scholarly journals The Necessity of Management Team Formation and Its Effect on Civil Engineering Projects Success

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 286-294
Author(s):  
Mehdi Bahadori Kosanji Zare ◽  
Alireza Mirjalili ◽  
Mohammad Mirabi
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Team Formation ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Field Methods ◽  
Team Members ◽  
State Projects ◽  
Engineering Projects ◽  
Descriptive Method

Success of a project is one of the greatest and most important goals and concerns of mangers and all people involved in a project. The purpose of state civil engineering projects success is to decrease cost and time as well as increasing the quality and satisfaction of society and government as the main customers. Many factors influence civil engineering projects success and identifying them highly help the successful implementation of civil engineering projects. As one of the most important factor, it can be referred to project management team. The main purpose of the present study is to find the effective relation between management team formation and civil engineering projects success. To this end, library and field methods have been used. To gather required data, a 15-item questionnaire has been employed and distributed among 30 managers of successful state projects, including employer, consultant and contractor. The obtained data has been analyzed using descriptive method. As the findings revealed, weakness of managerial factors avoids complete success of state civil engineering projects implementation. The study also has concluded that team formation is highly important to organize project; management team enabling is regarded necessary for organizational projects success, and work relation of team members plays an important role in project management success.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS – AN EMPIRICAL STUDY IN LITHUANIA

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neringa Gudienė ◽  
Audrius Banaitis ◽  
Nerija Banaitienė
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Survey Results

This paper aims to identify a comprehensive list of critical success factors for construction projects in Lithuania. Based on the available literature review, this paper identified 71 success factors under 7 broad groups. Based on the survey results, ten factors including project manager competence, project management team members' competence, project manager coordinating skills, client clear and precise goals/objectives, project value, project management team members' relevant past experience, project manager organising skills, project manager effective and timely conflict resolution, client ability to make timely decision, and project manager experience were determined as the most important success factors for construction projects. These critical success factors are of great significance both to researchers and industry practitioners.

Barriers to Implementation of Physical Activity in Danish Public Schools

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Sofie Koch ◽  
Jens Troelsen ◽  
Samuel Cassar ◽  
Charlotte Skau Pawlowski
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
School Management ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Socioecological Model ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Public School Reform ◽  
New Public ◽  
Barriers To Implementation

Purpose: In 2014, the Danish Government introduced a new public school reform, which included implementation of 45 min of daily physical activity (PA) within the academic classroom curriculum. The purpose of the present study was to explore school staff’s perceived barriers to implementation of a national PA policy. Method: A mixed-methods approach using a questionnaire and semistructured interviews was conducted. A total of 198 teachers and 26 school management team members (principals, deputy principals, and leading teachers) from 31 schools completed a questionnaire, and 11 school management team members were interviewed. The socioecological model was used as a theoretical framework to examine the results. Results: A total of 15 different barriers were identified and reflected within all levels of the socioecological model. Facilities, motivation, and time were the most prominent barriers identified. Conclusion: Development and deployment of a national PA policy needs to be done in cooperation with consumers from all levels within the socioecological model to ensure successful implementation.

Factors affecting the ERP implementation in Indian retail sector

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 1315-1340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Poonam Garg ◽  
Ajay Chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Retail Sector ◽  
Affecting Factors ◽  
Erp Implementation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to make an effort in identifying and exploring the factors which may affect the success of ERP implementation in Indian retail sector. This paper also analyses the between the factors and their impact on the successful implementation of ERP using the structured equation modeling (SEM) approach. “Organizational,” “Technological,” “People” and “Project Management” are the examined factors. Design/methodology/approach – A theoretical model is created that explains the factors which may affect the success of ERP implementation. Hypotheses were also developed to evaluate the interrelationship between affecting factors and success of ERP implementation. Empirical data is collected through survey questionnaire from practitioner like project sponsors, project managers, implementation consultants and team members who are involved in ERP implementation in retail sector to test the theoretical model. Findings – Using SEM, it is found that 62.7 percent of the variations of ERP implementation success can be explained with the help of the model suggested in the research study. The finding also confirms that there is significant positive interrelationship between “Organizational,” “Technological,” “People,” “Project Management” and success of ERP implementation in Indian retail sector. Research limitations/implications – The research is subject to the normal limitations of survey research. The study is using perceptual data provided by project sponsors, project managers, implementation consultants and team members who are involved in ERP implementation in retail sector, which may not provide clear measures of performance. However, this can be overcome using multiple methods to collect data in future studies. Practical implications – Findings from this paper can provide greater understanding in the area of ERP implementation. This study will provide valuable insights to researchers, practicing managers and those who are planning to implement ERP in retail sector. Originality/value – The study integrates the affecting factor with success of ERP implementation, i.e. “Organizational,” “Technological,” “People” and “Project Management” are the key drivers for the effectiveness and success of ERP implementation in Indian retail sector. Very few studies have been performed to investigate and understand this issue. Therefore, the research can make a useful contribution.

scholarly journals Trust-based steering of large Engineering-to-Order offshore/onshore projects: is it possible?

