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Ljungquist, Andreas, and Björn Rosander. "Software Project Planning : The Relationship between Project Planning and Project Success." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Avdelningen för programvarusystem, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-3309.
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Software engineering is the computer science discipline concerned with developing computer software. However, software engineering does not only include the technical perspective of producing software. It also involves management issues, such as planning, controlling, and monitoring a software project. A project typically embraces a structured set of activities, which are performed in a pre-determined sequence. The initial activity is generally the process of planning the project, which according to some is one of the most important and crucial efforts in order to achieve pre-defined objectives. Other states the opposite and claim that too much planning may obstruct development creativity. Current thesis explores the planning paradigm and the significance of planning efforts in the Swedish software industry. Contemporary literatures on software project planning are reviewed and presented. Moreover, the result of an empirical study, examining the relationship between project planning and project success, is presented.
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Ojo, Emmanuel Opeyemi. "Project Managers' Capacity-Planning Practices for Infrastructure Projects in Qatar." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7320.
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Infrastructure project delays and cost overrun are caused by ineffective use of organizational skills, processes, and resources by project managers in the construction industry. Cost overrun and schedule delay in Qatari infrastructure projects have had damaging effects on the national economy by way of claims and litigation, contractual disputes, delays in dependent projects, and project abandonment. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the perceptions of project managers regarding how they utilize capacity-planning practices to mitigate project schedule delay and cost overrun in government-funded infrastructure projects in Qatar. This study was framed by three conceptual models developed by Gill to outline the capacity management needs within a construction company: (a) the time horizon model, (b) the individual-organization-industry levels model, and (c) the capacity development across components model. Date were collected from semistructured interviews with 8 participants, observational field notes, and archival data regarding Qatari infrastructure project managers' experiences in capacity-planning practices. Thematic analysis of textual data and cross-case synthesis analysis yielded 5 conceptual categories that encompassed 15 themes. The conceptual categories were (a) resources to meet performance capacity, (b) knowledgeable and skillful staff, (c) short- and long-term planning strategy, (d) cost overrun issue, and (e) time management. Findings may be used to promote timely completion of infrastructure projects, which may benefit citizens, construction companies, and the economy of Qatar.
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Martinez, Abrahamsson Margarita. "Contextual influences on Project Planning." Thesis, KTH, Industriell produktion, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-98800.
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The overall aim of this thesis is create awareness about the importance of linking projects to their historical, organizational and environmental context. This dissertation concerns the analysis of a project contract developed by a new urban transport company in Bogotá, Colombia, with large and complex settings. The project was studied during 4 months, using and ethnographic research approach and different qualitative data collection methods, such as formal interviews, archival research and informal meetings. The study involves an inductive process from which discussion is developed from the observation of empirical reality of this particular case study. The main outcome of the study was to illustrate that tough the impact of contextual variables is difficult to foresee and translate into project management concepts, the analysis of sources of complexity, dynamics and uncertainty in different aspects of the context environment, e.g. legal, political, economical, and cultural, gives a good understanding about the influence of the context dimension in projects. Contextual parameters are often outside the scope of project management, and for this reason, high quality of project planning cannot always compensate for the possible negative effects of these external variables. In addition, the boundaries inside and outside the project’s organization increase the complexity inside the project, and tensions between these boundaries can be of great impact during the project--‐planning phase. This dissertation shows through empirical reality that “o project is an island, they are open systems, with permeable boundaries”(Engwall, 2003).
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Amy, Chin Mei Yen, and Bakhtier Pulatov. "International differences in project planning and organizational project planning support in Sweden, Japan, Israel, and Malaysia." Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1498.
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The study of the cultures has been a primary focus of sociology, psychology and anthropology since their inception. Increasing globalization has brought the attention of academics and practitioners to the study of national cultures and their differences into the management area. Likewise, the parallel trend towards running some business through projects has brought broader perspectives such as national cultures into the project management field. Recent academic literature demonstrated that national culture has a major impact on management practices. However, the element of national culture is elusively described in the project management field. No extensive tests were found on the comparison of the project planning among countries, which could help to establish relationship between national cultures and project planning capabilities. Using GLOBE study to capture national cultures and Project Management Planning Quality (PMPQ) model to capture project planning approach and organizational planning support, this paper addresses this gap by comparing national culture, project planning and organizational project planning support across four different countries: Malaysia, Japan, Sweden and Israel. The findings of this thesis are that there are both similarities and differences in project planning between different countries. In organizational project planning support practices, two clusters were identified. It attempts to answer questions about the relevance of culture to project planning and concludes with implications to project managers.
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Chin, Amy Mei Yen Pulatov Bakhtier. "International differences in project planning and organizational project planning support in Sweden, Japan, Israel, and Malaysia /." Umeå : Umeå University. Umeå School of Business, 2008. http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:141241/FULLTEXT01.
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Abubaker, Ali Emhemmed. "Improvement of project planning in Libya." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.525058.
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OLENA, LYS. "PLANNING PROJECT COMMUNICATIONS: HOW IT WORKS?" Thesis, KTH, Tillämpad maskinteknik (KTH Södertälje), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-170354.
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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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Sherif, Mohamed Ali. "A framework for improving pre-project planning." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2002. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/6901.
