Top Research Papers on Project Management

PM 430 | FUNDAMENTALS OF IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4 quarter hours (Graduate) This course concentrates on monitoring, managing and controlling assets and resources on a single IT project. Topics covered are project methodologies; risk management; procurement and contract management; time and cost estimating; controlling and tracking techniques; quality assurance; testing and audit. Students will use common project management software for resource allocation and balancing. PREREQUISITE(S): None.

MANY companies today have a function called the Project Management Office (PMO). Many do very significant project management without establishing this office. What is a PMO and what functions does it perform? In fact, there are at least three different models which are used for defining a PMO. The office can perform a support role for the organization, a controlling role for the projects or even be a directing force for the projects.

ＰＭＰ試験概要＋アセスメント問題 プロジェクトとプロジェクトマネジメント プロジェクトの立上げ プロジェクト憲章 スコープ記述書とＷＢＳ 資源計画と見積り プロジェクト計画のコントロール プロジェクト計画の作成 プロジェクト・チームの育成 プロジェクト実績の測定とコントロール 変更管理 プロジェクトの終結 プロフェッショナル責任

The paper outlines the existing procedures employed in the field of defence procurement and mentions some new ones which may be used in the near future. It will serve as a reminder of the way in which major aircraft and weapon and equipment projects are conducted and will lay the foundations for what is hoped will be a fruitful discussion.

This book discusses the development of systems management in the 1960s and the 1980s, and the expansion of the strategic perspective of managing projects in that period.

The textbook summarizes modern concepts and approaches in the field of project management and is intended for studying training courses on project Management. The textbook materials are based on the recommendations of the International Project Management Association IPMA (International Project Management Association) and international standards ISO 21500 and ISO 21502. Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. For undergraduate, graduate and MBA students of higher educational institutions studying in the direction of "Mana...

No matter which area of an academic library our readers work in, there is a very good chance that they have been involved in at least one team project. Group projects have been a fact of life for many since college, but the stakes are often quite a bit higher in professional settings. Whether the project is taking the lead to plan a new student orientation, or are part of a library space planning project, or begin working with a few colleagues to analyze assessment data, team projects can get unruly fast. The reviews in this issue’s column focus on online resources that promise to make the pro...

Many companies have a department, called a Project Management Office, which works with the project managers in various ways. What is this Project Management Office, or PMO, and what do they do?

This Health Management Guide looks at why project management is necessary, explores a number of case studies where it has been used successfully in the health services, and identifies the key points to bear in mind when adopting this approach.

Systems Principles for Project Management Lessons from Classical Control Systems Improved Organizational Performance Definition of Systems Engineering Project Systems Logistics Systems Constraints Systems Influence Philosophy Systems Value Modeling Example of Value Vector Modeling Management by Project Integrated Systems Implementation Critical Factors for Systems Success Early Systems Engineering DODAF Systems Architecture for Project management Grand Challenges for Engineering Systems.

In the 9 June issue of Network Computing, Tim Wilson quotes Standish Group numbers regarding the success rate of IT projects: 53% "challenged" (past deadline or over budget) and 29% successfully completed.

In the literature there is a common belief that project management is a general theory that is mainlyabout techniques and/or tools used for planning, budgeting, and control. This view has lately be ...

Eichholtz, P., Kok, E. and Quigley, J.M. (2010) Doing well by doing good? Green office buildings. American Economic Review, 100(5), 2492–509. Zalejska-Jonsson, A. (2011) Assessing low-energy building performance from the perspective of residents and housing managers, in Low-energy Residential Buildings: Evaluation from Investor and Tenant Perspectives, Licentiate thesis, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.

Online version: ; Burke, Rory, 1952- ; Project management leadership ; Second edition. ; Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2014 ; 9781118825419 ; (DLC) 2014000942. ;

This document aims to identify department’s DGS Delegated Purchasing and authority who Conducts the Procurement, and to create a template for a statewide technology procurement division template.

This chapter seeks to explain possible uses of the soft systems methodology (SSM) for project management (PM) when uncertain and sometimes conflicting aims are being pursued. To this end, two topics were considered: (1) application of SSM for funds allocation planning among major development projects and (2) feasibility of industrial projects considering their compliance with principles of sustainable development. The focus of the SSM is on the so-called human activity system (HAS), synergizing all stakeholders towards a single goal. PM, on the other hand, not only deals with the HAS, but also...

Code Title Credits Core Courses EM 637 Project Control 3 EM 691 Cost Estimating for Capital Projects 3 Electives Select one of the following: 3 EM 636 Project Management CE 610 Construction Management Select one of the following: 3 EM 631 Legal Aspects in Environmental Engineering EM 632 Legal Aspects in Construction EM 633 Legal Aspects of Health and Safety EM 634 Legal, Ethical and Intellectual Property Issues for Engineering Managers

Purpose The purpose of the research was to investigate which management roles were adopted in this merger process and to look at project management skills and competencies and how they may influence the management roles in practice. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative case study design relating to the merger of two municipalities in Norway, one of which was much larger than the other. Data was gathered from semi-structured interviews in addition to reading relevant documentation. Findings In diminishing order of importance the management roles were entrepreneur, leader, spok...

The three factors of project concept are introduced in detail. And according to characteristics of project management the primary contents of various stages in project management are proposed. Because project management is a system based on specialized knowledge and methods it has unified content, requirements and techniques.

In order to achieve the success / success of a project, the manager has to have some key qualifiers: to have a conscious project management experience so that he / she is familiar with the steps, the affiliations and the actions that are required; to have a team that has competence in the management doemment but especially in the application of management techniques (planning, programming, control) and personality traits and competencies regarding the communication and management of human resources that will allow him to collaborate with the partners involved in the project, but also to strain...