Effectiveness Of Project Management Research Articles

An empirical examination of the relationship between adult attention deficit and the operational effectiveness of project managers

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between adult attention deficit (AAD) and the operational effectiveness of project managers (OEPM). Design/methodology/approach – In total, 160 actively employed business graduate students participated in a business course where they were assigned to four person project teams responsible for completing a major business project. The project contained four sub-projects each of which was managed by a different team member. At the end of the semester each team member rated the others on their operational effectiveness as a project manager. Each subject identified a close associate who completed an observer version of the Brown Attention Deficit Scale. Product moment correlations were used to test the hypotheses that AAD and each of the symptom clusters are negatively associated with OEPM. Simultaneous linear regression was used to test the hypothesis that difficulties activating and organizing to work (DAOW) is uniquely associated with OEPM after controlling for the influence of all the other symptom clusters. Findings – AAD and each of the symptom clusters is negatively associated with OEPM, and DAOW is uniquely associated with OEPM. Research limitations/implications – Research study is limited by use of an indirect work sample (working graduate students) and future research requires direct workplace samples of project managers. The influence of creativity within the relationship between AAD and project management effectiveness requires further investigation and may reveal beneficial aspects of the disorder. Practical implications – Individuals and organizations wanting to ensure timely and successful completion of key tasks and projects need to be aware of the influence of AAD on OEPM. The provision of intensive project management training/coaching, regular performance feedback, project management tools and an organized work space free of distractions is suggested for disordered project managers. Disordered project managers are especially vulnerable during the task activation and organization phase which may be addressed through the use of peer coaching and constructive team support. The effective design and management of project teams represents a significant opportunity for distributing the potential creative benefits of the disorder while managing the deficits. Pairing disordered employees with coworkers who are less creative but have better administrative skills may be mutually beneficial. Employee assistance programs that raise awareness and provide access to assessment are an important part of multimodal management of the disorder. Social implications – Increasing social, economic and legal pressures to provide reasonable accommodation for functional but disordered employees, be more inclusive and take appropriate advantage of employee diversity underscores the general social value of this research. Originality/value – This research study is the first examination of the influence of AAD within the nomological network that determines project manager effectiveness. The results are of value to researchers, organizational development specialists, human resource management specialists, managers and employees who are seeking effective multimodal management of the disorder in the workplace.

Success factors in university–industry PhD projects

Faced with ever-increasing pressure to innovate, firms consider universities to be significant sources of knowledge. Such knowledge flow can take place in a variety of ways such as academic publications and contract research, but also in more collaborative modes such as joint research projects. This paper focuses on a specific collaborative model, in which firms and universities are involved together in a PhD project. We analyze the effects of project management, communication, and supervision characteristics on the success of such PhD projects using a survey conducted at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. We conclude that management decisions, supervision and communication characteristics have a significant impact on the ultimate success of a project. Among other things, the choice of university supervisor plays a pivotal role. Success is more likely if there is joint decision-making by both university and partner. We believe our findings help universities and firms to collaborate successfully.

Ergodicity of project management system

K.V. Kоlesnikova, T.M. Оlekh, Yu.S. Barchanova, V.Yu. Vasilieva. Ergodicity of project management system. The structures effectiveness of project management depends on two factors: parametric properties that reflect the properties of separate elements (or processes), structural properties of system that reflect the influence of elements interconnections on whole system functioning. The most frequently observed models and methods study parametric properties of system. The study of structural properties of a system allows building of new mechanisms for project operation improvement that are focused on effective project result achievement. Aim: The aim of this work is to substantiate the problem solubility for project operation structural schemes analysis using analytical method based on consideration of specific properties of adjacency matrix. Materials and Methods: The method allows not only ergodicity of project management system determination but existence conditions of reverse and nonrotational structures in oriented graphs. Results: The proposed method can be used for forthcoming researches in project management area, as in building and further development of models for and methods of structural and parametric analysis of organizational and technical project management systems, programs or pipeline of projects.

