
conducted on the topic of information system project success. However, there is still no consensus
on an agreed upon definition and robust methodology to measure the success of information system
projects (ISPs).
This research attempted to determine if organisations measure the success of their ISPs. In addition,
the researcher aimed to pinpoint what key success factors and critical success criteria organisations
use, and how these are applied to measure information system project success (ISPS).
To reach these objectives, qualitative research was conducted by means of a study of the literature
on the topic, a pilot survey, and semi-structured interviews in order to gather expert opinions and
information pertaining to the measurement of ISPS in industry.
It was found that most project managers and companies still rely on the traditional triple constraint
to determine the success of their information system projects. Moreover, this phenomenon exists
due to a lack of knowledge on the topic, top management buy-in, time and resources, and a
perception that the costs to get a measurement system in place outweigh the benefits to be gained
from it.
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Balat, Eray Tuğlular Tuğkan. "Undergraduate Thesis Project Registrar's Office Information System/." [s.l.]: [s.n.], 2004. http://library.iyte.edu.tr/tezler/master/bilgisayaryazilimi/T000313.doc.
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Rozenes, Shai. "Multidimensional project control system." Thesis, Coventry University, 2004. http://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/items/462120e8-7a38-a662-149a-8d8320ba4cf4/1.
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Project control systems often fail to support management in achieving their global project goals. This thesis proposes a Multidimensional Project Control System (MPCS) as an approach for quantifying deviations from the planning phase to the execution phase with respect to the global project control specification (GPCS). The projects' current state must be translated into yield terms, which are expressed as a gap vector that represents the multidimensional deviation from the global project control specification. The MPCS methodology allows the project manager to determine: integrated project status; where problems exist in the project; when and where to take corrective action; and how to measure improvement. However, implementing the MPCS methodology does not require extra data collation. MPCS deals with the control of a single project and defines the project performances in comparison with the plan. The progression of several projects in parallel is a common situation in organizations, therefore a comparison of the various project performances is required. It is proposed that a comparison process be performed using the data envelope analysis (DEA) approach. The reference points for examining the performances of different projects and the directions of improvement for the projects are not necessarily found on the efficiency frontier. An algorithm is developed for applying multi-project system control having a relatively large number of inputs and outputs while maintaining the validity of the DEA methodology. The DEA output allows the diagnosis of those found on the efficiency frontier and those that need improvement.
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Liljedahl, Emma, and Alexandra Gabriel. "Self-selection in Software Development Teams : A Case Study Regarding Challenges and Possibilities with Reorganization through Self-selection." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Informatik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-158417.
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The software development business today is a land of constant change. The change requires the organizations who operate within this business to be flexible and quick to respond. This has led to multiple agile organization methods being developed, one of them is DevOps. A cornerstone in DevOps is self-selection - a method for assembling teams. This method gives hope of less administration, autonomy in teams and increased performance. In this essay we investigate the promises - the challenges and the possibilities - of self-selection. The case in this essay is IFS - a big software development company, implementing self-selection department by department also facing the challenges of combining traditional project values with the short iterations of an agile method. Our qualitative study investigates which the main challenges and possibilities are. We also investigate how these findings should be managed. How could the diversity, team size and autonomy be enhanced or diminished? We found that some parts of the case, and practice, were like our prior literature - but some were not. For example, the feeling of being in homogeneous teams were not always negative, and the majority of those taking part of the self-selection at IFS said they chose team by assignment - not social network as the prior literature said. Our conclusion reveals that there are several different factors to consider when having selfselection implemented in a traditional project environment. The main areas where we have found possible improvements are Team Choice, Team Diversity, Overlapping Assignments, Experienced Ownership, Management Influence and Performance.
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Gibbs, Travis Ralph. "The effect of attention to irrelevant information on personnel selection." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1990. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/776.
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Chang, Yu-Pin. "International extension programs information system." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2346.
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Al-Hazmi, Talal A. "Project procurement system selection model (with particular reference to Saudi Arabia)." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1999. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7855.