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In recent yerars there has been a general concern over the performance of the UK construction industry. This has been reflected in the reports of Latham (1994) and Egan (1998) stating that the UK is still suffering from underachievements and low productivity. Clients critisise the industry for not always achieving what they need and the majortiy of them are not satisfied with the quality of the construction industry. Many of the problems encountered in the design and construction phases orginate from from the pre-project planning phase. The main problems are frequently attributed to poor planning and poor identification of client needs which act as contributory factors to poor project performance. These problems have led to the need for a change in the construction industry by focusing on the roots of the problems attributed to poor performance. One approach that could help to improve construction performance is to pay more attention to the pre-project planning phase since major decisions concerning the project are made during this phase. The main aim of the research is to develop a framework for improving pre-project planning to enable construction clients overcome the problems that they encounter with other project participants. Such a framework would assisst construction clients to identify and communicate their needs more clearly to other stake holders. The framework provides a comprehensive tool to help solve problems that occur during pre-project planning with respect to project objectives and goals of the construction project to enable performance to be measured and improved. This thesis presents a framework for improving pre-project planning of construction projects. The methodology adopted to conduct the research involved a comprehensive literature review. Critical pre-project planning functions have been presented and tested through the questionnaire survey and case interviews to determine how clients perform pre-project planning
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Sideroff, Desireé A. (Desireé Alice) 1977. "Neighborhood revitalization through catalyst projects : capacity building and urban design in the West Philadelphia Landscape Project and the Bronx River Project." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70369.
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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2003.MIT Institute Archives copy: bound 29 x 23 cm.
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Achieving meaningful neighborhood revitalization remains a perennial challenge for urban planners, as problems facing inner-city neighborhoods are complex and interconnected. Most recently, both the practice and literature of neighborhood revitalization emphasized a comprehensive approach. Within this context, the concepts of capacity building and catalyst projects are gaining momentum. This thesis explores the emergence of and points of synergy between these concepts through a review of the literature and analysis of two urban design and capacity building projects: the West Philadelphia Landscape Project in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Bronx River Project in New York City, New York. Underlying this inquiry is the fundamental question: do catalyst projects represent a departure from the status quo or a strategic repackaging of past practices? The primary questions addressed in this thesis are as follows: ** Is there a typology of catalytic effects within neighborhood revitalization projects? What types of circumstances foster the development of catalysts? ** What role does capacity building play in the development of catalytic effects in urban design projects? ** In what ways can project organizers become more deliberate about fostering catalytic effects? This study revealed three types of catalytic effects within the case studies: projects can act as models, foster spin-off projects, or provide an overarching framework to enable other projects to engage. Capacity building and catalytic effects are indeed interconnected and mutually supportive. There is no precise recipe for creating catalytic effects within projects, as they can be unexpected as well as planned. Furthermore, catalytic effects often depend on mediating circumstances, such as timing and organizational capacity, to foster their development. The act of forming partnerships, in particular, builds constituencies, expands funding opportunities, and allows for the development of spin-off projects. Most importantly, adopting a watershed framework as the lens through which to organize proved most significant as it encourages both institutional and neighborhood-level change. Watersheds transcend political, social, and institutional boundaries, and working in this realm necessitates the development and integration of grassroots and city-level actors. The extent to which catalyst projects lead to systems change remains to be seen, however they do present a powerful model for activating both institutional and neighborhood-level change through a single planning effort.
by Desiree A. Sideroff.
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Morrissey, James Walter. "Regional planning in Germany." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1995. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1228.
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Zerhouni, Zakia Rahmouna. "Rationale management in project planning and control." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35434.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1994, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1994.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 145-148).
by Zakia Rahmouna Zerhouni.
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Mangqalaza, Qaqambile. "Can project managers do it alone?: the role of total project leadership on project success." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1017029.
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The primary objective of the study was to establish the role that is played by team member leadership and strategic leadership, in complementing project manager competencies, on project success. Ultimately, the study is meant to assist project organizations and project managers in crafting leadership development programmes and plans that entrench leadership as a complementary aspect among project participators. The study is modelled on the concept that there are essentially three levels of leadership in projects, namely: (a) executive, (b) management and (c) operational level (DuBrin, 2010). There is therefore a complementary leadership relationship between company executives, project managers and team members that contribute to project success. Most current project leadership practices emphasize the project manager’s competencies as the key driving force in project success. Howell and Shamir (2005) assert that many writers in leadership agree that leadership is an interdependent relationship between the leader and the follower, yet leadership theories are too “leader-centric”. Beyer (1999) and Yukl (1998) in Howell and Shamir (2005) also criticized charismatic leadership theories as promoting stereotypes of “heroic leadership” that single-handedly determine the fate of the groups and organizations and that followers are a submissive lot to the leader’s will and demands. The literature study revealed that there are different perspectives on project success. Project managers and team members mostly focus on operational objectives of cost, time and quality requirements to the detriment of the business results, yet top management focus on business results. Further the literature showed that certain leadership theories only recognise the project manager for leadership on projects while others accept that followers themselves are leaders and that formal leadership is becoming irrelevant. Leadership is meant to be distributed to various role players in the team since it is a complementary construct. The empirical study consisted of a structured questionnaire distributed to a population of company executives, project managers and project team members in various project organizations predominantly in the Eastern Cape. The structured questionnaire was aimed at gathering views on the aspects of project success and project leadership, especially the role played by the strategic leadership and team member leadership as active participants that complement the project manager in achieving project success. The results of the empirical study revealed that: Project success straddled both the notion of meeting time, cost and quality requirements as well as achieving strategic business results. Leadership is a relationship between the leader and the led and that it must be dispersed to various participators in the team. Top management (executives) play a valuable role in linking projects to strategy and ensuring an aligned selection of projects. Team members play an active role in leadership, empowering the project leader and influencing his or her behaviour and consequently determining the results of the leadership relationship. Recommendations are presented for increasing project success through total leadership. These recommendations include that: Management in project organisations should expand the definition and understanding of project success at all levels. Executive management in project organisations should always view projects as strategic weapons to compete in the market place. The strategic imperatives of projects and project selection are not a once-off exercise but further taken to implementation at project level through strategy implementation and monitoring. Team members should be recognised as active participators in project leadership relationship. It is an obsolete idea to assume that as a result of the project manager having good leadership qualities and competencies that the team members will automatically follow.
