Current Project Management Research Articles

Project Management Using Critical Path Method (CPM) and Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

Project delivery within the established time line and project cost is one of the persistent issues in current project management practices. This work therefore aimed at assessing the appropriateness of Project Evaluation Review Technique and Critical Path Method in project management with a case study of a UNN lecture hall construction. Consequently, the research establishes the impact of these quantitative operations research tools on the efficient project management. Both of these project management techniques were explained and used in relation to the data that was obtained from the lecture hall construction project manager, concerning the project activities and the time taken for each of these activities. As indicated by the findings of this study, both the methods were posited to achieve success in project management where by relationship and connectivity of the activities that define a project life cycle persist as the key issues. As such, it was suggested that in view of the project critical activities determined by the CPM and/or PERT analyses, more resources and attention should be directed towards effective management of such activities to avoid the occasion of project delay as well as ensure the successful completion of projects.

Advancing gender equality through strategic project management: A framework for integrating gender-responsive policies in development projects

This review presents a strategic framework for integrating gender-responsive policies into project management to advance gender equality within development projects. Gender equality is increasingly recognized as a crucial component of sustainable development, yet significant gaps remain in effectively embedding gender considerations in project planning and execution. Through a review of successful case studies and current project management practices, this review explores how structured, gender-responsive strategies can enhance the impact of development projects across diverse sectors. The proposed framework emphasizes a systematic approach to incorporating gender perspectives from the project design phase through implementation and evaluation. Key components include conducting initial gender impact assessments, establishing gender-specific goals and indicators, and ensuring adequate budget allocations for gender-focused activities. Additionally, the framework underscores the importance of continuous monitoring, stakeholder engagement, and the collection of gender-disaggregated data to inform adaptive management. Challenges such as institutional constraints, cultural resistance, and limited gender-specific expertise among project teams are addressed with recommendations for building capacity and securing policy support. Best practices highlighted include fostering partnerships with local women’s organizations, engaging community leaders, and providing gender sensitivity training for project staff. This review concludes that integrating gender-responsive policies in project management not only advances gender equality but also contributes to more inclusive and effective development outcomes. The framework offers a replicable model for project managers and policymakers, advocating for a shift towards projects that prioritize equitable participation and benefits for all genders. By implementing these practices, development initiatives can create sustainable socio-economic improvements and foster gender-inclusive environments.

Team Tracker: A Project Management Tool

This paper introduces "Team Tracker," a project management tool developed using Asana and Next.js. The tool integrates key functionalities such as audio and video calling, real-time task tracking, and an embedded browser, creating an all-in-one solution for remote team collaboration. The objective of Team Tracker is to streamline workflow by eliminating the need for multiple platforms, thus improving team efficiency and communication. A comparative analysis with existing tools like Jira and Slack demonstrates how Team Tracker addresses the gaps in current project management solutions by offering enhanced real-time communication and task management capabilities. The system's architecture, challenges encountered during development, expected outcomes, and potential future enhancements are also discussed. Team Tracker is poised to provide a comprehensive, scalable solution for modern project management needs. Keywords: project management, Asana, Next.js, real-time communication, task tracking, Team Tracker.

The need for a risk management framework for data science projects: a systematic literature review

Many data science endeavors encounter failure, surfacing at any project phase. Even after successful deployments, data science projects grapple with ethical dilemmas, such as bias and discrimination. Current project management methodologies prioritize efficiency and cost savings over risk management. The methodologies largely overlook the diverse risks of sociotechnical systems and risk articulation inherent in data science lifecycles. Conversely, while the established risk management framework (RMF) by NIST and McKinsey aims to manage AI risks, there is a heavy reliance on normative definitions of risk, neglecting the multifaceted subjectivities of data science project failures. This paper reports on a systematic literature review that identifies three main themes: Big Data Execution Issues, Demand for a Risk Management Framework tailored for Large-Scale Data Science Projects, and the need for a General Risk Management Framework for all Data Science Endeavors. Another overarching focus is on how risk is articulated by the institution and the practitioners. The paper discusses a novel and adaptive data science risk management framework – “DS EthiCo RMF” – which merges project management, ethics, and risk management for diverse data science projects into one holistic framework. This agile risk management framework DS EthiCo RMF can bridge the current divide between normative risk standards and the multitude of data science requirements, offering a human-centric method to navigate the intertwined sociotechnical risks of failure in data science projects.

