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Agarwal, Sudha Rani, and Timea Kalmár. "Sustainability in Project Management : Eight principles in practice." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-115219.
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This research studies the eight principles of sustainability applied in Project Management. To be more precise the research fulfils four objectives which are: firstly, to review and identify key principles of sustainability in project management from existing literature; secondly, to adopt a multiple case study method to assess the applicability of the principles in project management; thirdly, to determine the barriers that impede certain principles to be applied in projects and the resulting trade-offs; and lastly, to refine the concept of sustainability in project management.The study adopts a subjectivist ontological viewpoint and an interpretivist epistemological outlook. The paper deductively studies the research question and adopts a qualitative mono-method research design, with a multiple case study strategy. The project case studies analysed belong to six different industries namely Pharmaceutical, Information Technology (IT), Automotive, Transportation, Furniture and Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). All case studies fulfil the criteria of being multinational organisations, operating in the private sector, having sustainability as a strategic pillar and projects executed in developed countries with a similar macroeconomic climate. The data has been collected through the semi-structured interview technique and examined using a thematic analysis. The results show that not all eight principles of sustainability are implemented in project management despite of multiple proactive endeavours of engaging in social and environmentally focused business practices. The two principles that show a limited applicability in project management are values and ethics as well as consuming income and not capital.The theoretical contribution of the research is realised through the first collective analysis of the eight principles of sustainability and their implementation in project management through empirical case studies. An additional contribution is through the selection of case studies from industries that have not been examined before. The practical implication of the research is to offer guidance to organisations on what principles they need to build their sustainability project management practices on and to point out the commonly faced barriers and trade-offs.
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Dvorkin, William Nathan. "Applying the Principles of Project Management to a Collegiate Automotive Engineering Design Project." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71328.
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The Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team of Virginia Tech is a collegiate automotive engineering design team that reengineers production vehicles to reduce environmental impact while maintaining vehicle marketability. The team Project Manager is responsible for coordinating high-level management and planning activities with the goal of better aligning the team with business and automotive industry practices. Project management responsibilities within the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team are divided into four categories: human resource management, schedule management, cost management, and risk management. This document outlines how project management strategies were researched and adapted from industry practices for use by the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team in achieving its goals.
The human resource management strategy adopts onboarding principles that better prepare new students to become effective team members. By restructuring the organization and incorporating onboarding strategies, annual turnover is reduced from 71% to 44%. The decrease in turnover is enabled by the successful creation of an independent study program which trains newcomers to become effective team members. The program can be improved for the future by further developing the curriculum.
The employed schedule management strategy develops the project schedule iteratively as technical information reveals itself through task progress. Utilizing this process makes schedule management possible in an environment with incomplete information and pressing deadlines. This strategy experienced limited success due to the lack of team and project scheduling experience on behalf of several key members of the process.
The cost management strategy is designed to gather detailed financial data to perform an earned-value analysis and create improved budgets. By understanding income and expense patterns, the Project Manager can create economic forecasts to determine the economic viability of the team. The strategy was successfully implemented and allowed the team to gather valuable financial data.
The risk management strategy identifies and quantifies technical risks associated with vehicle development. By focusing more resources on high-risk activities, the team can improve preparation for competition where the vehicle is judged according engineering quality and build progress. The strategy was successful because it identified critical hazards to the project schedule and scope, but can be improved by broadening the process to account for a wider variety of risks.Master of Science
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Arnold, Stuart. "Transforming systems engineering principles into integrated project team practice." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2008. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/3033.
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This investigation considers the composition, status, principles and defence acquisition setting of systems engineering. From these some opportunities for enhancement of its practice are considered. It opens with a re-assessment of the disciplinary essence of systems engineering. Systems engineering is considered as an amalgam of three components – systems reasoning, engineering and management – that form a coherent and distinctive discipline. It is advanced that a fresh balance of system-related factors, characterised in this text as systems reasoning, is the distinguishing essence of systems engineering. It conveys a rationale for present-day practice and provides a basis for advancements. Consideration is given to the construction of a systems engineering framework, built from a re-interpretation of engineering and management science constructs. A triptych of viewpoints of systems engineering, comprising connected representations of business process, organisational capability and individual competence, is proposed and outlined. These three essential views define a paradigm of systems engineering able to structure present-day engineering complexities and risks, and permit project and enterprise control of business achievement and risk exposure. An analysis of the UK MOD acquisition setting for systems engineering, and an Integrated Project Team Leader survey of prevailing system engineering attitudes, experiences, expectations and concerns, set the scene for practice advancements. The first of these is based on a rigorous view of what capability means and how this impacts IPT technical contributions and responsibilities. The effectiveness of the current MOD acquisition cycle is then considered. An alternative, that might better serve the changing nature of investment constraints and effective capability delivery, is presented. Approaches to systems engineering planning are then analysed and a conclusion drawn regarding a planning instrument for IPTs that balances prescription, guidance and didacticism. An assessment of how requirements assist and hinder working with customers and suppliers dissects the intent and content of requirements, including their contrasting technical and commercial purposes. System descriptions, their relationship and their concordance are then considered in a detailed look inside the technical processes, and this includes the principles and methods employed to design architecture. The resolution of current conflicts and confusions over architecture is seen to lie in observance of disciplined systems engineering principles. Finally the systems engineering views of humans inside and outside the system boundary are explored, and the investigation closes with a consideration of the degree to which systems engineering may reasonably address social influences.
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El-Husseini, Ibrahim Ali. "Islamic financial principles and their application in project financing." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44667.
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Wadzwanya, Faith Chivimbiso. "Managing small and medium enterprises using project management principles." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2652.
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Thesis (MTech (Business Administration (Entrepreneurship)))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017.Although SMEs are aware of project management, it seems that a vast majority of firms are not actually well-informed about what project management is, and therefore, might not even be adhering to project management principles. Hence, the main objective of this study was to determine the extent to which SMEs (involved in construction, events and information technology and located in the Cape Metropolitan area in South Africa) apply project management principles. This study used a mixed method approach (both qualitative and quantitative) and various relevant instruments to collect and analyse data. A total of 223 questionnaires were administered to employees working in conjunction with a project management department, and five face-to-face interviews were conducted with owner-managers of selected SMEs. The statistical package for social science (SPSS) was used to analyse the quantitative data with results presented in a tabulated format; content analysis was used to transcribe qualitative data and categorise this data into themes. The study found that the project management sector is still predominately male-dominated, and project teams are not selected on the basis of experience. Furthermore, those who lack experiences are not trained. The nature of work done, company understaffing, time and financial constraints and poor team dynamics were all cited as factors affecting the application of project management principles within SMEs. Several recommendations emerged from the findings. First, it was recommended that women be empowered as active participants in project management, thereby reducing the evident gender imbalance; training and development should regularly be conducted to fully equip employees with vital skills and competencies. This will more strongly ensure that clients are satisfied with quality outcome and thereby establish a good reputation for SMEs. Project managers should create contingency plans for potential challenges. Additionally, the project manager should ensure that by virtue of the company being understaffed, specific roles and responsibilities of individuals should be clearly delineated, clearly communicated and clearly understood. Alternatively, the company may employ more personnel for particular projects, or independent contractors could be hired to assist. Moreover, time constraints can be eradicated by establishing timelines through the Gantt chart and measuring milestones. Finance and other resources should be allocated economically with and ongoing budget-cost analysis for monitoring expenditure. It was also deemed advisable that project managers send their teams for wellness training to avoid negative team dynamics, and as for labour unrest, senior managers should engage proactively with unions and delegates.
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Malek, Ramtin. "Lean principles application in public-private partnership project procurement." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1394924437.
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Arnold, S. "Transforming systems engineering principles into integrated project team practice." Thesis, Engineering Systems Department, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1826/3033.
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This investigation considers the composition, status, principles and defence acquisition setting of systems engineering. From these some opportunities for enhancement of its practice are considered.
It opens with a re-assessment of the disciplinary essence of systems engineering. Systems engineering is considered as an amalgam of three components – systems reasoning, engineering and management – that form a coherent and distinctive discipline. It is advanced that a fresh balance of system-related factors, characterised in this text as systems reasoning, is the distinguishing essence of systems engineering. It conveys a rationale for present-day practice and provides a basis for advancements.
Consideration is given to the construction of a systems engineering framework, built from a re-interpretation of engineering and management science constructs. A triptych of viewpoints of systems engineering, comprising connected representations of business process, organisational capability and individual competence, is proposed and outlined. These three essential views define a paradigm of systems engineering able to structure present-day engineering complexities and risks, and permit project and enterprise control of business achievement and risk exposure.
An analysis of the UK MOD acquisition setting for systems engineering, and an Integrated Project Team Leader survey of prevailing system engineering attitudes, experiences, expectations and concerns, set the scene for practice advancements. The first of these is based on a rigorous view of what capability means and how this impacts IPT technical contributions and responsibilities. The effectiveness of the current MOD acquisition cycle is then considered. An alternative, that might better serve the changing nature of investment constraints and effective capability delivery, is presented. Approaches to systems engineering planning are then analysed and a conclusion drawn regarding a planning instrument for IPTs that balances prescription, guidance and didacticism.
An assessment of how requirements assist and hinder working with customers and suppliers dissects the intent and content of requirements, including their contrasting technical and commercial purposes. System descriptions, their relationship and their concordance are then considered in a detailed look inside the technical processes, and this includes the principles and methods employed to design architecture. The resolution of current conflicts and confusions over architecture is seen to lie in observance of disciplined systems engineering principles. Finally the systems engineering views of humans inside and outside the system boundary are explored, and the investigation closes with a consideration of the degree to which systems engineering may reasonably address social influences.
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Mercer, Leah Gwenyth. "Complementarity and the uncertainty principle as aesthetic principles : the practice and performance of The Physics Project." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2009. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/29938/1/Leah_Mercer_Thesis.pdf.
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Using the generative processes developed over two stages of creative development and the performance of The Physics Project at the Loft at the Creative Industries Precinct at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) from 5th – 8th April 2006 as a case study, this exegesis considers how the principles of contemporary physics can be reframed as aesthetic principles in the creation of contemporary performance. The Physics Project is an original performance work that melds live performance, video and web-casting and overlaps an exploration of personal identity with the physics of space, time, light and complementarity. It considers the acts of translation between the language of physics and the language of contemporary performance that occur via process and form. This exegesis also examines the devices in contemporary performance making and contemporary performance that extend the reach of the performance, including the integration of the live and the mediated and the use of metanarratives.