State-building in Kosovo: democracy, corruption and the EU in the Balkans. By Andrea Lorenzo Capussela

This book provides a very timely message for western, especially European, policy-makers, facing the prospect of involvement in supporting state rebuilding in countries such as Libya and Syria, and above all in Ukraine, where the similarities with the challenges the United Nations and the European Union faced in Kosovo after 1999 and that state's unilateral declaration of independence in 2008 are considerable. The author was, until 2010, head of the economics unit of the International Civilian Office in Kosovo, the ICO head doubling as the EU's Special Representative. He admits he was fired just several hours before the expiry of his contract and has since then been openly critical of the ICO and the parallel EU Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) established in 2008. These events clearly influence his writing, as the book's critics, within and outside EULEX, have pointed out. Some of these counter criticisms are valid, especially the views of US judge James Hargreaves, formerly of EULEX, and UK academic commentators, to the effect that the author is setting mission success criteria too high. However, subsequent events such as the widespread EULEX management and mandate changes in 2013 and 2014, and particularly the allegations of bribery of EULEX prosecutors made by the British lawyer Maria Bamieh and reported in the Guardian in November 2014, do suggest that Capussela raises legitimate questions of integrity and project management effectiveness which have major implications for future international community intervention in fragile states.

Project management and its effects on project success: Cross-country and cross-industry comparisons

This study aims to investigate the effects of project management (PM) on project success under the parameters of scheduling, cost, and margins. We adopt a contingency approach that evaluates the complexity of the project, according to 4 categories, the effect of industry sector and countries. The methodological approach involved a longitudinal field survey in 3 countries (Argentina, Brazil, and Chile) with business units from 10 different industries over a 3-year period, and data from a total of 1387 projects were analyzed. Structural equation modeling was used to test the research hypotheses. The results show a significant and positive relationship between the response variable schedule with PM enablers and project management efforts in training and capabilities development. Project complexity has a significant effect on 2 aspects of project success: margin and schedule. Both cross-country and cross-industry analyses show a significant explanatory effect.

Operational risk control & Project effectiveness in Strategic Project management

Cet article examine les effets des mécanismes de contrôle des risques opérationnels sur l’efficacité des projets dans le cadre d’une gestion stratégique. À partir de données, extraites des répertoires de SIRCA et de DataStream, portant sur un panel équilibré d’entreprises, l’article détermine les effets du contrôle des risques multiformes sur le rendement des actifs, le rendement du capital investi et le ratio Q de Tobin comme indicateurs de l’efficacité des projets. L’estimation indique que certains facteurs semblent avoir un effet positif significatif sur le rendement du capital investi et sont de manière significative corrélés positivement au ratio Q de Tobin alors que les avoirs étrangers et les sociétés d’audit sont significativement et positivement corrélés au rendement des actifs. D’autres sont significativement et positivement corrélés au ratio Q de Tobin, et, sont significativement et positivement corrélés au rendement des actifs. Ces résultats ont une certaine portée stratégique pour le développement d’un système de contrôle du risque dans la gestion des projets complexes.

Measuring projectmanagement efficiency by Data Envelopment Analysis

I suppose that there is a relation between the success of EU-funded projects and the effectiveness of project management teams which implement them. To examine the accuracy of the assumption and the nature of the relationship I needed a measurement method that was suitable for measuring the effectiveness of project management teams implementing EU funded projects in a given construction. Since Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has already been used to measure the efficiency of decision making units in other areas, it seems suitable for measuring project management effectiveness and indirectly measuring project efficiency.

A project selection, prioritisation and classification approach for organisations managing continuous improvement (CI)

Industries are continuously facing fierce competition and the challenge of meeting increasing quality demands at economic costs. The rate of quality improvement and the effectiveness of project management are important factors that determine the survival of any organisation. Project management includes the selection, prioritisation, classification and execution of continuous improvement (CI) projects. There are several cases of failure in implementing improvements resulting in tremendous waste of energy, resources, and, in some cases, the closure of facilities. As such, studies on proper selection, prioritisation and classification of improvement projects are worth investigating. The objective of this paper is to investigate the issue of project selection, prioritisation and classification. It presents a model that summarises sources of projects and the guidelines that describe the way ideas can be filtered, to select the proper projects of highest priority at a certain time. Also, it presents a high-level integrated framework for CI, project selection, prioritisation and other business blocks.

Investigation of Quality Benefits of ERP Implementation in Indian SMEs

Abstract ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems are now viewed as powerful information technology solution for SMEs (Small and Medium scale Enterprises) in India, in order to remain competitive in the global knowledge based business. ERP paves a good path to streamline the internal and external processes of enterprise and promotes qualitative development in the work and work process.This paper systematically investigates effects of training, project management, hardware and software, skills of workforce and top management's support on quality aspects. For this investigation data is collected from 95 SMEs in India. Factor analysis is carried out to ensure different types of validities. Further effect of each factor on quality aspect is analysed with the help of regression model. Analysis clearly gives the insight about relative importance of various factors affecting Quality aspects and prioritises them to achieve maximum quality benefits.