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Krečová, Anna. "Návrh projektu odštěpení společnosti." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2021. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-442949.
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The diploma thesis deals with the proposal of the future spin-off of the company, which will be managed by the project approach. The theoretical part presents the basic concepts of project management and legal regulation of spin-off. The analytical part focuses on the two previous spin-offs and the analyses needed for project management are made. Based on the analytical part, the design part contains the project proposal of the branch. The project identification and planning phases are made, the course of implementation and completion phases is indicated.
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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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Hamel, Sherdon. "Strategic business plan: Senior Planning Solutions." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1875.
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Borges-Méndez, Ramón. "Dudley : a communicative project." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71406.
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Juslin, Robin, and Andy To. "How a change-up of a Planning tool can affect the Project Management Performance : A case study on project planning." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-42370.
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The continuous strive for improvement and achieving higher efficiency for the ability to keep up with the market, as the competitors increases with the newer technologies that becomes available for the world leading companies. Project performance approaches as an aid towards project success is thus an important topic among organizations as a subpart for increasing their project planning efficiency. This case study is performed at a company within the industrial manufacturing where the profits has been decaying for decades. The efficiency regarding project planning has been heavily reduced. Evaluate and estimate the performance measurement effects caused by the current planning tool compared with another major planning tool used world-wide by a vast majority for project activity scheduling. The goal is to evaluate the differences a change-up can do in the three variables such as cost, time and quality but this study brings an additional variable –client satisfaction –that has an effect on the total project efficiency, and if a change-up could be necessary for the project managements. This has been done by collecting data in forms of interviews with people from different areas involved in the project planning process and people with who have experience in using two different major planning tools. The data were then analyzed and comparisons between the planning tools were made. The final part of the master thesis concludes the results of the research question and hypothesizes and that these were significant to the study as it reaches its purpose with additional variables such as communication, visualization and client satisfaction.
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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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Kollmann, Ladislav. "Projektový management." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-318796.
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The master thesis is focused on the topic Project Management. In the theoretical part the literary research is elaborated. The practical part of the thesis provides an analysis of the current state of the project company ZETOR TRACTORS a.s.. On the basis of knowledge of the system, the arrangements are proposed to improve it.
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Eizak, Shiri Farhad. "Planning intentionality and its implications for project planned time." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2015. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/planning-intentionality-and-its-implications-for-project-planned-time(db4669e5-68be-4426-9bc4-73f71f7361b4).html.
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Within the construction industry, proximity of actual to scheduled completion time is a primary performance measure, and deviations from planned schedules remain a popular concern in the field of construction management. Prevailing research assumes that delays arise either from flawed execution of the plan or from failure to plan effectively. Thus, solutions suggested include improving execution and developing ever more sophisticated planning techniques. In spite of these efforts, accuracy in scheduling construction projects has shown little or no improvement, and clients continue to incur the significant costs associated with the failure to more accurately plan. Eschewing this traditional techno-rational view, the current research turned to critical management studies for solutions and investigated planning intentionality, the intentional and unintentional roles planners play in project delays. Thus, it sought to explore the following with respect to the project planner role: optimism bias, where a planner unintentionally mitigates negative information in decision-making; strategic misrepresentation, where a planner intentionally mitigates negative information; and group dynamics in time estimation. The latter is relevant because a team rather than an individual typically embodies the planner function within a construction project. To perform this research, two mixed-methods studies, preceded by a pilot study, and seven interviews with project planners were conducted. The first mixed-methods study investigated how intended and unintended actions of participants affected underestimation of time during task performance; and the second investigated the creation of collective intentionality, the transmutation of individual preferences into a group consensus in time estimation. Results of the first mixed-methods study identified the key situational variables differentiating intended and unintended actions of planners and indicated how these can influence the quality of time estimation. Results of the second study showed that group performance in time estimation was inferior to that of individuals and that group member interaction appeared detrimental to good decision-making. Reasons found were sense of power, commitment, confidence level, cultural diversity, conflicts, and groupthink. The findings were compared and contrasted with those obtained from interviews with project planners to enhance the scope of the study.
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Barrow, Benjamin John. "Pre-Project planning of Capital Facilities at NASA." Thesis, Springfield, Va. : Available from National Technical Information Service, 1999. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA372163.
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Walrath, Bryan James. "A Project Planning Guide for Healthcare Facility Owners." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/14557.
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According to a recent study, about 30 percent of U.S. real estate projects are canceled midstream, while more than half run up to 190 percent over budget and 220 percent over the initial time estimate. The reasons for this are
manifold but poor decisions during the initiation and early planning of the project can be pointed to as main causes. Most poor decisions stem from lack of information, bad judgment, and lack of communication and transparency between what the client expects and what the project team can deliver. Proper
project planning procedures and methods will lead to proper contingency planning, management of partner relationships and contracts, management of dynamic change and associated risks that can, and most probably will, occur in
the course of the project.
The role of the owner cannot be overstated in all of these targets. Historically, the owners of healthcare facilities have a once in a lifetime involvement in the planning, design and construction (or major renovation) of
their facility. The interaction with planners, public bodies, architects, engineers, and other entities is a daunting prospect for which an owner will seek help from specialized firms that represent the owner.