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Mercer, Leah Gwenyth. "Complementarity and the uncertainty principle as aesthetic principles : the practice and performance of The Physics Project." Queensland University of Technology, 2009. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29938/.
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Using the generative processes developed over two stages of creative development and the performance of The Physics Project at the Loft at the Creative Industries Precinct at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) from 5th – 8th April 2006 as a case study, this exegesis considers how the principles of contemporary physics can be reframed as aesthetic principles in the creation of contemporary performance. The Physics Project is an original performance work that melds live performance, video and web-casting and overlaps an exploration of personal identity with the physics of space, time, light and complementarity. It considers the acts of translation between the language of physics and the language of contemporary performance that occur via process and form. This exegesis also examines the devices in contemporary performance making and contemporary performance that extend the reach of the performance, including the integration of the live and the mediated and the use of metanarratives.
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Makhoalibe, Puleng. "Towards design principles for project artistry in exploratory sandpit projects: A design-based research perspective." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26897.
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Organisations are increasingly finding themselves operating in environments that are characterised by higher levels of ambiguity, uncertainty and complexity, as well as environmental and internal changes that are beyond their control (Reeves, 2015). This context is affecting the way in which projects are executed, as project managers are expected to conceive, manage and successfully implement projects within such an environment. An important question to ask is: Are intrinsically unpredictable environments becoming more dominant leading to increase in the complexity of projects? We are now living in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world; project management as a field has to overcome significant barriers to change and develop the capacity for more subjective, interactive, and interpretive innovations that appear to be more effective in these settings. The primary question addressed in this study is how the design of exploration projects may be carried out to bring clarity to project objectives and enablers. Design thinking, which is said to embody practices, mind-sets and processes that empower teams to co-create innovative solutions to wicked problems (Rittel and Webber, 1973) has been adopted in this study. Its design principles together with the creative problem-solving principles are combined to create a framework that facilitates design of exploration projects. This study uses design-based research (DBR) to apply the emerging framework to educational sandpit projects. These projects inherit the characteristics of exploration projects which are highly ambiguous toward more innovative, context-relevant, targeted solutions developed by diverse project teams. The study adopted a qualitative, interpretivist approach in order to enhance the design principles emerging from this study through authentic interventions in educational sandpits using DBR as a methodology. The outcome of the study, namely, a project artistry framework, emerged from the iterative process which was undertaken. The framework's value proposition is that it (the framework) had been proven to enable diverse teams to shift the participants' orientation from significant ambiguity and uncertainty to the ability to plan action by co-creating project visions with clear objectives and goals. The project artistry framework reflects the construction of a house and a more holistic framework, which consists of a roof (design process), the pillars required to hold up the roof (design pillars) and the foundational bricks. The design pillars include reflection, creative language, applied imagination, diverging and converging while the foundational bricks include empathy, empowerment, engagement, emergence, experimentation, environment, exploration and exploitation. In addition, an ambiguity acceptance journey is proposed to encourage a tolerance of ambiguity that leads to questioning and inquiry in projects that cultivates fresh insights and innovation in projects. New approaches to project leadership and design are essential to transform the world we live in. Although no panacea, project artistry provides project leaders with a new dimension to understanding the changing conditions that surround their project and envisioning better, innovative solutions to some of the most troublesome challenges facing our projects. It brings together the power of analysis and intuition to synthesize real solutions that not only work but meet the needs of the people. This fresh approach also brings enlightenment and transformation to those engaged in such projects and cultivates creative confidence and fosters collaboration.
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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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Dabbaghi, Tehrani Maryam. "Performance Improvement in Construction Project based on Six Sigma Principles." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Ingenjörshögskolan, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20107.
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The importance of quality improvement and excellent performance in the highly competitiveworld market, lead many organizations, their top managers, project managers, and engineers toimplement the new philosophies such as pull scheduling and lean principle at their organizations.This paper describes the Six Sigma principle and framework as a quality improvement strategythrough the successful business.Firstly, the background of the Six Sigma in industry will be described and statistical theorybehind it will be illustrated. Although the Six Sigma concept will be presented in terms ofprinciples, methodologies and framework, the main focus in this report is on adopting the SixSigma approach in construction projects which is still new concept in construction industry.Hence, adopting DMAIC procedure in the construction projects will be examined in this reportto give an overview of what is called Performance Improvement in Construction Projectbased on Six Sigma Principles.
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Van, Heerden Johan P. "Reducing risks in large scale projects : investigating the integration of systems engineering principles into project management." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80151.
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Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Project management (PM) is a very important field in engineering as a whole. The management of most projects has become more complex in recent times, due to greater technical complexity and the requirement of diversified skills. The management of risks is a very important process to improve the performance of a project. This is due to the link between project risks and objectives. However, this aspect of PM becomes increasingly more difficult to manage with increasing project complexity. For these reasons a need exists for more efficient PM methods. This thesis had three objectives. The first was to understand the processes and principles of PM, systems engineering (SE) and risk management. This was achieved by doing a literature study on the three fields. The second objective was to identify areas of greater risk within the management of projects. The final objective was to develop an effective generic model that illustrates the integration of SE principles into PM, with the goal to reduce the identified risks. Five risks were identified during this research. They were considered to be the most important in project management. This was accomplished by means of a questionnaire that was sent out to experts in the industry. It was established from this investigation that the following five risks, in order of importance, pose the biggest threat to the success of a project: 1. Poorly defined requirements; 2. Poor communication; 3. Poor risk management; 4. Lack of customer involvement; and 5. Inaccurate estimates. These risks were addressed by integrating the principles of SE into PM. SE is an iterative process that needs a diverse set of people, with a variety of skills, to achieve customer requirements. Various SE approaches and strategies were developed throughout the years. They were investigated to obtain insight into which of them can be used to improve PM. The top-down iterative development principles of SE offer a great advantage, and therefore it was appropriate to integrate these principles into PM. A model was developed as part of this thesis to illustrate the integration of SE principles into PM, and the importance of risk management. The model was named “Project Management Integrated with Systems Engineering Principles Model”. This tool can be used by engineers and their project teams to enhance the management of projects. It is also a generic tool that can be used for any project. The final step of this research was the validation of the model. This was done by means of expert evaluation. The purpose of this validation was to test whether the objectives of the research were met, and if the model was valid in the sense of ease of use and usefulness. The final objective of the validation process was to determine if the integration of systems engineering (SE) principles into project management (PM) were successful, and if it will reduce risks in large scale projects. It was concluded from this evaluation that its objectives were met and that the model successfully demonstrated the integration of SE into PM to reduce risks in large scale projects. Several recommendations were made that may enhance this study. They main recommendations are: 1. Researching the impact of communication on projects, by using case studies. 2. SE principles are mainly used in the first two phases of the model. Further investigation of using SE principles in phase three may be researched. 3. Customer involvement may be used during changes in the project. For this reason it is recommended that future studies may include investigation of the impact the customer has on project changes and the change management process. 4. The model could be tested in the industry on an active project. This will greatly improve the validity of the model.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Projekbestuur is ‘n baie belangrike veld in ingenieurswese as geheel. As gevolg van die toenemende tegniese kompleksiteit en die vereiste van verskillende vaardighede, het die bestuur van meeste projekte meer gekompliseerd geraak met tyd. Die bestuur van risiko’s is ‘n baie belangrike proses om die uitvoering van ‘n projek te verbeter. Hierdie aspek van projekbestuur het egter al hoe moeiliker geword om te bestuur. Dus hiervoor bestaan daar ‘n behoefte vir meer doeltreffende projekbestuur metodes. Hierdie tesis het drie doelwitte gehad. Die eerste doelwit was om die prosesse en beginsels van projekbestuur, stelsels ingenieurswese en risikobestuur te verstaan. Dit was bevredig deur ‘n literatuur studie wat gedoen is in die drie velde. Die tweede doelwit was gestel om die areas van groter risiko binne die bestuur van projekte te identifiseer. Die finale doelwit was die ontwilkkeling van ‘n effektiewe generiese model wat die integrasie van stelsels ingenieurswese beginsels binne projekbestuur demonstreer, met die doel om die geïdentifiseerde risiko’s te verminder. Vyf risiko’s, wat as die mees belangrikste in projekbestuur beskou word, was geïdentifiseer. Hierdie risiko’s was deur middel van ‘n vraelys, wat aan deskundiges in die industrie gestuur was, geïdentifiseer. Die risiko’s, gelys in volgorde van belangrikheid, was: 1. Swak bepaalde vereistes; 2. Swak kommunikasie; 3. Swak risiko bestuur; 4. Onnoukeurige skattings; en 5. Geen kliënt betrokkenheid. Vervolgens was hierdie risiko’s deur die integrasie van stelsels ingenieurswese beginsels in projekbestuur toegespreek. Stelsels ingenieurswese is ‘n herhalingsproses wat die kliënt se vereistes bevredig, deur gebruik te maak van ‘n diverse groep mense met ‘n verskeidenheid van vaardighede. Verskeie stelsels ingenieurswese benaderings en strategië is deur die jare ontwikkel. Hierdie benaderings en strategië was geondersoek om vas te stel watter van hulle toegepas kan word om projekbestuur te verbeter. Die “top-down” herhalende ontwikkeling beginsels van stelsels ingenieurswese bied ‘n groot voordeel, en dit was om hierdie rede toepaslik om dié beginsels in projekbestuur te integreer. ‘n Model was ontwikkel as deel van die navorsing om die integrasie van stelsels ingenieurswese beginsels binne projekbestuur te illustreer, asook die belangrikheid van risikobestuur. Die model is genoem “Project Management Integrated with Systems Engineering Principles Model”. Hierdie model kan deur ingenieurs en hul projekspanne gebruik word om die bestuur van projekte te versterk. Die finale stap van die navorsing was die evaluasie van die model. Dit was gedoen deur middel van deskundige evaluasie. Die validasie proses het twee doelwitte gehad. Die eerste doel was om te bepaal of die doelwitte van die ondersoek bereik was, asook om vas te stel of die model geldig was in die sin van gemak van gebruik en bruikbaarheid. Die tweede doel van die validasie proses was om te bepaal of die model suksesvol die integrasie van stelsels ingenieurswese binne projekbestuur gedemonstreer het, en of hierdie integrasie risiko’s in groot skaalse projekte sal verminder. Dit was afgelei van die evaluasie dat die model wel suksesvol die integrasie van stelsels ingenieurswese binne projekbestuur demonstreer om risiko’s in grootskaalse projekte te verminder. Verskeie aanbevelings was gemaak wat hierdie navorsing kan versterk in waarde. Die hoof aanbevelings was: 1. Die impak wat kommunikasie op projekte het kan geondersoek word deur middel van gevallestudies. 2. Stelsels ingenieurswese beginsels is hoofsaaklik gedurende die eerste twee fases van die model gebruik. Die gebruik van stelsels ingenieurswese beginsels in fase drie kan verder ondersoek word. 3. Kliënt betrokkenheid gedurende veranderinge in ‘n projek kan gebruik word. Om hierdie rede word dit aanbeveel dat verdere studies die kliënt se impak op projek veranderings en verandering in bestuursproses ondersoek word. 4. Die model kan getoets word in die industrie op ‘n aktiewe projek. Dit sal die geldigheid van die model grootliks verbeter.