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In the last two decades there has been a significant change in the technical and economic conditions prevailing in the construction industry. The traditional methods of procuring projects are now inadequate to cope with these changes. To overcome the shortcomings of the traditional procurement methods, the construction industry has developed a large number of different procurement systems to secure the relationships between contract parties. The proliferation of different procurement systems has created the problem of how to determine the optimum procurement system for any particular project. A systematic approach for selection of the most appropriate system is now needed. Throughout this thesis an investigation has been made of many of the issues related to the successful formulation of a Project Procurement System Selection Model (PPSSM). The knowledge of client needs in the construction industry is essential to the project success. This research has considered the fundamental role played by client needs in the process of procurement selection. The various categories of procurement system that exist in the construction industry are presented in order to address the benefits and drawbacks of each system. A careful investigation of the rules and regulations governing the Saudi construction industry has contributed very significantly to the success of the model building. An examination of the existing models revealed a number of drawbacks which are discussed in detail in this research. A survey was conducted in Saudi Arabia with the aim of testing the PPSSM for effectiveness and efficiency and assisting the governmental agencies to select the most appropriate procurement system to implement their projects. For this purpose, a questionnaire was developed and divided into three major parts: Background information; Data needed to operate PPSSM; and Evaluation of the criteria used for the selection of the procurement system. The results of the first and third parts are generated from 100 responses to the questionnaire mailed to the 110 governmental agencies that represent the population of the study, giving an overall response of (91%). For the second part only thirty senior government agency officers were involved in order to maintain consistency of data needed to operate the PPSSM. The data were analyzed using computer statistical packages: Excel and Statistical Analysis System (SAS). On the basis of the synthesis process of the PPSSM, Saudi public clients have selected "design and build" as the most appropriate procurement system to procure their projects with an overall priority of 0.49. Design and manage, construction management, and management contracting ranked second, third and fourth with priorities of 0.258, 0.140 and 0.106 respectively. The outcome of the study demonstrates the effectiveness of PPSSM in helping the client in the construction industry to choose the right procurement system that best answers his needs and fulfills the project requirements.
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Munoz, Cesar. "A REAL OPTION STRATEGIC SCORECARD DECISION FRAMEWORK FOR IT PROJECT SELECTION." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2006. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2413.
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ABSTRACT The problem of project selection is of significant importance in management of information systems. Almost $2 trillion is spent worldwide every year on IT projects, with over $600 billion spent in the US alone. Traditionally, managers have being using the classical net present value (NPV) method in conjunction with multicriteria scoring models for ROI analysis and selection of IT project investments The multicriteria models use ad-hoc evaluation criteria to assign priority weights and then rate the alternatives against each criterion. These models have two limitations. First, the criteria and weights are based on subjective judgments, allowing the introduction of politics in the information management decision process and the generation of arbitrary results. Second, the classical approach uses deterministic estimations of the cost, benefits and the returns of the projects, without considering the impact of uncertainty and risk in the business decisions. This research proposed a better alternative for ROI analysis and selection of IT projects using a real option strategic scorecard (ROSS) approach. In contrast with traditional methodologies and previous research work, the ROSS decision framework uses a more comprehensive, axiomatic approach for systematically measuring both the business value and the strategic implications of IT project investments. The ROSS approach integrates in a unified IT project management decision framework the best elements of real option theory, strategic balanced scorecards, Monte Carlo simulations and analytical network processes to fully analyzes the effect of uncertainty and risk in the IT investment decisions. In addition, the ROSS approach complies with the critical success factors that have being identified in the literature for validation of IT decision frameworks. The main benefit of the ROSS approach is to enable managers to better compare and rank projects in the IT portfolio, optimizing the ROI analysis and selection of information system projects.<br>Ph.D.<br>Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems<br>Engineering and Computer Science<br>Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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Al-Hussein, Mohamed. "An integrated information system for crane selection and utilisation." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape8/PQDD_0018/NQ43581.pdf.
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Ng, Kenneth C. (Kenneth Chei Keung) 1977. "Intelligent information source selection for the Context Interchange system." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/80106.
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Thesis (S.B. and M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1999.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-50).<br>by Kenneth C. Ng.<br>S.B.and M.Eng.
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Dhir, Amit. "Online project management system." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2919.
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The purpose of this project is to design and create a system that can be used by a wide variety of groups who do projects. The system created has been specifically tailored for a medium-level company that has employees in different locations and levels, and also has customers for whom they do projects.
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Beg, Muhammad Arif. "An economic based decision support system for project level pavement type selection /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Ram, Mohan Prabhakara. "Trigeiawriter: A content management system." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3331.
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The purpose of this project was to design and implement a Content Management System (CSM). TrigeiaWriter is a Content Management System for Trigeia.com, a web based magazine site. Since TrigeiaWriter is used for a web based magazine, it incorperates different roles for the users and these roles are authors, editors, and administrators.