This guide may serve as a healthcare project planning guide for owners, and in particular CEOs, to navigate the process. It will prepare the owner to recognize the major tasks and decision steps throughout project planning,
while keeping the focus on the desired outcome. Any owner should recognize that the slogan: if you dont know what you want, you will not get what you need is as true today as it ever was. This guide will include research, best practices from industry experts, and a case study on the New Orleans public healthcare planning process post-Hurricane Katrina.
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Soule, Ann Catherine. "Deficiencies in wetland project planning, review and implementation." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1990. http://etd.library.arizona.edu/etd/GetFileServlet?file=file:///data1/pdf/etd/azu_e9791_1990_637_sip1_w.pdf&type=application/pdf.
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Gulliksen, Thomas. "Interoperability between ERP System and Project Planning System." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for bygg, anlegg og transport, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-19358.
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SAP in an ERP system which is a digital system used in Aker Subsea to store, organize and manage information related to the company that all employees in the different functions use daily. Primavera is the time planning tool in Aker Subsea. Today information is copied manually from SAP over to Primavera by the planners to analyze and create schedules. There exists an application that copies information between SAP and Primavera called Inspire. Aker Subsea is interested in implementing this so that the planners will have more time to analyze and forecast potential pitfalls of the future. As the planning department in Aker Subsea has spent several years on building up their procedures, structure and manpower the time has come to implement the integration software. As ERP systems are modular then the integration can be seen as installing a new time planning module to the ERP system and for this there is done a lot of research into. There is a clear need for four specific things in an integration like this to be successful: “Top Management Support”, “ERP Teamwork and Composition”, “Project Management” and “Change Management Culture and Program”. BIM is a similar system to ERP, but with different functions. Research on this can be valuable to ERP implementations. As more research is done to BIM it becomes clear that interoperability between software is needed on many levels and between several disciplines. As time and progress is registered in the ERP system it is highly relevant to have that information in the planning tool.
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Mahoney, Stephen Edward 1975. "Project delivery and planning strategies for public owners." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9719.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, February 1999.Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-231).
Current trends show that as the demand for infrastructure renewal and replacement has increased, Federal, state, and local government funding for infrastructure projects has decreased. It has become clear that the government will need to examine the potential of and implement other delivery methods in addition to design-bid-build. In order for the government to effectively use project delivery as a variable, the role of government in the capital planning process will need to be redefined. This thesis examines the capital planning process used by public owners, i.e. the government. The identification of ideal project planning and management principles led to a new framework for capital planning, referred to as the Project Configuration Process. The proposed Project Configuration Process is based on the premise that a public owner can identify a realistic need, identify the objectives for the project, identify the project constraints or drivers, and select the most appropriate delivery strategy that aligns the project objectives with the advantages of the delivery strategy. Two case studies are included to examine current project configuration practices. The Central Artery/Tunnel Project in Boston, Massachusetts and Tren Urbano in San Juan, Puerto Rico identify common challenges to the delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects. The Central Artery/Tunnel Project will widen and depress the existing elevated Central Artery, add a Third Harbor Tunnel, and improve highway connections within and around Boston. The Central Artery/Tunnel Project is a useful case study for it facilitates the examination of a large-scale infrastructure project utilizing traditional design-bid build procurement methods in conjunction with a management consultant assisting the Department of Public Works. The Project's development history provides insight into the processes, challenges and limitations of the current project delivery process. Tren Urbano, an urban rapid transit project, is intended to reduce congestion in the San Juan Metropolitan Area. The objective of applying this research to Tren Urbano is to identify essential project management issues in a mixed delivery setting. Phase I of Tren Urbano posses a unique project management problem as it is divided geographically into seven alignment sections and contractually into a portfolio of contracts containing one designbuild- operate contract and six design-build contracts.
by Stephen Edward Mahoney.
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Chiarella, Quinhoes Roberto. "Land Planning: Some Refinements." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Centro de Investigación en Geografía Aplicada, 2013. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/119262.
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This paper is an effort to think and to put into evidence the relationships that connect the land management to planning. It is a personal vision and as such it has all the idiosyncrasies and biases. It departs from the clearing of ideas of certain fallacies relating economic growth, development and sustainable development; in order to link the professional work of Geography with planning and investment projects —public and/or private— seen as new market niches to geographers in the process of identification and formulation as well as in the management. The elements that join one topic to another have to pass through the discussion of the strategic approach of territorial planning, as well as by the definition of the necessary tools for its implementation and of the investment projects that impact the territory.Finally, I point to the fact that in order to incorporate the geographers in better conditions to issues of planning, identification of investment projects—as well as management, follow up, plan and project monitoring and evaluation—it is necessary to insist in teaching topics related to strategic planning and managerial indicators.El presente texto representa un esfuerzo por pensar y evidenciar las relaciones que vinculan al desarrollo territorial con la planificación. Constituye, antes, una visión personal impregnada de todas las idiosincrasias e imperfecciones de una tal visión. Parte del esclarecimiento de ciertas falacias relacionadas con el crecimiento económico, desarrollo y desarrollo sostenible; para llegar a vincular el ejercicio profesional de la geografía con la planificación y los proyectos de inversión —pública y/o privada—, vistos, estos, como nuevos nichos de mercado para el geógrafo tanto en su identificación y formulación como en su gestión.Los elementos que unen un punto al otro pasan por la discusión del enfoque estratégico de la planificación territorial, así como por la definición de las herramientas necesarias para su implantación y de los proyectos de inversión que impactan el territorio. Finalmente, se señala el hecho de que para incorporar, en mejores condiciones, a los profesionales de geografía en los temas de planificación, identificación de proyectos de inversión así como en la gestión, seguimiento, monitoreo y evaluación de planes y proyectos— es necesario incidir más en la enseñanza de temas vinculados al planeamiento estratégico y en temas de gerencia por indicadores.
