Abstract
In Thailand, numerous reproductive health projects funded by both national and international agencies have been established in an attempt to mitigate reproductive health problems. Solving problems on reproductive health projects that only have temporary funding requires effective project management that hopefully leads to better long-term desired outcomes. This paper identifies the association between collaborative reproductive health (CRH) project management and sustainable outcomes. The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) is employed to benchmark project management practices on four CRH projects in Thailand. The research methodology presented in this paper comprises of content analysis and questionnaire survey. It is evident that limited use of certain project management knowledge areas (PMKAs) affects CRH project implementation and success. The association between the use of PMKAs and sustainable outcomes on these projects is also presented. Scope, integration and quality management were found to be the most influential PMKAs for sustainable outcomes on CRH projects. Nevertheless, the projects showed a shortage of project management processes for PMKAs that were required to attain the outcomes.
Highlights
Projects are undertaken to serve particular purposes of organisations as they are used as vehicles for delivering a defined value or benefits (Steinfort & Walker 2011)
The benchmarking results between project management processes established within the collaborative reproductive health (CRH) projects and the PMBOK® Guide and the required project management knowledge to attain sustainable outcomes in the CRH projects disclosed the lack of alignment between the processes in project management knowledge areas (PMKAs) established to manage the projects and the needs for project management in delivering sustainable outcomes
The processes in the investigated project plans were completely fulfilled in cost management that was ranked as the fifth important PMKA to sustainable outcomes of the CRH projects
Summary
Projects are undertaken to serve particular purposes of organisations as they are used as vehicles for delivering a defined value or benefits (Steinfort & Walker 2011). Many projects focus predominately on monetary benefits. Some projects are non-profit oriented and funded by international or non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or donors to serve the development of communities. These funded projects can be found in many disciplines including health, environment, economics, education, social and human rights in countries where poor public welfare is common. It is believed that this form of funding for public health projects is a solution to the limited national monetary reserves of a country. The broad spectrum of contribution to health projects includes financial support, human resources, medical supplies, technical assistance and other supplies.
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