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Szabados, Cynthia Grassel. "Utilizing the principles and strategies of brain based learning in educating the deaf." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2405.
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Bush, Mary Ann. "Applying adult education principles in an interpersonal management skills training program for hospital operations managers." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1993. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/704.
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Chen, Howard. "AZIP, audio compression system: Research on audio compression, comparison of psychoacoustic principles and genetic algorithms." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2617.
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The purpose of this project is to investigate the differences between psychoacoustic principles and genetic algorithms (GA0). These will be discussed separately. The review will also compare the compression ratio and the quality of the decompressed files decoded by these two methods.
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Miles, Lana. "Die toepassing van projekbestuursbeginsels in die proses van plaasarbeiderbemagtiging / L. Miles." Thesis, North-West University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/482.
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There are more or less 900 000 farm workers in South Africa. Among these
approximately 600 000 are permanently employed, while the rest are seasonal workers.
It is estimated that six to seven million people are currently living on farms, which
implies that up to seven people are dependent on the wages of a single farm worker. In
order to improve the situation of farm workers, the Department of Labour implemented
the minimum wage system for farm workers on 1 March 2003.
The argument is posed, however, that many farm workers would lose their jobs because
of the sectoral stipulations. Unemployment has far-reaching consequences. Farm
workers who have lived on farms before, have to resettle and adapt to new social
structures, such as community structures and new codes of conduct. In order to adapt
to social change, it is argued that training agencies could use project management as a
suitable management tool to launch empowering interventions.
The analysis of the social conditions in which farm workers find themselves ought to be
undertaken on the basis of a specific theory on changes. From this perspective certain
theories of social change have been identified. Empowerment is discussed as a process
of change. This means an increase in influence and control by acquiring knowledge and
skills by means of the necessary training. While theorists on conflict view conflict as the
main driving force in change, empowerment is considered to be the process by means
of which change can be managed effectively.
For the rest the principles of project management are discussed to show that the project
cycle is based on project management principles. If project management principles and
the project cycle are applied as yardsticks during an empowerment project, the chances
of being successful will be much better than when launching an unstructured and
unplanned project.
The most important conclusion to be made from this research is that the management
of change by means of empowerment projects is of decisive importance to unemployed
farm workers. Empowerment projects for unemployed farm workers are the first steps in
the direction of effective management of social change and sustainable development in
South Africa.Thesis (M. Ontwikkeling en Bestuur)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.
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Martinez, Mabell Jeannette. "Moving traditional teaching methods of advanced placement biology toward improving opportunity for students to develop understanding of scientific principles." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2972.
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This project investigated the role of the advanced placement program in the classroom. The research suggested that implementation of inquiry-based methods in science classrooms, including advanced placement biology courses, would improve student understanding.
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Šinágl, Roman. "Návrh úpravy metodiky ICE pro řízení malých projektů." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-198263.
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The main aim of this piece of work is to propose an adjustment to the ICE methodology with an increased applicability for small projects. The emphasis is especially given to the most important areas of the methodology that can be easily adjusted or simplified. The theoretical part of this paper consists of four main chapters. The first chapter is called "Project and Project Management". This chapter holistically explains the meaning of project and project management terms. It describes a project from a general point of view and looks at its individual components. The second chapter so called "Methodology" explores particular project management methodologies. It focuses on two basic project lifecycle models along with an analysis of traditional and agile methodologies. The third "Small Project Methodologies" chapter examines the modified methodologies suitable for management of small projects. The final chapter of the theoretical part is the "ICE Methodology Analysis". The analysis represents the key pillar for this work without which the practical part could not be concluded. The practical part of this piece of work focuses on specifics of the ICE methodology modification in accordance with the analysis carried out in the theoretical part. The basis for this modification is represented by the general methodology framework for small projects. The general framework is fully based on the analysis undertaken in the theoretical part of this paper and plays a significant role in the ICE methodology modification process. The main areas of the ICE methodology modification are defined in "The ICE Methodology for Small Projects - Simplification Proposal". The practical part's conclusion presents the unmodified and modified ICE methodology comparison.
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Grierson, Hilary J. "Towards principles and project memories for distributed-design information storing in engineering design education." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2010. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=13208.
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Swanepoel, Christiaan Johannes. "Setting up and running a virtual company, using sound project management principles and techniques." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53586.
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Mini-study project (MBA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The differentiating factor of the twenty-first century will not be the size and scope of a company's resources, the global economy makes it possible for almost every organisation to gain access to any resources. It will also not be about possessing the intellectual capital, knowledge, and expertise but the ability to source it. To be the best a company can no longer afford to specialise in every aspect of its business, and purchasing everything that might become obsolete in a while is not an option. More and more companies outsouree some of their non-core activities, leveraging the investments others made by taking advantage of the outsourcing partner's skills, in order to concentrate on their core competencies. Continuing to perform an activity in-house, while not being the best in the world at it is to forfeit competitive advantage. By outsourcing to the best, the company can use the time saved to concentrate on its core competencies and probably save some money in the process. An organisation can further also only grow at the rate at which it can expand its capacity when it is carrying out all functions internal, possibly costing valuable market share. It is not merely a question of whether the benefits outweigh the costs of outsourcing but rather a question of whether outsourcing is the right strategy for one's specific situation and whether the outsourcing contracts can be designed, implemented and managed in such a way that the benefits do exceed the costs. Constant organisational change and -alteration is a given. Stable organisational structures are something of the past. Networks are formed according to the skills required for the job at hand and once the project is complete the network will disband. Activities are outsourced to the best candidates and coordinated or managed by a project manager or -coordinator. Prepared or not, the virtual revolution has arrived. Two of the main drivers of organisational change and the consequent emergence of the virtual organisation are (1) the changing market conditions - different customer requirements will have different skill needs, and demand will dictate the formation of the virtual organisation; and (2) the fast development of Information and Communication Technology - with the latter changing virtually every site with access into a surrogate office. With the latest technological developments, even the excuse of not having access is becoming a lame one. A virtual organisation's strategy involves a substantial amount of outsourced activities and sometimes even total outsourcing. Every outsourced activity in turn is handled as a project or a task of a project, making a virtual organisation a project-driven one. Running a virtual venture is therefore all about coordinating and managing outsourced projects, and a company's expertise in doing this will determine its success or failure. Sound project management principles and techniques, discussed in this dissertation, can be used to not only start up a virtual company, but also to run it.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die onderskeidingsfaktor van die een-en-twintigste eeu sal nie die grootte en die omvang van 'n maatskappy se hulpbronne wees nie, want die globale ekonomie maak dit vir bykans elke organisasie moontlik om toegang te verkry tot enige hulpbron. Dit sal ook nie gaan oor die besit van intellektuele kapitaal, kennis en kundigheid nie, maar die vermoë om dit te bekom. Om die beste te wees, sal 'n maatskappy nie langer kan bekostig om in elke aspek van sy besigheid te spesialiseer nie, en die aankoop van dit wat gou in onbruik kan raak is nie 'n opsie nie. AI hoe meer maatskappye kontrakteer van hul nie-kern aktiwiteite uit, en benut daardeur die beleggings wat ander maak deur voordeel te trek uit die uitgekontrakteerde vennoot se kundigheid, om sodoende te konsentreer op hul eie kern vaardighede. Om aan te hou om aktiwiteite intern uit te voer, sonder om die wêreld se beste daarin te wees, is om die kompeterende voorsprong te versaak. Deur uit te kontrakteer aan die beste, kan die maatskappy die gespaarde tyd gebruik om te konsentreer op sy kern vaardighede en waarskynlik geld spaar in die proses. Verder kan 'n organisasie wat al sy funksies intern uitvoer, ook slegs groei teen die tempo waarteen dit sy kapasiteit kan uitbrei, waarskynlik ten koste van waardevolle markaandeel. Dit gaan nie net oor die vraag of die voordele verbonde aan uitkontraktering opweeg teen die nadele daaraan verbonde nie, maar eerder of uitkontraktering die regte strategie vir die spesifieke situasie is en of uitkontraktering ooreenkomste so ontwerp, geïmplementeer en bestuur kan word dat die voordele die nadele oorskry. Voortdurende organisatoriese verandering en -wysiging is 'n gegewe. Stabiele organisatoriese strukture is iets van die verlede. Netwerke word gevorm volgens die vaardighede wat benodig word vir die werk op hande en sodra die projek voltooi is ontbind die netwerk. Aktiwiteite word uitgekontrakteer aan die beste kandidate en gekoordineer of bestuur deur 'n projekbestuurder of -koërdlneerder. Die virtuele revolusie het aangebreek, of ons nou gereed is daarvoor of nie. Twee hoof dryfvere agter organisatoriese verandering en die gevolglike totstandkoming van die virtuele organisasie, is (1) veranderende marktoestande - verskillende kliëntbehoeftes sal verskillende vaardighede vereis, en aanvraag sal die vorming van die virtuele organisasie dikteer; en (2) vinnige ontwikkeling van Informasie en Kommunikasie Tegnologie - met laasgenoemde wat bykans elke plek met web toegang verander na In surrogaat kantoor. Met die nuutste tegnologiese ontwikkeling sal selfs die verskoning van nie toegang hê nie In flou een word. Die strategie van In virtuele organisasie behels In aansienlike hoeveelheid uitgekontrakteerde aktiwiteite en soms selfs algehele uitkontraktering. Elke uitgekontrakteerde aktiwiteit word op sy beurt hanteer as In projek of In sub-taak van In projek, en dit maak van virtuele organisasie projek gedrewe organisasies. Die bestuur van In virtuele onderneming is dus gebaseer op die koordinering en bestuur van uitgekontrakteerde projekte, en In maatskappy se kundigheid hierin sal sy suksesse of mislukkings bepaal. Goeie projek bestuur beginsels en tegnieke, bespreek in hierdie verhandeling, kan gebruik word om nie net In virtuele maatskappy op die been te bring nie, maar ook om dit te bestuur.