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Larney, Dennis Patrick. "A curriculum guide for teaching business planning." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2722.
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The purpose of the project is two-fold. First, to design a curriculum guideline for career and technical educators to teach the elements of business planning to a new population of graduates that need the material to manage their vocation successfully. Secondly, it can be used as a very practical way of integrating academic and occupational training program.
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Chatzoglou, Prodromos D. "A model for planning the requirements capture and analysis process." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.361550.
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De, Wet Phillippus Rudolph. "Challenges facing the project manager in planning and managing housing projects implemented by emerging contractors." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5037.
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Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The project manager is facing many challenges when planning and managing an Emerging Contractor project. Constraints experienced by Emerging Contractors are exerting risks on the project and pose a challenge to the project manager to guide the project to successful completion. The constraints and risks experienced on an Emerging Contractor project are mostly related to inexperience and unproven track record. The Emerging Contractor has not been in business long enough to build trust relationships with suppliers. Suppliers are limiting their exposure to risk and are therefore not prepared to supply material in bulk or on credit to the Emerging Contractor. The term Emerging Contractor is a well-known term in the South African construction industry, but no clear definition exists of what criteria qualifies a contractor to be an Emerging Contractor. The assumption in the industry is that an Emerging Contractor is a construction business which is 100% controlled and managed by a black person. Emerging Contractors are conducting business at the bottom end of the market where there is no barrier to entry. This makes the competition very severe and the profit margins are very slim. Even though the contract values are low, the Emerging Contractor projects require a considerable amount of effort to manage and are therefore not cost effective for the experienced project manager. The constraints experienced by the Emerging Contractor can be addressed by co-opting experience to the project team to provide guidance, training and management assistance. The proposal will require additional funding, but after a few projects the Emerging Contractor would have built up a reputation as a successful contractor and will therefore be self sustaining.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die projekbestuurder moet baie uitdagings trotseer met die beplanning en bestuur van 'n Opkomende Kontrakteur. Beperkings wat deur die Opkomende Kontrakteur ervaar word lei tot 'n risiko vir die projek en bied dus 'n uitdaging aan die projekbestuurder om die projek te lei tot suksesvolle voltooiing. Die beperkings en risiko's wat deur 'n Opkomende Kontrakteur projek ervaar word, hou meerendeels verband met onervarendheid en gebrekkige ondervinding. Die Opkomende Kontrakteur is nog nie lank genoeg in die bedryf om vertrouensverhoudings met verskaffers op te gebou het nie. Verskaffers verskans dus hul blootstelling aan risiko en is dus nie bereid om materiaal in grootmaat of op krediet aan die Opkomende Kontrakteur te lewer nie. Die term "Emerging Contractor" is welbekend in die Suid-Afrikaanse konstruksiebedryf, maar 'n duidelike definisie kon nie gevind word wat die vereistes stel om as 'n Opkomende Kontrakteur te kwalifiseer nie. In die konstruksiebedryf word dit algemeen aanvaar dat 'n Opkomende Kontrakteur 'n konstruksie besigheid is wat 100% deur 'n swart persoon beheer en bestuur word. Opkomende Kontrakteurs ding mee op die intreevlak van die konstruksiebedryf waar daar weinig min versperring vir toetrede is. Dit maak die kompetisie baie straf en die winsmarge laag. Selfs al is die kontrakwaarde laag behels die Opkomende Kontrakteur projek buitengewone aandag en bestuur en is dit dan ook nie 'n koste effekiewe projek vir 'n ervare projekbestuurder nie. Die beperkings wat deur die Opkomende Kontrakteur ervaar word, kan aangespreek word deur ervare diensverskaffers na die projekspan te bring om leiding, opleiding en bestuurshulp te verskaf. Die voorgestelde projekbestuursplan benodig addisionele fondse, maar na 'n paar projekte het die kontrakteur vir hom/haar 'n reputasie opgebou wat hom/haar toelaat om volhoubaar te wees sonder die hulp van die diensverskaffers.
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Toner, Anna L. "Goodbye to Projects? A livelihoods-grounded audit of Community-Based Planning Project in South Africa." Bradford Centre for International Development, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3038.
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Approaches to projects and development have undergone considerable change in the last decade with significant policy shifts on governance, gender, poverty eradication, and environmental issues. Most recently this has led to the adoption and promotion of the sustainable livelihood (SL) approach. The adoption of the SL approach presents challenges to development interventions including: the future of projects and programmes, and sector wide approaches (SWAPs) and direct budgetary support. This paper `A livelihoods-grounded audit of the Community-Based Planning (CBP) Project in South Africa¿ is the sixth in the series of project working papers.Department for International Development
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Steeneck, Daniel Waymouth. "Project Scheduling in the Presence of Productivity Functions." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34169.
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The need for good quality project scheduling methods arises in many fields such as construction, manufacturing, and military operations, among others. In this thesis, we develop a solution methodology which determines the sequence in which the activities of the project must be processed and the resource allocation to each activity in the project to minimize the makespan of the project. We consider projects whose activities' durations are defined by convex, non-increasing time-resource trade-off functions and whose activities are not pre-emptable (i.e., once some amount of resource has been allocated to an activity, this resource level may not change while the activity is processed). The solution methodology first finds all potentially optimal sequences for a given project. However, rather than considering all possible sequences, we use special relationships between certain pairs activities to determine a priori how these pairs will be sequenced in relation to each other. Then, the optimal resource allocations are determine for each sequence and the solution with the smallest makespan is selected.Master of Science
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Ng, Wan-chuen Welie. "An urban redevelopment project in Sai Ying Pun." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1999. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25948362.
