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Papers by Shalini Gangatharan

The editor of this book has attempted to collect the knowledge and experiences of people who have... more The editor of this book has attempted to collect the knowledge and experiences of people who have been involved with project management and to present them to the reader in concise and well-defined manner to serve as a guide for the implementation of project management. The various authors express their views of the major characteristics of project management. They define a project as a major undertaking requiring the commitment and coordination of various skills and resources. The project manager is the centralized goal director and decision maker on which the success of the project depends.

European Journal of Operational Research, Jan 1, 1996

In the project management literature, quantitative models were developed for project crashing to ... more In the project management literature, quantitative models were developed for project crashing to determine the appropriate activities for crashing at minimal cost. In this paper, we suggest that the project quality may be affected by project crashing and develop linear ...

... 7002934. Project Management Competence : Building Key Skills for Individuals, Teams and Organ... more ... 7002934. Project Management Competence : Building Key Skills for Individuals, Teams and Organizations (1999). ... An analysis of project management methodology as applied to demand forecasting software implementation within a leading apparel corporation (2004): ...

Project Management Handbook, Second Edition, Jan 1, 2008

... This chapter will suggest a strategy for the assessment of the influence of outside or extern... more ... This chapter will suggest a strategy for the assessment of the influence of outside or external project stakeholders and a technique for the management of such stakeholders. OUTSIDESTAKEHOLDER IMPACT Effective management cannot be carried out without considering ...

... Page 4. Page 5. Construction Project Management This On* FQFA-50X-2L8Z Page 6. Page 7. Constr... more ... Page 4. Page 5. Construction Project Management This On* FQFA-50X-2L8Z Page 6. Page 7. Construction Project Management This On» FQFA-50X-2L8Z Page 8. Page 9. ...

International Journal of Project Management, Jan 1, 2002

The application of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) is an approach that can be used to develop a v... more The application of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) is an approach that can be used to develop a variety of management techniques. As a result of the multi-disciplinary nature of project management a variety of dierent applications within project management are possible. The application of the TOC approach to project scheduling led to the development of the``critical chain'' technique that has been the subject of discussions in literature. This paper explains why TOC was initially applied only to project scheduling. A second application of TOC is to manage resources shared by a number of concurrent projects. The basic principles of this second application are discussed in this paper. In addition to the above-mentioned two applications the TOC approach can also be applied to other areas of project management such as project cost management and project risk management. #

Academy of Management …, Jan 1, 2002

Successful product development requires managing tensions-coping with fluctuating contingencies t... more Successful product development requires managing tensions-coping with fluctuating contingencies to foster innovation and efficiency. To investigate this challenge we explore the nature, dynamics, and impacts of contrasting project management styles. Our conceptual framework details emergent and planned styles. Following 80 projects over two-year periods, we find that these styles offer disparate, but interwoven approaches to monitoring, evaluation, and control activities; use of these activities fluctuates over time; a paradoxical blend of styles enhances performance; and uncertainty moderates project management-performance relationships.

Although managing projects has been going on for thousands of years, the practice has only recent... more Although managing projects has been going on for thousands of years, the practice has only recently been recognized as a discipline in its own right. Suddenly master's-level degree programs are springing up at schools throughout the world, and certificate programs are being offered as well. Not only that, but some organizations have begun to ask their contractors to provide only project managers who have been certified as professionals by the Project Management Institute, the professional society for practitioners.

... This book develops a specific viewpoint in discussing the participants, the processes and the... more ... This book develops a specific viewpoint in discussing the participants, the processes and the techniques of project management for construction. ... The unified viewpoint of the entire process of project management in this book differs from nearly all other literature on the subject. ...

This is a long-awaited guide to the actual implementation of a variety of object-oriented softwar... more This is a long-awaited guide to the actual implementation of a variety of object-oriented software-development techniques. It defines the issues that must be resolved in order to manage projects using object-oriented technology. It includes examples from case studies, ...

Proceedings of the PMI Research …, Jan 1, 2002

In prior literature, it has been generally seen that there is no explicit theory of project manag... more In prior literature, it has been generally seen that there is no explicit theory of project management. We contend that it is possible to precisely point out the underlying theoretical foundation of project management as espoused in the PMBOK Guide by PMI and mostly applied in practice. This foundation can be divided into a theory of project and a theory of management. We link theories to the body of knowledge by comparing prescriptions derived from theory to prescriptions presented in the PMBOK. Secondly, we show, by a comparison to competing theories and by an analysis of anomalies (deviations from assumptions or outcomes as implied in the body of knowledge) observed in project management practice, that this foundation is obsolete and has to be substituted by a wider and more powerful theoretical foundation.