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Cerbach, Caroline, and Sofie Wedin. "How to obtain and measure sustainability within project organization." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-21755.
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Theewaterskloof is a community with several faces. Situated right outside Cape Town, South Africa, the community of Theewaterskloof is distinguished by a low socio-economic standard. Housing and jobs are the main issues that concern the inhabitants of Theewaterskloof. Since 2004 the Theewaterskloof Development Project is run by students and by the Theewaterskloof Development Project Organization. The overall project aims are Service-Learning for students and sustainable rural community development, which in turn should result in increased entrepreneurship, work opportunities and self-sufficiency for the inhabitants in Theewaterskloof.With the complex conditions that characterize the project we found it very valuable to have a sustainable organization representing a strong base and clear concept. We came to understand that the power and motivation to make changes within the organization lies within the organization itself. With this in mind we began researching the project by interviewing involved parties and observing the project in field. The first conclusion we made was that the aims of the Theewaterskloof Development Project in theory and practice were not coherent. We then came to focus on areas within the organization that we perceived to be complex. As a result four themes were identified and processed; 1) Communication, cohesion and will to co-operate, 2) Project office, administration, organization and project management, 3) Enjoyable work assignments, the importance of every person involved and clearer vision on what every person is contributing with, and 4) Clear vision and aim, clarify the purpose of the whole project and clarify the approach to reach the aims. To simplify the themes and make them more applicable we came to our second conclusion; the need of finding a suitable approach for transforming the themes into normative principles. This approach is presented as the Seven Step Approach in which the results are four normative principles; Communication, Project management, Motivation and Strategy, all important for a sustainable organization and the further development of the project. As a final outcome we produced a guide with the base of the Seven Step Approach suited to fit the needs and conditions of Theewaterskloof Development Project. The guide has the purpose of assisting the project organization in achieving the principles to better reach the aims of the project.
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Njoku, Anthony I. "Evaluation of the impact of adherence to project governance principles on the outcome of large infrastructure projects implemented in developing economies with Nigeria as an example." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/13823.
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There is a strong perception that large infrastructure projects (LIPs) implemented in developing economies fail to meet their original estimations and specifications more than those implemented in developed economies. This situation results in weak infrastructural development in developing economies, which, has been associated with the poor industrial development in these countries. A literature review confirms that LIPs implemented in Nigeria failed to meet their original estimations and specifications more frequently than LIP implemented in countries such as UK or USA. The root causes identified in the review were mostly related to lack of project governance. Thus, a study of six LIP cases implemented in Nigeria was carried out. Data was generated from 30 senior management staff; 5 from each LIP; using interviews and questionnaires and a weak positivist philosophy was used in analysing this data. The analysis focused on identifying three factors; the adherence level to PGPs; the adherence to Project Management (PM) common practices; and impact of external factors on LIPs. The analysis shows that in projects with strong governance there was a tendency to use more project management tools and techniques and they performed better in meeting the original estimations of time, cost and performance against specification. The analysis also indicates that political, economic, socio-cultural and technological (PEST) factors have adverse effect on adherence to PGPs in Nigeria.
This indicates that adhering to PGPs can help in improving the outcome of LIPs implemented in Nigeria, if PEST factors are controlled.
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Njoku, Anthony Iroegbu. "Evaluation of the impact of adherence to project governance principles on the outcome of large infrastructure projects implemented in developing economies, with Nigeria as an example." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/13823.
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There is a strong perception that large infrastructure projects (LIPs) implemented in developing economies fail to meet their original estimations and specifications more than those implemented in developed economies. This situation results in weak infrastructural development in developing economies, which, has been associated with the poor industrial development in these countries. A literature review confirms that LIPs implemented in Nigeria failed to meet their original estimations and specifications more frequently than LIP implemented in countries such as UK or USA. The root causes identified in the review were mostly related to lack of project governance. Thus, a study of six LIP cases implemented in Nigeria was carried out. Data was generated from 30 senior management staff; 5 from each LIP; using interviews and questionnaires and a weak positivist philosophy was used in analysing this data. The analysis focused on identifying three factors; the adherence level to PGPs; the adherence to Project Management (PM) common practices; and impact of external factors on LIPs. The analysis shows that in projects with strong governance there was a tendency to use more project management tools and techniques and they performed better in meeting the original estimations of time, cost and performance against specification. The analysis also indicates that political, economic, socio-cultural and technological (PEST) factors have adverse effect on adherence to PGPs in Nigeria. This indicates that adhering to PGPs can help in improving the outcome of LIPs implemented in Nigeria, if PEST factors are controlled.
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Todhunter, Barrie James. "Guiding principles for the development of a conceptual framework for postgraduate distance education in project management." University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Business, 2009. http://eprints.usq.edu.au/archive/00006271/.
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This study examines an existing postgraduate distance education program in project management in the setting of a regional university (University of Southern Queensland), and explores ways in which the program can be reconceptualised so that it aligns with validated pedagogical principles. By means of a comprehensive and in-depth analysis, the case study approach holistically explores the organisational context within which the program exists, the pedagogical frameworks by which the program is offered, and the educational setting within which students undertake their learning tasks and activities. Activity Theory has been used to undertake the study which has been guided by the question:What are the guiding principles for the development of a conceptual framework for postgraduate distance education in project management?The study progressively explores the contextual issues that influence postgraduate distance education for project management, the characteristics and circumstances of the learners, and the pedagogical frameworks, principles and practices guiding postgraduate distance education for project management in the case study setting. Data have been collected consistent with the principles of grounded theory through document analysis, semi-structured interviews, a web-based survey and focus group sessions. Data analysis has taken place iteratively with the findings from each stage guiding the collection and analysis of data in the subsequent stages. From the overall findings of the data analysis, key principles have been identified to guide future development of a conceptual framework for postgraduate project management distance education in the University.The findings from this study are embodied in a matrix of 9 key principles and 16 sub-principles, and recommendations flowing from those principles are summarised below: Distance education teaching and learning must be acknowledged as a core function of the University consistent with its vision, mission and values; Constructive alignment must be achieved across all administrative and academic functions of the University involved in the delivery of distance education; Postgraduate teaching and learning at a distance must be recognised as a discrete component of teaching and learning with specific characteristics and resource requirements; Administrative and academic policies, regulations and practices must incorporate genuine openness and flexibility as essential attributes of postgraduate distance education; Academic staff must be adequately trained and resourced to teach postgraduate programs at a distance; Administrative, teaching and learning practices should evolve from a student-centred learning community, driven by an understanding of the postgraduate distance education students in the project management programs, and their needs and objectives as lifelong learners; Relevant graduate attributes should be defined for postgraduate students in the project management programs, and learning tasks, activities and assessment should be structured towards development of those attributes; Postgraduate distance education students should engage in interactive and collaborative learning tasks and activities in order to attain high-level intellectual skills and abilities that are required for project management practice; Postgraduate distance education students should engage in situated learning, where tasks and activities take place in authentic project management contexts that respect students‘ individual learning settings and circumstances; Postgraduate programs in distance education should be structured with regard to curriculum and assessment to deliver learning outcomes that are endorsed by all stakeholders in the project management programs, both internal and external to the University.
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Hamner, Matthew. "THE LARAMIE PROJECT: THE SEARCH FOR A PERSONAL ACTING METHOD VIA THE PRINCIPLES OF CONSTANTIN STANISLAVKSI." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2006. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3796.
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Constantin Stanislavski developed a method for actors in bringing to life characters for the stage. Even though Stanislavski developed his theories in response to the stage climate of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many of his ideas remain relevant today. In this study, parts of his system were applied to the roles performed in Moisés Kaufman's The Laramie Project. Those roles were Moisés Kaufman, Jonas Slonaker, Doug Laws, Anonymous, Detective Rob Debree, Governor Jim Geringer, Reverend Fred Phelps and Dennis Shepard. The purpose of this exploration was to create unique, believable characters and develop solutions for personal acting problems. Through this study, it was concluded that this method empowered me as I sought ways to personalize with the reality of the characters.M.F.A.
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Matas, Annika. "Project Bigfoot - Application of Systems Engineering and Management Principles to Requirements Development and Business Case Evaluation." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2012. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/405.
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In many consumer-oriented technology companies the development process frequently begins with a preconceived architecture rather than a set of customer-defined purposes. The client in these cases is the company itself, although the goal is to reach a target customer base in the market. These systems are often solutions looking for a problem, and are particularly vulnerable to the infamous "error of the third kind": working on the wrong problem.
Project Bigfoot was initiated by Acme Technologies to define the requirements and develop a next generation thermal receipt printer for kiosks. This printer would replace an existing product with alleged quality issues, and was expected to open the doors to a strategic relationship with a market leading kiosk system integrator. In order to achieve these goals the new product would have to perform all the functions of the existing model, improve quality and increase the performance envelope, and include a specific feature licensed from the same target kiosk integrator - dual-sided printing capability.
A Systems Engineering Plan was produced to place the appropriate focus on requirements development and derivation. In an environment where a bias existed for an already defined solution waiting to be justified, the principles of Systems Engineering and Systems Management enabled the team to thoroughly examine the problem. The plan also included requirements management steps, risk definition and risk management.
The final set of product requirements, as defined by Product Management, resulted in an 18-month development schedule and 5.9 million dollar investment estimate. Market applications for a page size kiosk thermal receipt printer were expected to expand as product capabilities were improved and the use of unattended kiosks increased. However, the forecast for the product and the price points did not justify the expense to develop a new feature-rich best-in-class solution. Executive management quickly recognized this fact and suspended the program.