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Thesis (M. Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999.Includes special study report entitled: Urban studies of Sai Ying Pun : towards a segmented-whole-intervention. Includes bibliographical references.
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Yilmaz, Yagiz Sevil. "Dspptool: A Tool To Support Distributed Software Project Planning." Master's thesis, METU, 2004. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12604761/index.pdf.
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This thesis focuses on the development of a distributed software project planning tool that enables more than one participant to prepare the different parts of the
project scope, schedule and task assignment by allowing to utilize the predefined organizational level processes. For this purpose, we discuss the need for a distributed software project planning tool, identify tool requirements and compare available tools with respect to the requirements. In addition, we evaluate the tool based on two criteria: first one is the tool&rsquos adequacy to meet the identified functional attributes and the second one is the validation of the tool by utilizing the data of the project schedule of a real project. This tool enables preparation of project scope, schedule and task assignments in a more effective, accurate and seamless way.
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Osmancavusoglu, Atanur. "Urban Transformation Process: Ulus Historcial City Center Planning Project." Master's thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12607634/index.pdf.
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This thesis, firstly, examines the main characteristics of comprehensive and strategic spatial planning and by comparing both planning understandings indicates that strategic spatial planning is thought as more suitable to the demands of both developing and developed countries in the contemporary era. Then, the main argument of the thesis is presented as Ulus Historical Center Conservation and Improvement Plan is an example of a strategic plan prepared for the purposes of conservation (development).
In conformity with the general conviction that strategic plan is more flexible, adaptable to changing circumstances, action oriented, open to negotiation by various actors involved in the planning process and allowing participation by beneficiaries of the planning process, this study aims to find out the strategic plan characteristics of Ulus Historical Center Conservation and Improvement Plan by looking at its development stage, main characteristics and the implementation process.
As a conclusion, displaying an alternative view and as a planning process Ulus Planning Project is different than the traditional comprehensive conservation (development) plans more displaying the characteristics of strategic spatial planning.
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El-Kassar, Gamal Mohamed. "Economic planning and operational control of an irrigation project." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.393875.
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Almeraikhi, Ahmed Mohammad. "An integrated framework for multi-project planning and control." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2010. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/19251/.
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The area of project management has been the focus of intensive research for the last three decades. There are a number of studies which have focused on multi-project management, but very few have tackled the need for a tracking system to control and monitor the project in an integrated environment. Some of these studies have covered the multi-project management from the contractor's perspective; or they have tackled one or two of its aspects, such as priority selection, resource allocation, or risk management. The researcher has attempted to show the need for multi-project management systems in which an integrated framework for multi-project planning and control tracking systems (from the owner's perspective rather than the contractors' perspective) is developed; to planning and control under conditions of uncertainty and change. Analytical hierarchy process, mathematical modelling and computer simulation techniques are applied to develop the proposed framework. In multi-project management, each project has its own objective(s) that should be optimised. The analytical hierarchy process is applied to prioritise projects that are received from the applicant accordingly; so that decisions can be made on which project(s) should be launched first. The Mathematical modelling is another method used to solve complex problems, when many projects are running simultaneously. Goal programming is used to minimise the cost and manpower required in a multi-project environment which is usually subject to different constraints. Then simulation is used to manage and control the risk expected in running these projects. In addition, simulation allows project managers to obtain a wide spectrum system on the effects of local changes on the project.
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Arko, Dora Kwei. "Successful Strategies for Energy Sector Enterprise Resource Planning Projects." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7213.
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Business leaders use enterprise resource planning (ERP) to integrate and streamline business functions and processes. Each year, the majority of these projects fail due to project managers' ineffective management of the project scope. The successful implementation of ERP software enhances the flow of information in organizations and tends to improve the performance of employees and job satisfaction, resulting in improved sustainability and profitability. The Leavitt organizational change management model was used as the conceptual framework for this multiple-case study. The purpose of the study was to explore the strategies project managers in the energy sector used to implement successful ERP projects. The target population included 3 project managers from 3 energy-sector companies in the Greater Accra region of Ghana and the Nairobi region of Kenya who have successfully implemented ERP projects. Data were collected using face-to-face, semistructured interviews. Data analysis consisted of reviewing interview transcripts, grouping the data into themes, and interpreting the meaning of the themes and data. The 5 main emerging thematic categories encompass the strategies shared by the 3 participants, which were competency of the project managers, competency of the project team members, the involvement of the stakeholders, strategic practices employed and followed, and other strategies for improvement. From the perspective of positive social change, the findings of this study may provide insight that business leaders can use to improve the performance of their firms, enhance sustainability and profitability, and create employment opportunities for the community.
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Chung, Esther M. C. P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Between plan and project : identifying gaps in plan implementation through development projects in Santa Monica and Newton." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105071.
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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2016."June 2016." Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references.
This thesis explores the relationship between plans and their implementation through development projects. Specifically, it asks: Do local plans that specify priority sites for development lead to the approvals of those projects? To answer this question, I look at the recent planning initiatives and their associated priority development projects in two cities - Santa Monica's Land Use and Transportation Element (LUCE) and Bergamot Transit Village project, and Newton's Comprehensive Plan and Austin Street project. Specifically, I look at the permitting process of each project to determine if the plans had any role in facilitating project approvals. I conclude that while plans play an important role in defining community priorities, they have a limited ability to facilitate project approvals. Instead, I find that each city's specific legal framework around land use decisions, including state laws on voter referendum and local policy on special permits, play a much more definitive role. In light of underlying legal and political undertones around development, I offer two suggestions to cities aiming to improve plan implementation. First, facilitate direct ideation from community members through the appointment of citizen task-forces that promote citizen leadership and co-learning around community concerns, while maintaining traditional public hearings as a platform for structured support and dissent. Second, build up and maintain confidence in this enhanced task-force process by insulating carefully-vetted outcomes from outright repeal. Together, these recommendations encourage a more politically-strategic and engaged approach to planning, suggesting that plan implementation will occur best when legal mechanisms and community political will align with the vision set forth in a city's best laid plans.
by Esther Chung.