International Journal of Project Management, Jan 1, 1996

The role of different project management techniques to implement projects successfully has been w... more The role of different project management techniques to implement projects successfully has been widely established in areas such as the planning and control of time, cost and quality. In spite of this the distinction between the project and project management is less than precise. This paper aims to identify the overlap between the definition of the project and project management and to discuss how the confusion between the two may affect their relationship. It identifies the different individuals involved on the project and project management, together with their objectives, expectations and influences. It demonstrates how a better appreciation of the distinction between the two will bring a higher possibility of project success.

... Home > A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. ... Standard number, ANSI/PMI ... more ... Home > A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. ... Standard number, ANSI/PMI 99-001-2004. Title, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge : PMBOK Guide. This book at Amazon. Edition, 3rd ed. Corporate author(s), Project Management Institute. ...

When the first edition of this handbook was honored with the Institute of Industrial Engineer&amp... more When the first edition of this handbook was honored with the Institute of Industrial Engineer's Book-of-the-Year Award, we as editors felt that we had accomplished our objective,"... to provide project managers and those individuals concerned with project management in ...

Project Management …, Jan 1, 2008

Page 1. 35. Factors Affecting Project Success1 Bruce N. Bakerf David С Murphy Dalmar Fisher Why a... more Page 1. 35. Factors Affecting Project Success1 Bruce N. Bakerf David С Murphy Dalmar Fisher Why are some projects perceived as failures when they have met all the objective standards of success: • —completed on time, • —completed ...

International journal of project management, Jan 1, 1999

This paper provides some thoughts about success criteria for IS±IT project management. Cost, time... more This paper provides some thoughts about success criteria for IS±IT project management. Cost, time and quality (The Iron Triangle), over the last 50 years have become inextricably linked with measuring the success of project management. This is perhaps not surprising, since over the same period those criteria are usually included in the description of project management. Time and costs are at best, only guesses, calculated at a time when least is known about the project. Quality is a phenomenon, it is an emergent property of peoples dierent attitudes and beliefs, which often change over the development life-cycle of a project. Why has project management been so reluctant to adopt other criteria in addition to the Iron Triangle, such as stakeholder bene®ts against which projects can be assessed? This paper proposes a new framework to consider success criteria, The Square Route. #

The book is primarily intended for use as a college textbook for teaching project management at t... more The book is primarily intended for use as a college textbook for teaching project management at the advanced undergraduate or master's level.In contrast to the books that are about project management, this book teaches students how to do project management.

The editor of this book has attempted to collect the knowledge and experiences of people who have... more The editor of this book has attempted to collect the knowledge and experiences of people who have been involved with project management and to present them to the reader in concise and well-defined manner to serve as a guide for the implementation of project management. The various authors express their views of the major characteristics of project management. They define a project as a major undertaking requiring the commitment and coordination of various skills and resources. The project manager is the centralized goal director and decision maker on which the success of the project depends.

European Journal of Operational Research, Jan 1, 1996

In the project management literature, quantitative models were developed for project crashing to ... more In the project management literature, quantitative models were developed for project crashing to determine the appropriate activities for crashing at minimal cost. In this paper, we suggest that the project quality may be affected by project crashing and develop linear ...

... 7002934. Project Management Competence : Building Key Skills for Individuals, Teams and Organ... more ... 7002934. Project Management Competence : Building Key Skills for Individuals, Teams and Organizations (1999). ... An analysis of project management methodology as applied to demand forecasting software implementation within a leading apparel corporation (2004): ...

Project Management Handbook, Second Edition, Jan 1, 2008

... This chapter will suggest a strategy for the assessment of the influence of outside or extern... more ... This chapter will suggest a strategy for the assessment of the influence of outside or external project stakeholders and a technique for the management of such stakeholders. OUTSIDESTAKEHOLDER IMPACT Effective management cannot be carried out without considering ...

... Page 4. Page 5. Construction Project Management This On* FQFA-50X-2L8Z Page 6. Page 7. Constr... more ... Page 4. Page 5. Construction Project Management This On* FQFA-50X-2L8Z Page 6. Page 7. Construction Project Management This On» FQFA-50X-2L8Z Page 8. Page 9. ...