Sound Systems Engineering principles used in the requirements development process revealed a set of improvements for the existing product that would address the current market concerns - the right set of issues justifying a moderate product improvement effort. The wrong problem for the company to be working on was a best-in-class product with innovative new features. Although that was the desire of the executive management, the problem could not be solved in a financially defensible way.
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Clark, R. A. "Applied Change Management and Adult Learning Principles in a Fall Prevention Project for Acute Health Care." Thesis, School of Business Management, University of Australia, 1998.
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Lambert, Aliette Victoria. "Cultural intelligibility of anxiety : young women, consumer culture, and the 'project' of the self." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/25667.
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This thesis critically explores the role of consumer culture in young women’s understanding of self. Drawing on media and cultural studies literature as well as post-structuralist and critical perspectives, this study asks: how does consumer culture guide or influence a young woman’s way-of-being in everyday life? Despite arguments that consumer culture, underpinned by neoliberal principles of personal responsibility and individualism, has become the institution of reference for young women, consumer research on the experiences of women, and from feminist perspectives, is generally sparse. Moreover, claims that consumer culture may covertly subjugate young women by encouraging practices of self regulation are in contention with consumer research that emphasises consumption as a means of self-expression and agency. Therefore, a qualitative, feminist study was conducted in which, over 18 months, fifteen women, aged 20 to 34, engaged in multiple in-depth interviews. The data generation process typically consisted of four interviews over a nine-month period: the first interview covering life history and background was followed by an in-home ‘show-and-tell’ interview about the participant’s ‘stuff’. The third interview addressed participants’ engagement with digital technologies also through a ‘show-and-tell’ approach and the final interview was semi-structured, addressing themes emerging from previous interviews. This generated 50 interviews lasting two hours on average, as well as data from observation, photographs and engagement with social network sites. From a critical thematic analysis, four significant findings emerged. Firstly, in relation to being a woman, participants felt pressure to ‘have it all’ in terms of both traditional (e.g., getting married, raising children, being attractive) and progressive (e.g., achieving career success) ideals. Whilst some disagreed that women continue to be subjugated, most participants experienced a sense of mounting pressure and expectations compared to men and subscribed to neoliberal principles of personal responsibility in combatting gender inequality. Secondly, participants reflexively experienced being a consumer as an unavoidable, often burdensome and anxiety-provoking position that encouraged the making of the self through appearance, as well as adherence to hegemonic feminine ideals. A consumer orientation was further reinforced by increasingly pervasive digital spaces, particularly social media, infused with advertising and consumption. From this, a third finding emerged related to the understanding of self: participants often experienced or expressed a sense of self as a task, an individualistic project for which they felt responsible. Constantly comparing themselves to others to benchmark the project of the self, participants worked to continually craft a story of success and agency despite unpredictability of the life course and contradictory events sometimes conspiring. Moreover, participants who did not feel they had achieved career goals placed greater emphasis on crafting an ideal appearance. The fourth finding addresses the importance of others in understanding the self. Rather than experiencing an ‘identity’ as formed individually, participants looked to others (e.g., family, peers, media, ideologies) to understand the self. Focusing on the opinions of others was associated with anxiety, which varied in degree but was part of all participant accounts. This study suggests that consumer culture is indeed an institution of reference for young women as they experience a sense of self through consumption practices, increasingly digitally mediated. In this sense, the findings align with theorisations in consumer research. However, for the participants of this study, the experience of living the subject position ‘consumer’ is anxiety provoking, particularly in light of postfeminist, neoliberal discourses that encourage experiencing the self as a ‘project’ for which the individual is responsible. As reflected in the data, a self-as-project orientation triggered anxiety given disjointedness between the desire to manage or control the self fostered by dominant discourses, and the impossibility of doing so as reflected by lived experience. This positioning engendered alienation from the self and therefore anxiety that was further sparked by increasing individualism and competition with others; feelings of shame and envy; and a forward-looking temporal positioning. Therefore, findings suggest that consumer research’s conceptualisations of ‘identity’ as a ‘project’ in which individuals can express themselves through marketplace resources is problematic, if not further perpetuating the subjugation of women by rendering them as ‘free’ to consume their way into being. This calls into question individual agency and the role of cultural influences in the making of subjects. Therefore, findings suggest that, from an emancipatory perspective, consumer research examining processes of subject constitution might be more productive to understandings ‘identity’ and the ‘self’ in a particular space and time, with attention to implicit power relations.
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Sawani, Assma M. "Essays on the U.S. GAAP-IFRS Convergence Project, the Nature of Accounting Standards, and Financial Reporting Quality." FIU Digital Commons, 2016. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2537.
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In this dissertation, I examine the changes to the nature of the accounting paradigms of U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) over the course of the U.S. GAAP and IFRS convergence project. I further examine whether the changes to the nature of IFRS following convergence impacts the financial reporting quality. The motivation for this study is to provide an initial review of the progress of the convergence process between U.S. GAAP and IFRS that aims to converge both sets of standards towards more principles-based paradigms. The ultimate goal of the convergence process was the development of globally recognized high quality financial reporting standards (FASB, 2002) and the development of principles-based accounting standards was identified as an essential component of such a goal. Extant literature and professional practice agree that U.S. GAAP is more rules-based whereas
IFRS is more principles-based. Thus, both the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) agreed that the convergence process would be an ideal vehicle to converge both sets of standards towards more principles-based paradigm. I document that over the course of the convergence project, the underlying accounting paradigm of U.S. GAAP has remained consistent whereas the accounting paradigm of IFRS has become more rules-based. Amendments to existing International Standards and newer standards added over the course of the convergence have moved IFRS towards a more rules-based nature which was not the intended outcome of the convergence process. I further examine if the changes in rules vs. principles-based nature of IFRS has impacted the accounting quality. Using a firm level instrument developed in Folsom et al. (2016) that measures the extent to which firms rely on principles-vs –rules-based accounting, standards I find a relation between firm reliance on principles-based standards and earnings persistence. I also find an association between firm reliance on principles-based standards and earnings ability to predict future cash flows as well as concurrent returns. More, importantly the results of my study provide initial evidence that these associations are significantly manifested in the post-convergence period.
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Kocillari, Loren. "Variational principles and optimality in biological systems." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Padova, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3425402.
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The aim of this thesis is to investigate the signatures of evolutionary optimization in biological systems, such as in proteins, human behaviours and transport tissues in vascular plants (xylems), by means of the Pareto optimality analysis and the calculus of variations. In the first part of this thesis, we address multi-objective optimization problems with tradeoffs through the Pareto optimality analysis ( [132],[69]), according which the best tradeoff solutions correspond to the optimal species, enclosed onto low-dimensional geometrical polytopes, defined as Pareto optimal fronts, in the space of physical traits, called morphospace. Chapter 3 is devoted to the Pareto optimality analysis in the Escherichia coli proteome by projecting proteins onto the space of solubility and hydrophobicity. In chapter 4 we analyze the HCP dataset of cognitive and behavioral scores in 1206 humans, in order to identify any signature of Pareto optimization in the space of Delay Discounting Task (DDT), which measures the tendency for people to prefer smaller, immediate monetary rewards over larger, delayed rewards. The second part of this thesis is devoted to solving an optimization problem regarding xylems, which are the internal conduits in angiosperms that deliver water and other nutrients from roots to petioles in plants. Based on the optimization criteria of minimizing the energy dissipated in a fluid flow, we propose in chapter 5 a biophysical model with the goal of explaining the underlying physical mechanism that affects the structure of xylem conduits in vascular plants, which results in tapered xylem profiles [104, 105, 117, 164]. We address this optimization problem by formulating the model in the context of the calculus of variations. The results of these investigations, besides providing quantitative support to previous theories of natural selection, demonstrate how processes of optimization can be identified in different biological systems by applying statistical methods such as the Pareto optimality and the variational one, showing the relevance of employing these statistical approaches to various biological systems.Lo scopo di questa tesi è quello di identificare le impronte che l’evoluzione ha avuto nei sistemi biologici, come ad esempio nelle proteine, nei comportamenti umani e nei tessuti trasportatori delle piante vascolari (xilemi), attraverso un’analisi di ottimizzazione di Pareto ed il calcolo delle variazioni. Nella prima parte della tesi, affrontiamo l’ottimizzazione di problemi multi-obiettivo con competizione, attraverso l’analisi di ottimizzazione di Pareto, in base alla quale le migliori soluzioni di compromesso corrispondono alle specie ottimali, le quali vengono racchiuse in politopi geometrici, definiti come fronti ottimali di Pareto, nello spazio dei tratti fisici. Il capitolo 3 è dedicato all’analisi dell’ottimizzazione di Pareto nel proteoma dell’Escherichia coli, proiettando le proteine nello spazio della solubilitá ed idrofobicitá. Nel capitolo 4 analizziamo il set di dati HCP cognitivi e comportamentali in 1206 umani, al fine di identificare qualsiasi traccia di ottimizzazione alla Pareto nello spazio del “Delay Discounting Task” (DDT), che misura la tendenza per le persone a preferire ritorni economici piú piccoli e immediati rispetto a ricompense di premi piú grandi e ritardati. La seconda parte di questa tesi è dedicata alla risoluzione di un problema di ottimizzazione riguardante gli xilemi, che sono i condotti interni degli angiospermi e forniscono con acqua ed altri nutrienti le piante, dalle radici ai piccioli. Basandosi sui criteri di ottimizzazione per minimizzare l’energia dissipata in un flusso di fluido, nel capitolo 5 proponiamo un modello biofisico con l’obiettivo di spiegare il meccanismo fisico sottostante che influenza la struttura di condotti dello xilema nelle piante vascolari, che si traducono in profili di xilema affusolati. Affrontiamo questo problema di ottimizzazione formulando il modello nel contesto del calcolo delle variazioni. I risultati di queste indagini, oltre a fornire supporto quantitativo sulle precedenti teorie sulla selezione naturale, dimostra come i processi dell’ottimizzazione possono essere identificati in diversi sistemi biologici applicando metodi statistici come l’ottimalitá di Pareto e il variazionale uno, mostrando la rilevanza di impiegare questi approcci statistici a vari sistemi biologici.