M.C.P.
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Kim, Minjee. "Negotiated developments : exploring the trends, efficacy, and politics of negotiating zoning on a project-by-project basis." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121756.
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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2019Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-188).
Large-scale real estate developments present unique regulatory challenges for local governments, prompting them to employ non-traditional, negotiation-based zoning approaches that offer flexibility unattainable via conventional zoning. Existing planning literature falls short of answering at least three broad areas of inquiry that can help local governments navigate this challenge. First, there is a general lack of understanding of if, when, and how local governments use negotiation-based zoning. Second, little empirical research thus has examined the negotiated outputs. Last, the politics of negotiated developments-who participates and influences these negotiations and under what conditions-also remains largely unknown. Each of these research areas is taken up in the three papers that comprise this dissertation.
The first paper surveys the current state of zoning practices; I investigate the experiences of Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle to explore if, when, and how they have negotiated zoning on a project-by-project basis. The second paper identifies the gains and losses of using a negotiation-based approach vis-a-vis zoning that closely adheres to the rule of law. I compare the experience of Boston and Seattle in more detail to explore this subject. The third and final paper delves deep into the micro-politics of negotiations for the largest private development in Boston to expose who actually influenced the negotiations and whether public participation mattered in the process. I find that all five cities employed negotiation-based zoning approach for large-scale developments, but their attitude towards negotiation varied widely city-by-city and even within a city.
I further establish that cities are likely to obtain more substantial public benefit packages when they negotiate zoning, but that there may be profound structural consequences for pursuing a regulatory regime heavily based on negotiations. Moreover, I provide empirical evidence that the process of negotiation can in fact accommodate meaningful public participation. Negotiated developments can become valuable opportunities for local governments to implement important planning objectives when they are used selectively and when the negotiation process is administered in a transparent and communicative manner.
by Minjee Kim.
Ph. D.
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning
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Coler, Megan M. "The disconnect between downtown revitalization plans and project implementation." Muncie, Ind. : Ball State University, 2008. http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/355.
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Bazán, Denisse, Marco Pinedo, José Rojas, and Carlos Raymundo. "Project planning methodology based on lean philosophy and PMBOK guidelines for SMEs in the electricity sector." Springer Verlag, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/656367.
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El texto completo de este trabajo no está disponible en el Repositorio Académico UPC por restricciones de la casa editorial donde ha sido publicado.Currently, businesses implementing electrical projects lack the theoretical knowledge of ways to correctly develop the projects given that they are based on empirical knowledge. Consequently, a need has developed to implement lean philosophy and project management as distinctive and renowned pillars to ensure high competitiveness in the market of the sector under study. Through case studies, the literature on the subject demonstrated the importance of proper planning based on cost and time pillars. These pillars were analyzed using Ishikawa tools and a problem tree. The following lean tools were chosen: 5S, visual management, and quality circles. These tools and the project management guidelines, specifically the 47 processes published in the 5th edition of the Project Management Body of Knowledge, were applied as a model proposal at a pilot company in which the results of how this combination of solutions reduces delivery times for that organization were compared.
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Nguyen, Thuy Linh. "Engaging ethnic minorities in rural water supply project planning in Vietnam." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2021. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/207247/1/Thuy%20Linh_Nguyen_Thesis.pdf.
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This research developed a theoretical framework to better understand the role and influence of social capital in ethnic minority communities, and elucidated how the social capital can promote community participation through social capital changes. In doing so, the research has laid a foundation for better engagement for ethnic minority population using social capital with a view to achieving better project planning and success of rural water supply projects in the developing country context and beyond.
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Grunt, Michal. "Objekt občanské vybavenosti s byty - stavebně technologický projekt." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-227746.
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This diploma thesis contains the technological project of a multifunctional building with apartments located in Brno and. Thesis is focused on a selected part of a technology project that co-creates detailed description of work activities and their relation during construction.
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Click, Karen Ann. "Planning to Perform: The Application of Project Management Principles to Recital Preparation." Scholarly Repository, 2008. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/35.
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Many musicians, artists and other creative thinkers often struggle with organizational skills in preparation for events that require detailed planning, notably recital preparation. Musicians often find themselves ill-prepared and must reschedule the event, recycle music that they do not wish to perform, or ultimately perform at a lower standard. Currently, there is no standardized, established model for pianists or other types of musicians to guide them in setting up a recital and successfully executing all of its parts from start to finish. This study, through discussion of the employment of project management principles, aids artists in putting together a performance successfully. Specifically, it explored the planning and execution of all facets of the performance. This study sought to present a guide on the basic steps in planning a successful recital using the established methodology of a business model and applying it to piano performance. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate how project management principles can be applied to recital preparation, planning and execution. The study addressed the returning performer; however, aspects of this study can be used by the student and seasoned professional alike. Results of the study generated an integrated project plan, illustrating the project life cycle of piano performance.
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Claytor, Joanne Sue. "Caregivers perceptions of permanency planning for adults with developmental disabilities." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2000. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1637.
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Girianna, Montty. "Privatization of Jabotabek mass rapid transit project." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66372.
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Knight, Nancy. "Mega-project planning and economic welfare : a case study of British Columbia's North East Coal Project." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30847.