Assessing the Impact of Project Management Practices on the Success of Construction Projects in Zambia: A Case Study of the Construction Projects in Lusaka between 2022 and 2023

This study investigated the influence of project management practices on the success of construction projects within Zambia, focusing on selected construction projects from 2022 to 2023. The research objectives aimed at assessing current project management practices and strategies, and identifying challenges for improvement. The study used theoretical frameworks such as Project Success Theory and Project Management Theory to analyse findings comprehensively. A qualitative approach was used for this study. Interviews were utilised to collect data from construction companies and thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. The research results identified key project management practices as being crucial for success, including comprehensive planning, effective risk management, clear communication, and robust performance monitoring. Challenges such as limited awareness, stakeholder engagement issues, and deficiencies in practical implementation were uncovered. The study recommends enhancing training, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and performance monitoring. Furthermore, gaps for research include exploring gender diversity, regional variations, sustainability integration, and longitudinal project performance studies. This study contributed valuable insights to the construction industry, aiming to optimise project management practices and foster sustainable development in Zambia.

Determination of Recreatıon Areas in Acarlar Longoz

The protection of nature and the environment, the preservation of the diversity of ecosystems without jeopardizing their integrity, and their sustainable development are important for sustainability. The Acarlar Floodplain is an extraordinary tourism and recreation area in terms of its ecological and landscape features. In the Acarlar Floodplain, which has recently become an important tourist destination, it is important to determine the attractions for daily recreation without neglecting the conservation value. The aim of this study is to identify suitable areas for hiking and birdwatching in the region using the weighted overlay method. The results show that most of the region is restricted areas for targeted activities, especially birdwatching, due to the different conservation status of Acar Longoz. The 1st degree suitable areas for hiking activities cover 226 ha and 4169 ha fall under the 2nd degree suitable category. The 1st degree suitable areas for birdwatching cover 16 ha, while the 2nd degree suitable areas cover 487 ha. The results provide essential inputs and an exemplary scientific methodology for the development of the current ecotourism project and wetland management plans.

The Innovation and Improvement Strategy of Computer Software Engineering Project Management

Computer software engineering project management is facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities, and an effective project management strategy is crucial to ensure the success of the project. In view of the current project management practice and theoretical research, put forward five innovative and perfect strategies, the implementation of these five strategies is to ensure that the computer software engineering project on time, according to the budget, meet the quality requirements, improve customer satisfaction, so as to promote the sustainable development of the software industry. This paper aims to discuss the innovation and improvement strategy of computer software engineering project management, in order to provide theoretical basis and practical guidance for related industries.

A Qualitative Process Evaluation and Quality Improvement of a State Drug Overdose Reporting System Data Collection Approach.

Tennessee registered the second-highest drug overdose mortality rate of any state in 2022; such deaths have grown by 90% from 2019 to 2022. Tennessee has participated in the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) since 2018. An abstraction team synthesizes data for SUDORS from death certificates, autopsies, and other sources. The purpose of this study was to engage in a comprehensive qualitative evaluation of our SUDORS process to distill insights that could improve abstraction speed and quality while reducing abstractor burnout. We conducted 2 rounds of interviews and focus groups with all 7 members of the Tennessee abstraction team in late 2023 and early 2024. The researcher asked questions regarding the adequacy of the current project management approach and team communication level, abstractors' stress levels, the need for further training, and whether additional data science-based tools could be deployed to increase the speed and accuracy of abstraction. The study yielded several actionable insights for improving abstraction capacity and lessening stress burdens. Accordingly, we made changes to our project management, team communication, and training approaches; worked to better integrate our extant data science tools; and took steps to improve mental well-being. As a result, the average time it takes for an abstractor to enter a case into the NVDRS platform dropped from 12.2 to 6.5 minutes, and all team members noted a decrease in stress levels. The changes made as a result of the findings of this study will help the State keep pace with a high case load and will support abstractors' mental well-being.

Discussion on Construction Project Cost Budget Settlement Review

Construction project cost control involves many complex contents, forming a large amount of data information. If the processing method is unreasonable, it will likely affect the cost control efficiency. Therefore, in the current construction project management, the review of project cost budget settlement is the focus to solve the cost management problems of construction projects and promote the development of the construction industry. This article mainly analyzes the influencing factors and current situation of construction project cost budget settlement review, and based on this, it explores the project cost budget settlement review strategy to promote the healthy development of construction project cost work.

How Did the Imperfection of an Innovation Project Come About? The Tension Between Legitimacy and Flexibility

Although current project management literature has claimed to learn from imperfect or failing projects, the process through which the imperfection of a project, in particular of an innovative-centered one, comes about remains unexplored. Based on a longitudinal case study of an interorganizational innovation project, the author developed a process model, showing that the project management team involved—consisting of well-integrated members of their permanent organizations—failed to manage the tension between legitimacy and flexibility by relying too heavily on traditional project management practices. This then led to an innovation project that was anything but perfect with respect to both process and outcome.