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Kromhout, C. J. H. "The development of a framework for the practical application of change leadership principles in a project context." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51956.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2000.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Powerful macro-economic forces (of which technology is the main driver) are propelling organisational change. As the rate of technological change accelerates, new threats and opportunities arise more frequently, spurring the need for more rapid organisational change. According to various studies the success rate of major change initiatives is deemed to be very low. The need for accelerated change and the low success rate of the change initiative attempts to date indicate a dire need for practical change leadership competencies. This study project makes a contribution towards that need by providing a practical framework, making it easier for change leaders, sponsors and change agents to apply change leadership in the context of a project. A meta-analytical study of change leadership principles, as described by some of the leading authors on the subject, provides various insights into the high failure rate of change initiatives. The synthesis of their recommendations culminates in the description of ten critical success factors for organisational change. Each critical success factor is expanded into tasks with detail that will aid the execution thereof. Linked to the states of change, the critical success factors and accompanying task detail form a practical framework for change leadership.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Makro-ekonomiese kragte (waarvan tegnologie die grootste invloed het) dryf die versnellende tempo waarteen organisatoriese verandering tans moet plaasvind. Die tempo waarteen tegnologie verander skep toenemend nuwe geleenthede en bedreigings vir organisasies, wat die behoefte na vinnige reaksie en snelle verandering verhoog. Verskeie studies bewys dat die meeste veranderingsinisiatiewe egter onsuksesvol is. Die groeiende behoefte aan 'n vermoe om vinnig te kan verander en die lae vlak van sukses dui daarop dat 'n groot behoefte in organisasies bestaan vir praktiese veranderingsbestuur vaardighede. Hierdie werkstuk lewer 'n bydrae tot die bevrediging van die behoefte deur 'n praktiese raamwerk daar te stel wat leiers en agente van verandering sal help om die beginsels van veranderingsbestuur toe te pas in die konteks van 'n projek. 'n Meta-analitiese studie van veranderingsbestuur verskaf insigte deur verskeie outeurs oor die redes waarom die meerderheid van veranderingsinisiatiewe faal. Die sintese van hul aanbevelings lei tot die beskrywing van tien kritiese suksesfaktore vir organisatoriese verandering. Elke kritiese suksesfaktor word uitgebrei in gedetaileerde take wat die uitvoering daarvan ondersteun. Die take en kritiese suksesfaktore, gekoppel aan die onderskeie stadiums van verandering vorm 'n praktiese raamwerk vir veranderingsbestuur.
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Moore, Dee N. "The impact of professional development on the implementation of character education principles into Missouri CHARACTERplus project schools /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3060126.
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Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002.Typescript. Vita. CHARACTERplus has trade mark symbol following title. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-115). Also available on the Internet.
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Ntema, Ratoeba Piet. "Applying project risk management principles to manage business start-up risk : a proposed training tool / Ratoeba Piet Ntema." Thesis, North West University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/13227.
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Generally, it is accepted that small businesses are becoming increasingly important in terms of employment, wealth creation, and the development of innovation in the global economy. Unfortunately, many small businesses fail before reaching maturity, mainly due to inadequate entrepreneurial skills to establish and grow their businesses. It is, therefore, vital to understand the management abilities that are required to enable start-up businesses to survive. This study's main aim is to propose a risk management training tool to assist business start-ups to mitigate their risks. This is expected to allow for increased business start-up success rates. The aim of the proposed risk mitigation tool will be to provide training to allow small business owners to deal with challenges they face. The tool should assist with minimising the risk of failure and therefore support increased growth and survival of small businesses. The research questions aimed at achieving the primary objective deal with: *The typical risks per start-up phase for small businesses *How to mitigate the risk per business start-up phase *How best to teach entrepreneurs to identify and manage business start-up risk per phase. The research was conducted by means of a literature and empirical study. The literature study reviewed business start-up phases, challenges facing start-up businesses, project life cycle phases, critical factors leading to project failure, project risk management, and principles of serious games design. The challenges facing start-up businesses were tested empirically in practice by means of a measurement instrument, and subsequently evaluated. The size of the sample used was 58 entrepreneurs from start-up businesses. The results from this study show a need for improvements in the following skills for start-up owners/managers: risk management skills, entrepreneurial skills, people management skill, business management skill, and financial management skill. This study proposed a tool to teach entrepreneurs to identify and manage start-up risks per phase. The tool is proposed to be a blended model tool. Thus, the tool consists of the workshop part; whereby, the facilitator is face-to-face with the trainee, and post-training application-based support.MSc (Computer Science), North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2014
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Brown, Kyle A. "Incorporating Green-Building Design Principles into Campus Facilities Planning: Obstacles and Opportunities." Ohio : Ohio University, 2006. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1149880857.
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Hekandjo, O'Brien Alexander. "The financing of power transmission interconnector projects : a case study of viable financial packaging utilising project finance principles for the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95592.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.Over the past few years the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been facing regional power shortages. These regional power shortages currently being experienced within the SADC region have been partly due to a lack of generation capacity and transmission capacity constraints. This situation has been further aggravated by the unanticipated economic growth within the SADC region. In order for the SADC region to meet its electricity demand, the region needs to invest in new generation and transmission projects. However, due to the inability of regional utilities to raise funds to finance these projects, the projects tend to not reach financial close resulting in the increase of the regional power deficits. Although these regional power shortages have been attributed to the lack of adequate investment in power generation projects and power transmission interconnector projects, this research report was limited to the development and financing of power transmission interconnector projects. The objective of this research report was to identify the dynamics that prohibit regional power transmission interconnectors from reaching financial close and to recommend possible solutions on how best to develop and package these projects. The research used the proposed developmental approach of the ZIZABONA transmission interconnector project as a case study to develop a generic model that could be utilised on other regional transmission interconnector projects. Based on the research presented in this research report, the study has highlighted project finance as a viable funding strategy. Regional utilities can utilise this funding strategy to package and finance joint transmission regional interconnectors to alleviate the current regional power shortages by facilitating regional electricity trade.
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COSTA, LEANDRO DEMENCIANO. "WHAT THE ENTERTAINMENT GAMES HAVE THAT THE EDUCATIONAL GAMES DO NOT HAVE: PRINCIPLES TO PROJECT EFFICIENT EDUCATIONAL GAMES." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2008. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=11728@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRODeterminar a diversão e o entretenimento como prioridades de projeto de um jogo com finalidade pedagógica parecia um tanto incoerente. Mas esta decisão nasceu da percepção de que jogos de entretenimento, que divertem e entretêm seus jogadores, funcionam muito bem em ambientes de ensino e aprendizagem - isto é notável no RPG e no Xadrez, por exemplo. Deste desafio, nasceu um jogo com fim pedagógico - A Dama da Música - que se mostrou mais efetivo que muitos jogos projetados com este objetivo. Isto confirmou a percepção inicial e reforçou uma hipótese a respeito dela, motivando a pesquisa desenvolvida na presente dissertação. Apoiando-se fundamentalmente na ótica estruturalista da Gestalt, com Max Wertheimer e Kurt Lewin, e com o respaldo de Jean Piaget, iniciou-se uma investigação sobre casos onde a aplicação de jogos de entretenimento para fins pedagógicos produziu resultados muito acima da média dos jogos projetados com este objetivo. Guiada pela pergunta: O que os jogos de entretenimento têm que os jogos com fins pedagógicos não têm? a pesquisa desenvolveu-se por meio do estudo detalhado de jogos existentes no mercado que têm fins pedagógicos declarados. Realizou-se, também, uma análise do projeto A Dama da Música com a finalidade de compreender o método projetual realizado.
Determining fun and entertainment as priorities of a educational game project was a little bit incoherent. However, this decision has its source in the well function perception of the entertainment games, which give its players amusement and entertainment, in an educational environment - it can be realized in RPG games and Chess, for example. This challenge resulted in a educational game - A Dama da Música - which is more effective than many other games with the same purpose. This fact confirmed the initial perception and reinforced a hypothesis about it, motivating the research that is developed in this paper. Based on the Gestalt structuralist view, defended by Max Wertheimer and Kurt Lewin, and according to Jean Piaget`s endorsement, an investigation about the cases where the use of entertainment games for pedagogical purposes produced results much better than the average produced by the games projected to this objective was started. Guided by the question: What the entertainment games have that the educational games do not have?, the research was developed through a detailed study of the games that have pedagogical purposes. An analysis of the project A Dama da Música was also developed in order to understand the method used on its project.
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Haraldsson, Agnes, and Nina Thorén. "Projektledningens samverkande roll vid hållbar samhällsutveckling : en studie av allmännyttiga bostadsbolag." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-31739.
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Oškrdal, Václav. "Využití principů, postupů a nástrojů procesního řízení při vedení projektů softwarového vývoje." Doctoral thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-142137.
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The main goal of this dissertation thesis is to design and verify a new concept of process management principles, procedures and tools application, utilizable in the software development project management field. Emphasis is placed on creating a general (i.e. generally usable) concept, derived from solid theoretical background and suitable for further expansion and modifications. The theoretical part of the thesis has two main chapters. In the "Process management" chapter, the individual derived principles (Effectiveness, Added value, Coherence, Portability, Adequate standardization, Measurability, Clarity, Integration, Accountability, Continuous improvement) and procedures (Initiation, Identification, Definition, Validation, Implementation, Revision) are described and interconnected into an integrated concept, usable for the introduction and development of process management in the organization, supported by appropriate ICT tools (mainly from four selected areas -- Modeling and Simulation, Performance measurement, Change management, Administration). In the "Project Management" chapter, the project management area is embedded in the broader context of a process-driven organization in line with modern models of strategic ICT governance and ICT services management. The main dimensions of project management as well as the process approach to project management, which helps to bridge the gap between unique/temporary projects and repeatable/stable processes, are described. Basis for the normative project processes design in the following part of the thesis is set by the evaluation of selected models of the project life cycle and project management methodologies. The practical part of this thesis is basically a verification of the concept, described in the theoretical chapters. Firstly, an original project management methodology, suitable for deriving process model of the subject area, is presented. On this basis -- and by using the previously described principles, procedures and process management tools -- the major artifacts of a reference project processes model are elaborated (such as Conceptual model of the subject area, List of events and natural processes, Process pyramid, Process model, Organization model, Indicators pyramid or RACI matrix of roles and processes/indicators /SLAs; setup of selected process model is also verified experimentally by simulations). Critical evaluation of the presented model is an important input for the final assessment of the thesis goals' achievement and proposal of further research fields.