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This research investigates the characteristics of natural resource mega-project planning processes. The implications of staple theory and selected characteristics of natural resource mega-projects are used to construct eleven characteristics of such planning processes. Staple theory suggests that optimistic expectations will be a fundamental characteristic of resource development planning in Canada, and that the state's role will be to facilitate, rather than evaluate, staple production. The size, complexity, visibility, and meaning of mega-projects may create momentum around them that weakens rational analysis and stampedes the planning process. Overall, the planning process may focus on narrow, technical issues concerned with constraints facing the mega-project. Alternatives may not be considered, overly optimistic expectations may not be checked, and risk and uncertainty may be inadequately addressed.
These proposed planning process characteristics are investigated in a case study of British Columbia's North East Coal Project (NECP). The institutional structure of the planning and implementing organizations are investigated, and the major planning issues are identified. The expectations generated within the planning process regarding the mega-project's contribution to regional economic growth and development, and its economic viability are reviewed, and then evaluated by comparing them to information available at the time from sources within the planning process and from sources outside the planning process, and to actual outcomes.
The case study findings support many of the eleven proposed characteristics of natural resource mega-project planning processes. The NECP's public planning process focused on identifying and overcoming constraints that would prevent the mega-project proceeding, and on minimizing the costs of the public sector's infrastructure responsibilities in the mega-project. The terms of reference for the various Sub-Committees requested analyses of constraints in most cases. The absence of a Regional Development Sub-Committee in the organization of the planning task force suggests that longer term planning issues were not perceived to be as important as the infrastructure issues. Sixty percent of the official public planning budget was allocated to transportation and townsite studies. The mandate, structure and operations of the government's implementing organization focused on controlling project costs. Finally, the benefit-cost analysis of the mega-project did not consider any alternatives to the NECP.
The expectations regarding the NECP's contribution to regional economic growth and development were overly optimistic given the information available at the time, and far exceed the actual outcomes to date. The NECP stabilized the South Peace region during the recession of the early 1980s, and produced some growth in employment, population, and income levels. Also, education levels increased and some entrepreneurial development occurred. However, the mega-project did not alleviate the unemployment situation in the region, did not improve the distribution of income, and it did not diversify the regional economic structure. Despite the early planning emphasis given to the opportunities that the NECP could provide to members of regional target groups such as Natives and women, few individuals from these groups obtained mining employment. In 1986, most of the direct economic benefits associated with the NECP, such as the new employment opportunities, high incomes, and training opportunities, had been captured by in-migrants to the region.
The expectations regarding the NECP's economic viability were also overly optimistic given information available at the time. The possibility of capital cost overruns were not considered despite ample indication that they were highly probable. Continuing high prices were assumed despite historical evidence that periods of high prices had been consistently followed by sustained periods of low prices, and expert advice that structural forces would contribute to a continual decline in the Japanese demand for metallurgical coal. The pre-project analysis projected that the NECP's net present value would be $464 million (1980$C), but the ex post analysis suggests that the NECP will generate $955 million (1980$C) in net economic losses for the Canadian economy.
The overly optimistic expectations regarding the NECP's economic viability were formed early in the planning process and were based on a period of enormous increases in metallurgical coal prices. As market conditions changed, the group within the planning task force responsible for the NECP's economic evaluation lowered their expectations, but their concerns were apparently insufficient to counter the momentum that had been established around the NECP. This momentum was reinforced by the meaning attached to the NECP, which was portrayed as a fundamental component of BC's economic development strategy.
Risk and uncertainty were inadequately addressed within the planning process and within the technical analyses of this mega-project's regional economic impacts and economic viability. No sensitivity analyses were completed in the analysis of the NECP's regional economic impacts. The sensitivity analyses in the pre-project benefit-cost analysis all considered positive adjustments to the base case scenario, save one. Problems of geological uncertainty, and the lack of experience of the project proponents in coal mining were ignored.
Mega-project planning processes must be carefully designed to counter the characteristics suggested by this research. At a minimum, a full public review of the mega-project should be conducted before the decision to proceed is taken. Consideration should be given to developing a formal, required mega-project planning process based on the two-tiered structure. The first tier would include a policy assessment addressing broad questions such as alternative regional development strategies. If the outcome of the first tier was a decision to proceed with a mega-project, the second tier would address mega-project planning and regulatory issues such as infrastructure options and impact management strategies.Applied Science, Faculty of
Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of
Graduate
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Burton, Salma. "Evaluation in health promotion : assessing effectiveness of Healthy City Project evaluations." Thesis, London South Bank University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.326942.
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Král, Miroslav. "Plánování a analýza velkých projektů za pevnou cenu." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-17042.
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A large number of different methods in the field of estimation of IS/IT projects have been developed in past years. Those methods should be used with regard to several factors. The choice and the application of an estimation method should take into consideration the current phase of each project and the wide variety of external factors, whose composition and intensity are very diverse and individual. The accuracy of the estimation considerably influences the success of the whole project. Therefore it is crucial to pay special attention to the mentioned phenomenon. The aim of this diploma thesis is to provide a comprehensive overview of the issue of the estimation of large projects for fixed price. The objective is particularly fulfilled by the provided overview and definitions of the chosen methods, the list of the most common mistakes and the interpretation of the results of an analysis concerning the portfolio of projects that were realised in an international company. The expected outcome of the diploma thesis is represented by the definition of the procedurally correct and comprehensive description of the creation of the price for a project with the fixed extent of work, which can be guaranteed with a reasonable rate of risk by a supplier. Another outcome of the thesis is the interpreted outputs of the analysis concerning the portfolio of projects realised by the international supplier of IS/IT products and services, which can be exploited for more effective estimations and project portfolio management.