Discussion on Core Elements in Engineering Project Management

Comprehensive research and other methods were applied to advance that the purpose of project management is to improve core competitiveness in this study, and it is as a proposition. It is discussed that core competitiveness should be improved by taking economic efficiency enhancement as the goal, management mode improvement as the main body, management process refining as the premise and staff quality strengthening as the purpose. The core of improving project management level is to improve the literacy of managers, including ideological and political literacy, moral quality literacy, professional and technical literacy and physical and mental literacy. It is concluded that the manager capacity structure should be improved in order to improve the effectiveness of project management. Thereinto, learning ability is a prerequisite; planning ability is a basis; decision-making ability is the key; technical ability is the main body; adaptability is the core; cohesion ability is a guarantee.

Assessment Attributes on Effective Construction Management for Property Developers in Malaysia

Property developers are financially capable of running construction projects. Nevertheless, in Malaysia it was found that many of these construction practitioners failed to provide effective construction management which affected society. The success of a project and its Critical Success Factors (CSFs) are considered as tools to improve the effectiveness of project management. Eventhough many researchers have conducted studies on CSFs, the use of CSFs has remained ambiguous. The main objective of this study is to validate the proposed assessment attributes obtained from the property developers based on CSFs. A questionnaire survey was conducted to validate this predeterminedattributes. Comparison was made with attributes from Project Management Book of Knowledge in order to explore the underlying suitability of the proposed attributes with the study area in terms of climate, economy, etc. Factor Analysis was adopted to investigate the group component relationships. This study focuses on the link between CSFs and the implementation of an effective construction management specifically for property developers in Malaysia.

TRIZ Supporting the Project Management Effectiveness

Consider a non specific organization that has been using a project management methodology based on decision stages, basic planning and execution tools to deliver quality projects but has still been missing the planned schedule in a higher rate than desirable. Going beyond the resources offered by consolidated project management methodologies to improve these results, the purpose of this paper is to apply TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) to the referred situation and check if it can support the search for additional alternatives to solve the hidden contradiction that is how to accelerate projects without compromising the delivered systems quality.

Activity Gazer: A multi-dimensional visual representation of project performance

Project failure often arises from a flawed or delayed perception regarding the discrepancies between planned and actual performance; for this reason, project managers constantly seek better methods of capturing, processing, and presenting the complexity of multi-dimensional project data. Visual representations provide a useful means of monitoring key aspects of project performance, thus enabling project managers to better execute their duties. This paper introduces the conceptual framework for, and a prototype implementation of, Activity Gazer , a novel paradigm that renders project monitoring and control data in an intuitive visual environment. Activity Gazer applies the concept of earned value management, among other metrics, to provide performance information regarding schedule, cost, quality, and safety at the activity level. This information visualization tool facilitates management-by-exception and improves the effectiveness and efficiency of project managers for large-scale construction projects. • A novel visual representation for project performance monitoring is proposed. • Activity Gazer applies the principle of management-by-exception. • Activity Gazer applies earned value management for performance monitoring. • Activity Gazer relies on a series of metaphors to represent performance information. • Expert feedback showed receptiveness to Activity Gazer 's visualization approach.

Personal Effectiveness in Project Management: Tools, Tips & Strategies to Improve your Decision-making, Motivation, Confidence, Risk-taking, Achievement and Sustainability

Project Management JournalVolume 45, Issue 2 p. e1-e1 Cover to Cover-Book Review Personal Effectiveness in Project Management: Tools, Tips & Strategies to Improve your Decision-making, Motivation, Confidence, Risk-taking, Achievement and Sustainability Kenneth H. Rose PMP, Kenneth H. Rose PMP DirectorSearch for more papers by this author Kenneth H. Rose PMP, Kenneth H. Rose PMP DirectorSearch for more papers by this author First published: 07 April 2014 https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.21398Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume45, Issue2April/May 2014Pages e1-e1 RelatedInformation

The effects of project management on the quality of nursing management in the operating room