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Chang, Andrew Yee. "A web accessible clinical patient information networked system." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2980.
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Developed with the intention to make the patient data storage system in the clinical outpatient area more efficient, this system stores all pertinent and relevant patient data such as lab results, patient history and X-ray images. The system is accessible via the internet as well as operable over a local area network (LAN). The intended audience for this program is essentially the clinical staff (e.g., physicians, nursing staff, secretarial staff). The computer program was developed using Java Server Pages (JSP) and utilizes the Oracle 9i database.
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Lin, Tai-jung. "Restaurant recommendation system (RRS)." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3009.
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Discusses the development of an online restaurant recommendation system that allows users to search for restaurants in the Los Angeles area. The user can retrieve restaurant information including, name, type of restaurant, address, phone number, rating, prices and map. By logging in, users can also give their own recommendations and rate restaurants. The system also provides functions that allow a system a system administrator to manage the contents of the site. The project is based on Java Server Pages (JSP) language, Java Server Programming, which is a server side scripting language. Utilizes MySQL to maintain persistent data and Tomcat as a web system server.
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Wang, Junxian. "Online hotel booking system." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3083.
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The Online Hotel Booking System was developed to allow customers to use a web browser to book a hotel, change the booking details, cancel the booking, change the personal profile, view the booking history, or view the hotel information through a GUI (graphical user interface). The system is implemented in PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) and HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language).
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Baxendale, Alex. "The small business information system strategy selection process : a framework for investigating the information system strategy selection process, amongst the small to medium sized service sector." Thesis, University of Kent, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.337075.
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Tahvili, Sahar. "A Decision Support System for Integration Test Selection." Licentiate thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Inbyggda system, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-33118.
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Software testing generally suffers from time and budget limitations. Indiscriminately executing all available test cases leads to sub-optimal exploitation of testing resources. Selecting too few test cases for execution on the other hand might leave a large number of faults undiscovered. Test case selection and prioritization techniques can lead to more efficient usage of testing resources and also early detection of faults. Test case selection addresses the problem of selecting a subset of an existing set of test cases, typically by discarding test cases that do not add any value in improving the quality of the software under test. Test case prioritization schedules test cases for execution in an order to increase their effectiveness at achieving some performance goals such as: earlier fault detection, optimal allocation of testing resources and reducing overall testing effort. In practice, prioritized selection of test cases requires the evaluation of different test case criteria, and therefore, this problem can be formulated as a multi-criteria decision making problem. As the number of decision criteria grows, application of a systematic decision making solution becomes a necessity. In this thesis, we propose a tool-supported framework using a decision support system, for prioritizing and selecting integration test cases in embedded system development. The framework provides a complete loop for selecting the best candidate test case for execution based on a finite set of criteria. The results of multiple case studies, done on a train control management subsystem from Bombardier Transportation AB in Sweden, demonstrate how our approach helps to select test cases in a systematic way. This can lead to early detection of faults while respecting various criteria. Also, we have evaluated a customized return on investment metric to quantify the economic benefits in optimizing system integration testing using our framework.
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Beserra, TheÃphilo Michel Ãlvares Cabral. "Project implementation of a geographic information system-mis for araripe geopark." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2011. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=7835.