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dagrun Dvergsdal ◽  
Trond Haga
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Trust Building ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Offshore Development

The various traditions of socio-technical system design (STSD) emphasise different aspects of such systems, but the core relationship in the literature is between the use of technology and the set-up of organisations. Therefore, much attention has been paid to organisational issues, including work tasks, distributed responsibilities and processes. An organisation where tasks and responsibilities are distributed requires other forms of co-operation and clarification and, not least, that the actors trust each other. Nevertheless, trust has received little discussion in the STSD literature.This paper focuses on trust as a relational tool: the factors decisive for developing trust in a project management team established ad hoc to implement an offshore development project, how to develop trust in practice, and whether a focus on trust reduces the need for control measures. The purpose of systematic trust building is to develop team members who are, individually and as team members, able to deliver the results expected for their area and to support colleagues to do the same, thereby reducing the need for control measures. Trust building represents one way for the project manager to acquire control of the organisation, and it must therefore be better understood, starting with this question: how efficient are the various factors for the project manager in exercising power, i.e. ensuring control over project execution? The case in this paper illustrates the need to address trust and control in the set-up of a project management team, a focus which is also important for STSD in general.

Virtual Teams: How to Operate a Project at Distance?

10.12737/7131 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-24
Author(s):  
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Ekaterina Kudryavtseva
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Virtual Team ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
Team Formation ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Team Success ◽  
Manager Role

Virtual project teams� features that affect a project success are considered in this paper. Most of authors agree that the virtual team success depends largely on human relationships, solidarity and trust, which construction is virtual teams� main problem, than on team members technical skills. However, there are studies which claim that a communications choice determines the project success. This work purpose is to investigate what factors, skills and qualities should prevail among virtual team members, in particular at the team head, which lead to projects successful implementation. Virtual team formation steps had been formulated based on literature review, interviews and experiments; features of work, trust importance, and project manager role had been defined.

The Key to Successful Implementation

2010 ◽  
pp. 310-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bambang Trigunarsyah ◽  
Martin Skitmore
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Project Selection ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Performance Requirements ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Project Lifecycle

Delivering infrastructure projects involves many stakeholders. Their responsibilities and authorities vary over the course of the project lifecycle - from establishing the project parameters and performance requirements, to operating and maintaining the completed infrastructure. To ensure the successful delivery of infrastructure projects, it is important for the project management team to identify and manage the stakeholders and their requirements. This chapter discusses the management of stakeholders in delivering infrastructure projects, from their conception to completion. It includes managing the stakeholders for project selection and involving them to improve project constructability, operability and maintainability

scholarly journals IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF THE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN LITHUANIA: AHP APPROACH

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 350-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neringa Gudienė ◽  
Audrius Banaitis ◽  
Valentinas Podvezko ◽  
Nerija Banaitienė
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Critical Success

This paper proposes the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) as a tool to rank different critical success factors (CSFs) for construction projects in Lithuania. Considering the current lack of understanding of CSFs within the local context, this study is one of the first attempts to gain an understanding of the CSFs in the local industry. Our study revealed that, for construction projects in Lithuania, clear and realistic project goals, project planning, the project manager's competence, relevant past experience of the project management/team, the competence of the project management/team, clear and precise goals/objectives of the client, the project's value, the project's complexity and uniqueness, the project manager's experience, and the client's ability to make timely decisions are the top-ranking CSFs. In view of these findings, the study highlighted the key areas for successful implementation of construction projects in Lithuania.

A4. UNRWA, IMPACT OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SECURITY BARRIER ON THE QALQILYA, TULKARM, AND JENIN DISTRICTS, GAZA CITY, JULY 2003 (EXCERPTS).

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-160
Keyword(s):  
Civil Engineering ◽  
West Bank ◽  
The West ◽  
Full Report ◽  
The World ◽  
Aid Coordination ◽  
President Bush ◽  
Engineering Projects ◽  
The U.S

The separation wall, one of the largest civil engineering projects in Israel's history, has been criticized even by the U.S. administration, with Condoleezza Rice stating at the end of June 2003 that it ““arouses our [U.S.] deep concern”” and President Bush on 25 July calling it ““a problem”” and noting that ““it is very difficult to develop confidence between the Palestinians and Israel with a wall snaking through the West Bank.”” A number of reports have already been issued concerning the wall, including reports by B'Tselem (available at www.btselem.org), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (available at www.palestinianaid.info), and the World Bank's Local Aid Coordination Committee (LACC; also available at www.palestinianaid.info). UNRWA's report focuses on the segment of the wall already completed and is based on field visits to the areas affected by the barriers, with a special emphasis on localities with registered refugees. Notes have been omitted due to space constraints. The full report is available online at www.un.org/unrwa.

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