Objective To use the theory and method of project management system to improve the quality of nursing management in the operation room,guide department nursing quality management work into the standardization,institutionalized track.Methods The existing problems were summarized in the department through using the method of questionnaire investigation,by detailed classification for operation room,public knowledge,knowledge of each specialty problems,public knowledge of each problem set clear who is in charge of the project,special operation process,special equipment,precision instruments and so on.College leader,deputy leader of project management for the responsible person were in charge of the project stricdy repeated training,unified norms or standards,assessment,monitoring and evaluation of the implementation process and evaluated the final effects.Results Before and after the implementation of project management,operation with the satisfaction degree increased from 81.15％ to 93.58％.Conclusions Project management division of content and implementation process can accelerate the growth of low seniority nurses ; people management responsibility thinning problem as every moment every corner ooeration room have monitors in monitoring their behavior,and to make up the defect brought by machine monitor.It is an effective means to promote quality management. Key words: Project management ; Operation room ; Quality of nursing management ;

Rating defence major project success: The role of personal attributes and stakeholder relationships

In this paper we develop and test a model of the associations between major project managers' personal attributes and project success in the context of the Australian Defence industry. In our model, emotional intelligence, cognitive flexibility and systemic thinking were hypothesised to relate to project success, mediated by internal and external stakeholder relationships. The model was tested in an online survey with 373 major project managers. Emotional intelligence and cognitive flexibility were found to be related to the development, quality and effectiveness of major project managers' relationships with both internal and external stakeholders; and these in turn were associated with their ratings of project success. Systemic thinking, however, had no relationship with either stakeholder relationships or project success. Additional research is needed to examine the contribution of a wider range of personal attributes to stakeholder relationships and project success, and to assess whether this model is applicable in other industries and types of projects.

Levers of Management in University–Industry Collaborations: How project management affects value creation at different life-cycle stages of a collaboration

This paper reports a longitudinal multi-case research project encompassing 38 semi-structured interviews conducted in 2011 and 2012 with four students, 12 researchers and 22 companies relating to a total of 25 university–industry collaborations. The interviews covered the collaboration type, the initiation of the collaboration and details concerning the planning of the collaboration. In addition, the interviews focused on the relationships between the people involved in the collaboration and the effects of project management. We distinguish between project management success and project success, and identify potential good practice. The paper concludes that, whereas project management success was not found to be causally related to project success, there seems to be a clearer link between project management success and ensuring effective use of resources in both companies and universities. There is also evidence that it is problematic when corporate managers think they can run research projects like lean ...

Interventions and their Relation to Organizational Culture and Project Management

Although some research has been done on organizational culture, project management, and project management effectives, there has been less focus on organizational culture type interventions in projects and how they may be related to these concepts. The general research question in the project that is reported in this paper was therefore, how are organizational culture type interventions related to project management? A mix of qualitative and quantitative data was gathered from project management consultants through questionnaires, interviews and focus groups. Respondents were asked about the interventions they use that contribute to project management effectiveness, as well as in which in different organizational cultures and phases of projects these interventions were implemented. From the data different kinds of interventions were derived, based on the purpose they serve, namely connecting, controlling and actuating interventions. The interventions were cross-tabulated with the competing values framework and project phases in which they were used. This resulted in a theoretical model that firstly presents the type of interventions that are used and that secondly explains the relationships between the various concepts.

Creating Levers of Management: Project Management as an Instigator of Value Creation in Different Stages of University-Industry Collaborations

This paper reports a longitudinal multi-case research project encompassing 72 semi-structured interviews carried out in 2011 and 2012. The interviews covered topics of the collaboration type, the initiation of the collaboration and details concerning the planning of the collaborations. In addition the interviews focused on the relationships between the people involved and as such also on the effects of project management. We distinguish between project management success and project success and try to identify best practices according to which dimensions such practices must distinguish themselves from non-best practices. The paper concludes that whereas project management success was not found to be causally related to project success, there seems to be a clearer link between project management success and to ensuring effective use of resources in both companies and universities. There is also evidence to the fact that it is problematic when corporate managers think they can run research projects like lean-based production companies.

Exploring project management continuing professional development in engineering construction

Project management is a critical organizational capability in the engineering construction sector: the development of that capability through continuing professional development (CPD) is, therefore, of substantive interest to practitioners and researchers alike. The aim of this investigation was to explore current practice in CPD in engineering construction. This was achieved by undertaking a cross-case analysis of the experiences of project management CPD in 17 organizations. The analysis revealed a highly unsystematic approach to CPD and a very limited adaptation of CPD to the engineering construction context. The impact of introducing more structured and contextualized approaches to CPD on the effectiveness of project managers needs to be investigated further.