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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior<br>The Geoparks around the world are geological and paleontological sites that represent a significant part of the natural heritage biodiversity history culture archeology and other elements of a region having the same active role in sustainable development and economic development of their territory. Policies for the preservation of historic and cultural heritage are located within a radius of action of Geopark Araripe associated with this promotion are being worked on historical cultural activities in the areas of education in communication and social development. The present research proposes the direction of Geopark Araripe implementing a geographic information system - GIS aimed at streamlining and improving the methods of analysis representation and presentation of diagnostic information and searched the area using as a reference for the development of this project geographical studies and their application through geo. The geo-technologies are essential not only in the execution of mapping and monitoring of geographical space but also in organizing and structuring information in a single geographical properly georeferenced digital database facilitating the execution of analysis manipulation and query of spatial data. They have been constituted a fundamental allowance for diffusion of geographical knowledge decision-making strategy and actions in various areas. The proposed deployment of GIS will provide the project Geopark an improvement in technical and scientific knowledge a process of interdisciplinary work that has been applied in various fields of science providing researchers and scholars to discover information. The geography is included in the group of sciences that has been providing various segments of society the ability to streamline and enhance the information found and dispersed geographic area, geographic analysis tools over the years has evolved considerably this development is associated with technological and scientific development that man has been providing. The need to build display and disseminate instruments that can provide a full development potential of a city region or state is a tool that will provide a social and economic development more effectively. The participation of various segments of society in the elaboration of a major project such as the International Geopark presupposes the importance of environmental conservation oriented development and Geographic Information System contributes significantly in the development of a region the scene of numerous projects research and scientific works<br>Os Geoparks no mundo sÃo sÃtios geolÃgicos e paleontolÃgicos que representam uma parte relevante do patrimÃnio natural da biodiversidade histÃria cultura arqueologia entre outros elementos de uma regiÃo tendo o mesmo papel ativo no desenvolvimento sustentÃvel e econÃmico do seu territÃrio As polÃticas de preservaÃÃo do patrimÃnio histÃrico e cultural estÃo inseridas no raio de atuaÃÃo do Geopark Araripe associada a esta promoÃÃo histÃrico cultural estÃo sendo trabalhadas aÃÃes nas Ãreas educacionais na Ãrea da comunicaÃÃo e no desenvolvimento social O presente trabalho de pesquisa propÃe à direÃÃo do Geopark Araripe a implantaÃÃo de um sistema de informaÃÃo geogrÃfica - SIG visando à dinamizaÃÃo e aperfeiÃoamento dos mÃtodos de anÃlise representaÃÃo e apresentaÃÃo de informaÃÃes e diagnÃsticos da Ãrea pesquisada utilizando como referÃncia para a elaboraÃÃo deste projeto os estudos geogrÃficos e a aplicaÃÃo dos mesmos atravÃs de geotecnologias As geotecnologias sÃo essenciais nÃo somente na execuÃÃo de mapeamentos e monitoramento do espaÃo geogrÃfico mas tambÃm na organizaÃÃo e estruturaÃÃo da informaÃÃo geogrÃfica devidamente georeferenciada em Ãnica base digital facilitando a execuÃÃo de anÃlises manipulaÃÃes e consultas dos dados espaciais As mesmas vÃm se constituindo em um subsÃdio fundamental para difusÃo do conhecimento geogrÃfico para tomada de decisÃes e estratÃgia de aÃÃes em diversas Ãreas A proposta de implantaÃÃo do SIG proporcionarà ao projeto Geopark um aprimoramento no conhecimento tÃcnico cientÃfico trabalhando um processo de interdisciplinaridade que vem sendo aplicado nos diversos campos das ciÃncias proporcionando a pesquisadores e estudiosos a descoberta de informaÃÃes A geografia està inserida no grupo de ciÃncias que vem proporcionando aos diversos segmentos da sociedade a possibilidade de dinamizar e potencializar as informaÃÃes encontradas e dispersas no espaÃo geogrÃfico as ferramentas de anÃlise geogrÃfica vem ao longo dos anos evoluindo consideravelmente esta evoluÃÃo està associada ao desenvolvimento tecnolÃgico e cientÃfico que o homem vem proporcionando A necessidade de construir apresentar e divulgar instrumentos que possam proporcionar um desenvolvimento pleno das potencialidades de uma cidade regiÃo ou estado à uma ferramenta que proporcionarà um desenvolvimento social e econÃmico mais eficaz A participaÃÃo de diversos segmentos da sociedade na elaboraÃÃo de um projeto de porte internacional como à o Geopark pressupÃe a importÃncia do desenvolvimento voltado para preservaÃÃo ambiental e o Sistema de InformaÃÃo GeogrÃfica vem contribuir de forma significativa no desenvolvimento de uma regiÃo palco de inÃmeros projetos de pesquisa e trabalhos cientÃficos
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Subasinghage, Maduka Nuwangi. "The impact of modularisation on information system development outsourcing project control." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2016. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/95936/1/Maduka%20Nuwangi_Subasinghage_Thesis.pdf.
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Information systems development (ISD) outsourcing projects employ modularisation to decompose complex tasks into simpler portions. Modularisation enables better management and control. Adopting a ‘control theory’ perspective, this research explored the mechanisms for managing modularised ISD outsourcing projects effectively. Results are drawn using the case study method, employing eight modularised ISD outsourcing projects. Results demonstrate that modularisation increases the use of formal controls and decreases the informal clan controls. Further, it was found that an error in modualrisation creates fluctuations in Business Requirement Specifications.
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Ahmed, Heba Saleh. "The use of System Dynamics simulation models in project management education." Thesis, University of Sunderland, 2016. http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/8551/.