INVESTIGATING FACTOR TO PROJECT OBJECTIVES UNDERACHIEVEMENT IN MALAYSIAN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROJECT

Malaysia landscape architecture projects frequently face several difficulties that expose their projects to a high degree of challenges. These challenges will become project issues that eventually affect the achievement of the project objectives. Understanding the factors of project objective underachievement is essential for project practitioners to manage and control their projects in the future. Thus, this study aims to investigate factors to project objectives underachievement in the Malaysian landscape architecture project. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with twenty-four landscape architect practitioners from Klang Valley. The interview information was analysed using the content and thematic analysis method. The snowball effect from project challenges to project issues and stakeholders’ factors causes underachievement of the landscape architecture project objective. Managing the project affects the organisation’s operational and cultural objectives directly, whereas the project outcome issues indirectly jeopardise the achievement of the project’s business objectives. The finding will be a lesson learnt for project practitioners to evaluate their current project management practice and recommend issue and stakeholder management applications, enabling the achievement of project objectives.

Performance Evaluation of Engineering Management Based on Hierarchical Analysis Approach

With the increasing scale and complexity of engineering projects globally, scientific and effective performance evaluation of engineering management has become a key factor in improving project success. The purpose of this paper is to assess the performance level of engineering management in a systematic and hierarchical way by applying hierarchical analysis (Hierarchical Analysis) to improve the efficiency of project execution, reduce the risk and enhance the likelihood of project success. Typical examples of water conservancy project management in Yunnan were selected to quantitatively evaluate water conservancy project management by applying the hierarchical analysis method with comprehensive assignment. Combined with the evaluation results and the typical problems of the current traditional water conservancy project management, relevant suggestions for the implementation of the property-based management model are put forward.

CLIPS: Enriching interorganizational R&D project management by a project culture focus

Project managers still face management problems in interorganizational Research and Development (R&D) projects due to their limited authority. Addressing a project culture which is conducive to cooperation and innovation in interorganizational R&D project management demands commitment of individual project members and thus balances this limited authority. However, the relational collaboration level at which project culture manifests itself is not addressed by current project management approaches, or it is addressed only at a late stage. Consequently, project culture develops within a predefined framework of project organization and organized contents and thus is not actively targeted. Therefore, a focus shift towards project culture becomes necessary. This can be done by a project-culture-aware management. The method CLIPS actively supports interorganizational project members in this kind of management. It should be integrable in the common project management approaches, that with its application all collaboration levels are addressed in interorganizational R&D project management. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate the integrability of the method CLIPS and show how it can be integrated in common project management approaches. This enriches interorganizational R&D project management by a project culture focus.

Research on the Strategy of Commercial Enterprise Project Management under the Background of Informatization

With the continuous development of science and technology, the information age has come. To establish a modern enterprise system, project management must be carried out according to the implementation rules and organizational requirements, so as to promote enterprises to obtain more economic benefits through project management. Compared with the traditional management mode, information management has a very significant advantage. It can not only optimize the existing management system, improve the management efficiency and competitiveness of commercial enterprises, but also promote the deepening reform within enterprises, improve the creativity and innovation consciousness of the whole enterprise and promote the sustainable development of commercial enterprises. This paper discusses the concept of information management of commercial enterprises, the problems existing in the current project management of commercial enterprises and how to improve the project management of commercial enterprises under the background of information technology. Generally speaking, the project management strategy of commercial enterprises under the background of informatization should start with perfecting the standard system of informatization construction, creating a good project management culture and optimizing human resource management. It is hoped that this research can provide some help for speeding up the informatization process of project management in commercial enterprises and promoting the innovation of project management mode in enterprises.

Monitoring and Sceduling of a Bridge Using Primavera: A Review

The primary objective behind the research is to identify the job role of monitoring and controlling the project progress of construction and procure recourse allocation using management tools such as primavera P6. This was accomplished through revising the literature and procedures used in monitoring and control. The study served as a roadmap for analysing construction progress and identifying specific issues that arose during the process. The findings of the study revealed the shortcomings of the current project management system in project execution. A new project management plan is completed that is both efficient and cost-effective. By allocating more resources to project activities, the time cost trade of the project duration can be lowered. However, doing so raises the project's cost. For scheduling a set of project tasks, the critical route method is employed. Primavera software was also used for resource analysis. In this paper presents review of literature related to planning, scheduling of construction project KeyWord: Resource allocation, Resource Levelling, Time cost trade off, primavera, planning and scheduling.