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Elias, Bernardo Miguel Matos. "Os princípios do Equador no Millennium BCP : razões para o abandono." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/11304.
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Mestrado em Ciências EmpresariaisEste trabalho tem como objetivo compreender as razões que levaram ao abandono por parte da instituição bancária Millennium bcp dos Princípios do Equador, bem como a importância que esses Princípios tinham como ferramenta de gestão do risco de crédito, risco ambiental e risco reputacional na área de Project Finance. Conduziu-se o estudo de forma a entender quais foram as razões do abandono, qual o balanço feito dos anos em que foram aderentes, bem como as vantagens que os Princípios do Equador trazem. A opinião do banco Millennium bcp foi recolhida através de uma entrevista com o diretor da Sustentabilidade, e com o diretor dos Project Finance, as duas principais áreas deste estudo. Com a realização deste estudo concluiu-se que no caso do Millennium bcp, as mais-valias de uma adesão a este tipo de ferramenta seriam praticamente nulas, sendo apenas benéfico numa vertente de reputação, reforçando a imagem do banco, como sendo uma instituição que cumpre os requisitos de referência. Sendo estes requisitos de referência obrigatórios nos mercados onde o banco atua, o banco decidiu optar pelo abandono dos Princípios do Equador, também pela sua adesão apresentar custos adicionais para o banco.
This work aims to understand the reasons that led to the abandonment by the Millenium bcp bank of the Equator Principles, as well as the importance that these principles had as tool to the management of the credit risk, environmental risk and reputational risk in the field of Project Finance. The study was conducted to understand which were the reasons for the abandonment, which auditing was made of the years they were members, as well as the advantages that the Equator Principles bring. The opinion of the Millenium bcp Bank was collected through an interview with the Director of Sustainability, and the Director of the Project Finance, the two main areas of this study. With the achievement of this study, it was concluded in case of Millennium bcp, the gains of a membership to this type of tools would be practically null, being only beneficial shed a reputation, reinforcing the image of the bank as an institution that meets the standard requirements. Since these reference mandatory requirements in the markets where the bank operates, the bank decided to opt for the abandonment of the Equator Principles, also for its membership present additional costs to the bank.
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Al-Mulhim, Mohammed Ibraheem Abdulaziz. "The role of the HCD/CAIAT Project in improving the ability of science teachers for constructing HCD test items in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2012. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/40330/.
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The objective of this research is to participate in improving the quality of education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) by developing the skills of Saudi female science teachers in writing higher cognitive demand (HCD) questions of exemplary quality. It is an evaluative study that follows the descriptive method of research design by depending on a combination of both quantitative and qualitative inquiry. Therefore, various instruments for collecting data were employed. The sample size of 409 represents all of the female science teachers who work in the girls' schools in the urban area of Al Ahsa, a city in KSA. A suggested program called HCD/CAIAT is introduced and the main objective of the present evaluative research is to examine this project's functional potential to improve the researched sample related practices. The project includes an innovative software package, the Computer Aided Item Analysis Technique (CAIAT) designed purposely for this research in the Arabic language to provide the sample teachers with the two parameters of classical item analysis that indicate the strengths or weaknesses of a test question (difficulty and discrimination). This package is introduced through a training course that also trains the teachers in skills of question construction and teaching on HCD level. The CAIAT is intended to stimulate the teachers' professional development (PD) by raising their awareness of the validity of their HCD test items and encouraging/assisting them to improve their HCD questions over time which is anticipated to help improve their instruction. This concept of utilising CAIAT for improving teachers' practices is breaking new ground and establishing a basis for further development in the field of study. The main purpose of the research is to answer the following two major questions. The first is to what extent can the HCD/CAIAT project assist female science teachers in Saudi schools to improve their ability to analyse their test questions, so as to write exemplary HCD test items and to teach at HCD level (Effectiveness dimension)? And the second is, to what extent could this be reflected in their on-going practice both for the test construction and for teaching (Adoption dimension)? The findings have indicated that the sample teachers' prior background in the researched concepts and skills (HCD and IAT) are limited. However, the effectiveness dimension findings showed that the teachers have successfully acquired all of the project's abilities/skills: knowledge of HCD concepts, skills of writing HCD instructional objectives and HCD questions, and using/utilising CAIAT successfully for assessing their test items. For the adoption dimension, the HCD/CAIAT package was successful in encouraging the teachers to adopt HCD and IAT which was a result of the successful role of the CAIAT software in stimulating the teachers' PD for learning (on their own) how to improve their assessment skills for HCD levels. Furthermore, the research has identified ten study variables, which are the teachers' background characteristics, in order to test the statistical significance of their role in the reported differences amongst the results found for the various aspects measured by the research data collection instruments. These teachers' characteristics are: educational qualification, prior training on test construction skills, prior training on IAT, key stage (intermediate/secondary), level of graduation (GPA/equivalent), years of experience in teaching, specialisation subject, prior experience in using computers, possess of a PC at home and ability to use some mainstream software packages. Statistically, the impact of these variables on the teachers' acquisition or adoption of the project's concept and skills was found very limited; which supports generalizability of the research findings. It is recommended that the Ministry of Education (MoE) at KSA adopt the HCD/CAIAT package in order to encourage all KSA female science teachers to tackle HCD levels in their instruction and assessment, which is very likely to have a positive impact on their efforts in teaching thinking and inducing creativity. Ten other recommendations were also suggested.
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Marshall, Stephen J. "Muncie's new urban'hood : conceptualization of the Delaware County, Indiana fairgrounds as an infill project using principles derived from the new urbanist movement." Virtual Press, 2000. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1172472.
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This project will address the environmental and social issues associated with conventional community planning and propose solutions to these through written documentation as well as through masterplan-scale concepts of a proposed mixed-use project using principles derived from the New Urbanist movement. The site chosen to display these conceptualizations is that of the existing Delaware County Fairgrounds located in Muncie, Indiana. Two concepts for a traditional neighborhood development shall be the graphic product of the project. The concepts shall be used in a comparison of the potential for New Urbanist design principles applied within the confines of existing zoning and development regulation and New Urbanist-derived design principles applied in an unrestricted setting. The concepts will be used to illustrate the potential of the site as a primarily residential space.Department of Landscape Architecture
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Dunn, Valerie Michelle. "TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING AND TEACHING: USING THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT`S TOOLS AND PRINCIPLES TO PREPARE GRADUATE STUDENT INSTRUCTORS TO FACILITATE FIRST-YEAR COMPOSITION." OpenSIUC, 2011. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/427.
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The National Writing Project (NWP) conducts four and five-week professional development summer workshops that K-16 expert teachers consistently praise as transformative. The central question posed in this dissertation focuses on whether the NWP workshop, based on a teachers-teaching-teachers design, could also serve as an effective professional development vehicle for transforming and preparing graduate student instructors (GSIs) to teach first-year composition. This question arises out of the need for knowledge-building graduate student preparation programs that keep pace with the increased demands of the first-year composition course and of the first-year composition students. Methods used to explore the feasibility of the NWP to prepare GSIs involve an analytic autoethnography and two survey research instruments. In the autoethnography, the researcher views the various processes experienced throughout the NWP workshop through the twin lenses of Transformation Learning (TL) theory and constructivist learning pedagogy. In the survey research, the researcher investigates the GSI participants' and local site directors' perceptions concerning the value and benefits of the NWP workshop to prepare GSIs for teaching writing. The researcher's analytic autoethnography reveals the transformative effects of the NWP experience on the teacher-frames of the researcher and of those peers attending the same NWP institute, while the surveys of the GSI participants and the local site directors reveal similarly positive effects of NWP pedagogy for preparing GSI for teaching writing. Based on these findings, combined with foundational support from the NWP meta-analysis of student writing outcomes of NWP participating teachers generated by the Local Sites Research Initiatives (LSRI), along with the independent Inverness Associates' studies focusing on the perceptions of teachers involved in the NWP's New-Teacher Initiative (NTI), the researcher recommends a pilot project involving a NWP designed pre-semester workshop for graduate student instructors prior to teaching first-year composition.
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Machado, Diego Willian Nascimento. "ALVENARIA ESTRUTURAL: CONSTRUINDO CONHECIMENTO." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2015. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/7898.
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível SuperiorInnovations in building systems over the years have raised the masonry, through large and important works built in the past, allowing the understanding of logic and design of the elements and materials used, as well as its constructive process. The aim of this is to research on the technological process of structural masonry in the course of human history and present it through the project-book called, Structural Masonry: Building Knowledge. With the following objectives: to propose the organization and sequencing for the structural masonry education; provide an overview of the technical principles for the design of architectural design; demonstrate the correlation between technical and adopted system, addressing the advantages and disadvantages to the system, linked to performance quality; and propose equipment designed for architects, engineers and technicians in buildings with didactic, based on a graphical tool. The research methodology is divided into two stages: the first exploratory, from a literature review to determine the basics of building system. The second stage consists of the construction of so-called project-book, Structural Masonry: Building knowledge, grounded in theory the initial research and the use of graphics resources devoted to visual understanding of the system. As a result, the book obtained is developed in chapter 4: Chapter 1 - Historical aspects; Chapter 2 - Materials: Components and elements; Chapter 3 - Project Structural Masonry; and Chapter 4 - Execution of works Structural Masonry. Completing the dissertation is observed that the project-book in question is regarded as an introductory teaching resource to the system in Structural Masonry. Therefore, seeks its verbal content in a clear and clean arrangement, which scored well parts that should be highlighted, bringing dynamism and interactivity to the reader. The continuity in evaluating the use of the book in educational institutions become necessary for insertion of the same in the social context be it under construction, universities, teaching methods, design, and so on.