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This thesis explores the impact of using System Dynamics (SD) as a simulation tool to help learners understand complex, dynamic concepts in project management education, and specifically with the learning of the theory associated with Earned Value Management (EVM). SD simulation models have been used widely but mainly in business contexts to support managers in the decision making process. However the application of SD in the field of project management education has been limited and particularly in terms of assessing its potential impact to help improve learners’ skills and understanding about project management concepts. ‘Projects’ are considered to be complex information feedback systems, characterized by causality and underlying dynamic relations between multiple variables, and the ability of junior project managers to apply and experience higher practical skills in the management of these complex systems presents a real challenge in the higher education context. The ability of SD to simulate the behaviour of a system, to reveal the underlying relationships, and to help visualize its dynamic changes over time, makes SD a potential modelling tool to help supporting the learners in the project management education area. This study sets out to evaluate the use of SD in an instructional context to help postgraduate project management students to visualize and to more understand the complex dynamic relationships in the concept of EVM, a topic that features significantly in project management education. In this study, SD was deployed to teach EVM through a series of computer based models to visualize changes of multiple interacting variables over time. The SD simulations were evaluated and improved in a series of pilot and formal studies. In an experimentally controlled study involving 46 students, EVM content was delivered with SD simulations and using traditional methods respectively. Results, both quantitative and qualitative, demonstrated a positive impact of SD on the learning of the EVM concept. Recommendations of further work to deploy SD in the delivery of complex project management content and other challenging topics, with wider pool of learners are discussed.
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Halonen, Raija. "Challenges in an inter-organisational information system implementation : participatory view /." Oulu : University of Oulu, Department of Information Processing Science, 2007. http://herkules.oulu.fi/isbn9789514284694/isbn9789514284694.pdf.
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Shi, Wei. "Web-based geographic information system for the archives of the Water Resources Institute." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3312.
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This project is focused on the goal of improving access to the Water Resources Institute (WRI) archives using a web-based GIS architecture. This project uses the newest version of ArcGIS Server as a method to support an internet-based map search environment, improved information management and data sharing.
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Yang, Ching-Ling. "Java/XML-based Trading Information Processing System for produce wholesale market." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2711.
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Hale, Steve. "Incorporating cultural sensitivity into IT system development methodologies." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.341284.
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Schulz, Michelle Renae. "The influence of job type, information provided, test type, and test performance on applicant reactions to personnel selection tests." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2028.
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The evolution of the Systems Model approach to personnel selection marks the emergence of the relationship between the organization and the applicant. It has made organizations become increasingly aware of the potential influence of applicant reactions to selection procedures.
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Liu, Chaomei. "Traditional Chinese medical clinic system." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2517.
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The Chinese Medical Clinic System is designed to help acupuncturists and assistants record and store information. This system can maintain and schedule appointments and view patient diagnoses effectively. The system will be implemented on a desktop PC connected to the internet to facilitate the acupuncturists record of information.
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Jakobsson, Johan, and Nora Fosse. "A Project Management Information System with Key Performance Indicators in a Multi-Project environment - An action research with IKEA AB." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-40790.
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Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to describe how IKEA AB, works with projects today. Further, the aim is to give a suggestion on how a Project Management Information System could look like in the multi-project organization IKEA AB. In order to control and monitor, this study also includes performance measurements, in the form of KPIs, into the Project Management Information System. Background: In today’s business life many companies are a multi-project organization with several ongoing projects at the same time. By using a Project Management Information System organizations are able to monitor, control and support projects. IKEA AB described having a set project methodology, but that project managers often work in their own way, and that this lead to a problem with monitoring and supporting project. Methodology: The methodological approach in the study is action research. The contacts and interviews were conducted thru a semi-structured approach with people related to projects in different ways, project managers and management board members. Findings: The findings of the study are that projects at IKEA AB are not conducted in a cohesive way. The suggestion for a Project Management Information System at IKEA AB containing of several parts; the system need to include a project plan, KPIs to monitor cost, time and resources, and project members feelings needed to be monitored during execution. The information also needed to be presented in two separate dashboards to deliver the right information to the right person.
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Qiu, Fang. "Project investment analysis of the Beijing-Shanghai high speed railway: Solution selection and risk analysis." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27015.
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The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway is a very big and important project in China. Whether it can succeed or not will have a direct impact on the construction of future high-speed railway network system in China and even affect China's economic development. In this thesis, an analysis of some main possible solutions and a deep research on the recommended solution were provided through using system engineering theory and Monte Carlo simulation.