Features and key factors affecting the implementation of major projects

Aim. The presented study aims to identify factors that have a significant impact on the implementation of large-scale projects.Tasks. The authors analyze major project management practices; investigate problems arising in the management of such projects; describe factors leading to an increase in the cost of major projects; examine the features of infrastructure projects.Methods. This study uses general scientific methods of cognition and analysis, as well as the tabular method.Results. In recent decades, mega-projects that are crucial for economic growth and social prosperity have become increasingly common across the world. The characteristic features of most large-scale and infrastructure projects include cost overruns, time delays, and often failure to achieve expected revenues compared to the original estimates. The implementation of major projects is associated with various problems, such as extreme technical and social complexity, poor implementation, low construction safety indicators, and significant impact on society, people’s living conditions, and the environment. One of the reasons for the current situation is the lack of scientifically based methodological research on the issues of major project management in a changing external environment and with a risk of uncertainty. The success of the project as a multidimensional structure includes technical and managerial aspects, as well as economic and strategic goals.Conclusion. Analysis of current major project management practices shows the shortcomings of existing approaches manifested in organizational and planning errors, as well as economic, geopolitical, and environmental risks. Mega-projects require complex management strategies to ensure smooth implementation, such as introduction of a risk management system, promotion of partnerships, and creation of information platforms. It can be concluded that there is significant international experience in the implementation of major projects. However, the shortcomings identified in this study suggest that a number of issues in the theory and practice of managing such projects remain underdeveloped methodologically.

BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS: PROPOSALS FOR OVERCOMING CHALLENGES IN STUDENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Student project management is becoming increasingly important in various settings such as technical clubs, planning clubs, and research laboratories. However, effective methodologies for managing student-led projects have not yet been established. This study aims to address key issues related to cost and motivation in student-led projects and propose effective improvement plans. The significance of this study lies in its potential to identify challenges faced in current student project management practices and offer solutions to mitigate risks. By sharing our findings, we aim to encourage further research on this topic and promote the adoption of effective methodologies for managing student-led projects.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0036/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Šta oblikuje inovativni organizacioni dizajn u naučnoistraživačkim organizacijama u Srbiji - uticaj faktora strateškog upravljanja projektima

Efficient strategic project management in SROs (Science and Research Organisations) implies the existence of an integrated strategic management concept closely linked to an innovative organisational design. The aim of the paper is to examine the influence of certain factors of strategic project management on creating an organisational design that encourages innovation in scientific research organizations. An empirical research in SROs in Serbia has been conducted as well. Our research is empirically presented on the example of SROs in Serbia as a representative of developing countries. Our findings show that the external and internal environment, project portfolio, resources, monitoring, methods, and techniques mainly influence an organisational design. These elements of strategic project management account for 67.3% of the explained variability in a developed regression model. This paper extends the current strategic and project management literature with a new conceptual model on the link between strategic project management factors and an innovative organisational design in SROs. The presented analysis can help strategic and project managers establish adequate strategic guidelines for organisational development activities to improve the efficiency of scientific research results and the level of their innovativeness.

Using GQIM Model and Gompertz Model to Measure, Analyze, and Optimize the Whole Process of Software Project

This paper proposes a novel concept of using defect management technology to measure, predict, and optimize the management of the entire software project cycle. It first utilizes the software defect measurement GQIM model and prediction Gompertz model to track and quantify the defects of the entire project cycle. Then, the specific optimization strategy is proposed to manage the core processes of the project management, including project scope management, project time management, project quality management, project human resource management, project communication management, and project risk management. This study solves the quantification problems that are common in the current software project management process, such as complex testing procedures, high defect repair costs, and high communication costs. Furthermore, it contributes to promote the overall level of project management in the software industry. Taking the SDLM’s electronic banking software project management as an example, the various management quality indicators before and after the optimization of the project management process strongly indicate that using software defect management technology to optimize the software project management process is feasible and effective.

Towards a paradigm shift in vehicle project management: From a traditional multi-project-management to an integrated process-based digital approach

The automotive industry has to deal with wide-reaching challenges and changes. A continuous gain of significant competitive advantages in a highly competitive market requires automotive manufacturers to produce new products with a large diversity of variants at ever-shorter time intervals. As a result, the frequency of series launches has increased and the need for a sophisticated vehicle project management and an efficient handling of vehicle changes and model updates along the product process have gained significant importance. However, current project management practices and frameworks utilized by automotive manufacturers do not effectively address this demand, e.g., the goals of increasing operational efficiency and productivity as well as establishing continuous improvement are not sufficiently achieved. While these goals are traditionally common-place in certain fields of the automotive manufacturing, e.g., in production, logistics, or warehousing, their dedicated consideration in the vehicle project management or one of its neighboring areas like the vehicle change management has not been examined thoroughly in the required extend. Understanding the determinants of the needed change in the vehicle project management and its related fields is a central objective of the research presented in this paper. In this context, this paper proposes a novel approach on how to manage the transition and why this is a challenge to common project management practices utilized traditionally in the automotive industry.