As inovações nos sistemas construtivos ao longo dos anos fizeram surgir a alvenaria estrutural, por meio das grandes e significativas obras construídas no passado, permitindo o entendimento da lógica e da concepção dos elementos e materiais empregados, bem como o seu processo construtivo. O objetivo geral deste trabalho é pesquisar sobre o processo tecnológico da Alvenaria Estrutural no decorrer da história da humanidade e apresentá-lo através do projeto-livro denominado Alvenaria Estrutural: Construindo Conhecimento. Os objetivos específicos são: propor a organização e sequenciamento para o ensino da alvenaria estrutural; fornecer uma visão geral dos princípios técnicos para a concepção do projeto arquitetônico; demonstrar a correlação entre técnica e sistema adotado, abordando as vantagens e desvantagens para o sistema, vinculado à execução de qualidade; e propor material destinado a arquitetos, engenheiros e técnicos em edificações, com caráter didático, baseado em uma ferramenta gráfica. A metodologia da pesquisa divide-se em duas etapas: a primeira de cunho exploratório, a partir de uma revisão bibliográfica para determinação dos conceitos básicos do sistema construtivo. A segunda etapa consiste na construção do projeto-livro denominado Alvenaria Estrutural: Construindo conhecimento, embasado teoricamente pela pesquisa inicial e pela utilização de recursos gráficos voltados à compreensão visual do sistema. Como resultado, obtém-se o livro desenvolvido em 4 capítulos: Capítulo 1 - Aspectos históricos; Capítulo 2 - Materiais: Componentes e elementos; Capítulo 3 - Projeto em Alvenaria Estrutural; e Capítulo 4 - Execução de obras em Alvenaria Estrutural. Concluindo a dissertação, observa-se que o projeto-livro em questão é encarado como recurso de ensino introdutório ao sistema em Alvenaria Estrutural, pois, busca seu conteúdo verbal em um arranjo claro e limpo, pontuando partes que deveriam ser destacadas e trazendo dinamismo e interatividade para o leitor. A continuidade em avaliar a utilização do livro em instituições de ensino torna-se necessária para inserção do mesmo no contexto social, seja ele em obras e universidades, seja em métodos de ensino, projeto, entre outros.
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Valivand, Sania. "Democratic principles and the energy transition : The case of municipal decision making and wind power development in Sweden." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Nationalekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-45945.
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The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate if the municipal decision on wind power development can be explained by a model including socioeconomic variables and proxies for the natural environment, using a pooled cross-section data set for Swedish municipalities for the period 2010-2019. The study poses the question whether politicians' decisions-making can be explained by socioeconomic factors. In order to analyse the approving or denying of wind power development in Swedish municipalities, three models are used: the linear probability model, the probit and the logit model. The results show that the Green political party (positively affecting wind power development) and that the unemployment rate, income, population density, protected areas and the affiliations with the Sweden Democrats (negatively affecting the approval rate), has a statistical significant effect on the permissionprocess. Installed capacity of wind power plants seemingly have no impact. Our findings suggest that the municipal decision making is less random than the critics of the municipal veto proposes.
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Johnston, Sabrina. "Using the principles of existential psychotherapeutic theory to enrich understanding of eating disorder etiology a theoretical study : a project based upon an independent investigation /." Click here for text online. Smith College School for Social Work website, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10090/984.
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Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2007Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment for the degree of Master of Social Work. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-119).
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Paier, Leci Salete. "A trajetória da Escola Menino Jesus (1941-2008): princípios, identidade e cultura Notre Dame." Universidade do Vale do Rio do Sinos, 2009. http://www.repositorio.jesuita.org.br/handle/UNISINOS/1967.
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Este estudo aborda as origens da Congregação Notre Dame (ND), seus princípios e suas principais ações, que culminaram com a criação da Escola Menino Jesus que, em Passo Fundo/RS, desenvolve expressivo trabalho na formação de estudantes. Faz uma retomada dos princípios de um de seus inspiradores, Bernard Overberg que, junto com o carisma e a prática da fundadora Julia Billiart, constituíram os princípios educativos da Rede ND e chegaram à prática na Escola Menino Jesus e em outras unidades da Rede. Procuramos mapear os desafios da educação ND, suas possibilidades e limites, no contexto contemporâneo marcado pela lógica do mercado, da globalização, que confronta diretamente com os princípios humanistas. Apresentamos uma análise da Visão da Rede ND, retomando a sua história e identificando como ela se articula ou se contrapõe às exigências do neoliberalismo e como a escola Menino Jesus convive com esta contradição, fazendo frente e/ou subsistindo aos princípios neoliberais, dando vida aos princípios humanizantes
This study discusses the origins of Notre Dame Congregation (ND), its principles and its main activities, which culminated in the creation of Menino Jesus School that, in Passo Fundo, develops expressive work in the students training. It makes a resume of the principles of one of its inspirers, Bernard Overberg who, with charisma and the founder practice of Julia Billiart, had constituted the educative principles of ND Net and had started the practice at Menino Jesus School and other units of the Net. We tried to identify the challenges of ND education, its possibilities and limits in the contemporary context marked by the logic of the market, globalization, which directly confronts with the humanists principles. We present an analysis of ND Net Vision, resuming its history and identifying how it articulates or opposes itself to the requirements of the neoliberalism and how Menino Jesus school lives with this contradiction, making front and/or remaining to the neoliberal principles, giving life to inherent hu
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Franco, Eduardo Ferreira. "Um modelo de gerenciamento de projetos baseado nas metodologias ágeis de desenvolvimento de software e nos princípios da produção enxuta." Universidade de São Paulo, 2007. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3141/tde-09012008-155823/.
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Procurando obter ganhos sustentáveis de produtividade e qualidade no desenvolvimento de software, diversos modelos, formas de organização do trabalho e abordagens inovadoras foram desenvolvidos para auxiliar os gerentes de projeto. O presente trabalho propõe um modelo de gerenciamento de projetos, baseado nas metodologias ágeis de desenvolvimento de software (Extreme Programming e o Scrum), e nos princípios e valores do pensamento enxuto, originado na manufatura automobilística japonesa. Após a proposição do modelo, ele é aplicado em um estudo de caso, avaliando os resultados obtidos na combinação entre as metodologias ágeis e nos princípios e valores da produção enxuta. Em seguida, este modelo é analisado qualitativamente com o intuito de determinar suas vantagens de utilização e seu escopo de aplicação. Para tanto, recorreu-se a uma avaliação do modelo proposto e o tradicional modelo cascata, ainda amplamente adotado no setor de software, e mapeando como este modelo contorna os problemas apontados na literatura, advindos da utilização do modelo cascata.Looking for sustainable gains in productivity and quality in the development of software, several models, forms of work organization and innovative approaches were developed to support software development managers. The present work proposes a model of project management, based on agile software development methodologies (Extreme Programming and Scrum) and on lean principles and values borrowed from the Japanese automobile manufacturing. After describing the proposed model, it is applied in a case study, describing the results of combining the agile software development methodologies with the lean production principles and values. After this, the model is qualitatively analyzed to determine its advantages and its scope of application. For this, the proposed model is evaluated with the traditional waterfall model - until now widely adopted in the software industry - and mapping how it addresses problems, cited in the literature, derived from the use of the waterfall model.
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Nordin, Fredrik, and Henrik Larsson. "De agila principerna : Fortfarande aktuella och tillämpbara ett decennium senare?" Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Informatik, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-110885.
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Agila metoder och modeller ses ofta som nytänkande och används idag flitigt av företag och organisationer runt om i värden. I realiteten är grunden till det agila metoderna idag 13 år och mycket har hänt, både teknisk och kring sättet vi arbetar, sedan 2001. Den agila metodiken baseras på två dokument, det agila manifestet och de agila principerna, där principerna är till för att konkretisera manifestet. Eftersom principerna är konkreta anser vi att de har en stark koppling till hur agil utveckling de facto bedrivs. Vi har därför valt att undersöka hur principerna står sig bland utvecklarna över ett decennium efter att de skrevs samt om utvecklarna ser ett behov av revidering och vilka delar de i så fall skulle vilja förändra. För att ta reda på detta genomförde vi fyra intervjuer med utvecklare som alla hade olika erfarenhet av agilt arbete samt utgick från en tidigare kvantitativ undersökning i ämnet. Slutsatsen av undersökning är att de agila principerna fortfarande står sig bra bland utvecklarna men att det finns ett behov av revidering. Original utformningen är dock så pass väl fungerande att behovet inte är omedelbart. Det finns flera ämnen som våra respondenter tagit upp som är viktiga att ta hänsyn till där kvalitet och dokumentation är de ämnen som står ut i mängden. I mångt och mycket överensstämmer vårt resultat med den undersökning vi utgått från vilket tyder på att den bild som förmedlas av de båda undersökningarna har en god förankring hos utvecklarna, även om det finns områden där våra resultat skiljer sig från varandra.Agile methodology and models has a wide group of supporters among organizations and companies and is often seen as innovative. The agile methods are now 13 years and a lot has happened since then, both in our ways of working and in the technology we use. The agile methodology is based on two documents, the agile manifesto and the agile principles. The principles embodies the manifesto and in our view creates a strong connection with reality and by that a strong connection with how software is developed. To find out if the principles still are viable and used among developers and if a revision of them is needed we performed a survey based on four interviews and a previously conducted quantitative study. The conclusion of this survey is that the principles are used and works well in development projects and are well thought of by the developers but there is still a need for a revision. How this revision would look and when it should be done is hard to say, the need for it aren’t urgent because of the general support of the original principles are still strong. There are a couple of different areas that our respondents point out as important where quality and documentation stands out as the most important that organizations working agile have to focus on in their daily work. Our survey and the study we used as an inspiration ends up in mostly the same conclusions with only few differences, which we see as a confirmation that our study reflects the developers’ view.
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Strand, Karen. "Applying Public Relations Theory to Assess Service-Learning Relationships." Thesis, University of South Florida, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1554008.
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In Service-Learning (S-L) partnerships, universities and community organizations exchange resources and influence. Community engagement scholars Cruz and Giles proposed that relationships within S-L partnerships serve as units of analysis for the study of community outcomes of engagement. Yet, the scholarship of engagement lacks a suitable instrument to assess such relationships. This study brings together two lines of scholarship-relationship studies within community engagement and cocreational studies within public relations-to address the problem of assessing the community outcomes of S-L relationships, and it applies Cruz and Giles' ideas about using relationship analysis to assess community outcomes when it considers the perspectives of representatives of nonprofit organizations relative to their relationships with S-L students. Specifically, this qualitative study applies public relations theory to the problem of assessing project-based S-L relationships.