First the thesis introduces the background and current status of the Beijing-Shanghai railway and indicates the need for improving its traffic capacity. Analysis of the data generated as part of this thesis research has resulted in the conclusion that high-speed wheel-on-track (HSWOT) technology should be applied to the Beijing-Shanghai corridor.
The thesis concludes that HSWOT technology is the best choice for the new Beijing-Shanghai railway, and it is also financially feasible. In addition, some suggestions are provided in relation to the effective implementation of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
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Wang, Xuetao. "Olympiad delegation registration system." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2551.
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The purpose of this project is to design, build and implement a web application system for the Olympiad delegation registration. All the pages and user registration information will be stored in a PostgreSQL database and retrieved by JAVA Servlet and JDBC (JAVA Database Connectivity). The main purpose of this project is to provide an easy-to-register and web-base communication evironment for the National Olympic Committes (NOC) and the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (OCOG).
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Hnilica, David. "Assistance and Information System for Blind People." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta informačních technologií, 2007. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-412767.
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Tato práce řeší problém implementace asistenčního systému pro podporu zrakově postižených osob v prostředcích hromadné dopravy. Jelikož se jedná pouze o část většího celku (projektu RAMPE), není v této práci pokryta celá problematika, nýbrž pouze její část. Práce je psána z pohledu vývojáře a softwarového architekta. Zlepšuje architekturu dříve vyvinutého projektu, navrhuje nové metody a techniky a přidává do výsledné aplikace nové funkce. Toto však platí pouze pro příslušnou část - práce nemůže a ani si neklade za cíl změnit nebo navrhnout celý systém. To už bylo provedeno jinými autory v minulosti a tato práce je na těchto předchozích výsledcích postavena.
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Huang, Jianyuan. "Computer science graduate project management system." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3250.
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This project is a development and tracking system for graduate students in the Department of Computer Science of CSUSB. This project will cover front-end web site development, back-end database design and security. This website provides secure access to information about ideas for projects, status on on-going projects, and reports of finished projects using My SQL and Apache Tomcat.
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Owolabi, Abidemi. "Development of an integrated product information management system." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2004. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/2753.
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This thesis reports on a research project undertaken over a four year period investigating and developing a software framework and application for integrating and managing building product information for construction engineering. The research involved extensive literature research, observation of the industry practices and interviews with construction industry practitioners and systems implementers to determine how best to represent and present product information to support the construction process. Applicable product models for information representation were reviewed and evaluated to determine present suitability. The IFC product model was found to be the most applicable. Investigations of technologies supporting the product model led to the development of a software tool, the IFC Assembly Viewer, which aided further investigations into the suitability of the product model (in its current state) for the exchange and sharing of product information. A software framework, or reusable software design and application, called PROduct Information Management System (PROMIS), was developed based on a non-standard product model but with flexibility to work with the IFC product model when sufficiently mature. The software comprises three subsystems namely: ProductWeb, ModelManager.NET and Product/Project Service (or P2Service). The key features of this system were shared project databases, parametric product specification, integration of product information sources, and application interaction and integration through interface components. PROMIS was applied to and tested with a modular construction business for the management of product information and for integration of product and project information through the design and construction (production) process.
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Tiwari, Prava. "Updating the web-based geographic information system of the Water Resources Institute." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2008. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3407.
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The main scope of this project is to rebuild and deploy web applications that will help share historical artifacts related to the Santa Ana watershed. This project is designed to give a consistent user interface and add extra tools to enhance the functionality of existing applications at the Water Resources Institute (WRI) at California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB). The purpose of this project is to migrate all applications to a single server and update the applications using ArcGIS Server 9.2. Also to give a consistent look to the applications and to make them user friendly.
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Delobe, Timothy Charles. "Project dynamics : an analysis of the purpose and value of system dynamics applied to information technology project management." Full-text of dissertation on the Internet (582.22 KB), 2010. http://www.lib.jmu.edu/general/etd/2010/masters/delobetc/delobetc_masters_04-20-2010_02.pdf.
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Sweet, Coretta A. "Comparison of module usage of project management information system and success rate of construction projects." Thesis, Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28204.
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Thesis (M. S.)--Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009.<br>Committee Chair: Dr. Linda Thomas-Mobley; Committee Member: Dr. Daniel Castro; Committee Member: Prof. Kathy Roper; Committee Member: Ron L. Smith.