International Journal of Project Management, Jan 1, 2002

The application of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) is an approach that can be used to develop a v... more The application of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) is an approach that can be used to develop a variety of management techniques. As a result of the multi-disciplinary nature of project management a variety of dierent applications within project management are possible. The application of the TOC approach to project scheduling led to the development of the``critical chain'' technique that has been the subject of discussions in literature. This paper explains why TOC was initially applied only to project scheduling. A second application of TOC is to manage resources shared by a number of concurrent projects. The basic principles of this second application are discussed in this paper. In addition to the above-mentioned two applications the TOC approach can also be applied to other areas of project management such as project cost management and project risk management. #

Academy of Management …, Jan 1, 2002

Successful product development requires managing tensions-coping with fluctuating contingencies t... more Successful product development requires managing tensions-coping with fluctuating contingencies to foster innovation and efficiency. To investigate this challenge we explore the nature, dynamics, and impacts of contrasting project management styles. Our conceptual framework details emergent and planned styles. Following 80 projects over two-year periods, we find that these styles offer disparate, but interwoven approaches to monitoring, evaluation, and control activities; use of these activities fluctuates over time; a paradoxical blend of styles enhances performance; and uncertainty moderates project management-performance relationships.

Although managing projects has been going on for thousands of years, the practice has only recent... more Although managing projects has been going on for thousands of years, the practice has only recently been recognized as a discipline in its own right. Suddenly master's-level degree programs are springing up at schools throughout the world, and certificate programs are being offered as well. Not only that, but some organizations have begun to ask their contractors to provide only project managers who have been certified as professionals by the Project Management Institute, the professional society for practitioners.

... This book develops a specific viewpoint in discussing the participants, the processes and the... more ... This book develops a specific viewpoint in discussing the participants, the processes and the techniques of project management for construction. ... The unified viewpoint of the entire process of project management in this book differs from nearly all other literature on the subject. ...

This is a long-awaited guide to the actual implementation of a variety of object-oriented softwar... more This is a long-awaited guide to the actual implementation of a variety of object-oriented software-development techniques. It defines the issues that must be resolved in order to manage projects using object-oriented technology. It includes examples from case studies, ...

Proceedings of the PMI Research …, Jan 1, 2002

In prior literature, it has been generally seen that there is no explicit theory of project manag... more In prior literature, it has been generally seen that there is no explicit theory of project management. We contend that it is possible to precisely point out the underlying theoretical foundation of project management as espoused in the PMBOK Guide by PMI and mostly applied in practice. This foundation can be divided into a theory of project and a theory of management. We link theories to the body of knowledge by comparing prescriptions derived from theory to prescriptions presented in the PMBOK. Secondly, we show, by a comparison to competing theories and by an analysis of anomalies (deviations from assumptions or outcomes as implied in the body of knowledge) observed in project management practice, that this foundation is obsolete and has to be substituted by a wider and more powerful theoretical foundation.

International Journal of Project Management, Jan 1, 1996

The role of different project management techniques to implement projects successfully has been w... more The role of different project management techniques to implement projects successfully has been widely established in areas such as the planning and control of time, cost and quality. In spite of this the distinction between the project and project management is less than precise. This paper aims to identify the overlap between the definition of the project and project management and to discuss how the confusion between the two may affect their relationship. It identifies the different individuals involved on the project and project management, together with their objectives, expectations and influences. It demonstrates how a better appreciation of the distinction between the two will bring a higher possibility of project success.

... Home > A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. ... Standard number, ANSI/PMI ... more ... Home > A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. ... Standard number, ANSI/PMI 99-001-2004. Title, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge : PMBOK Guide. This book at Amazon. Edition, 3rd ed. Corporate author(s), Project Management Institute. ...

When the first edition of this handbook was honored with the Institute of Industrial Engineer&amp... more When the first edition of this handbook was honored with the Institute of Industrial Engineer's Book-of-the-Year Award, we as editors felt that we had accomplished our objective,"... to provide project managers and those individuals concerned with project management in ...

Project Management …, Jan 1, 2008

Page 1. 35. Factors Affecting Project Success1 Bruce N. Bakerf David С Murphy Dalmar Fisher Why a... more Page 1. 35. Factors Affecting Project Success1 Bruce N. Bakerf David С Murphy Dalmar Fisher Why are some projects perceived as failures when they have met all the objective standards of success: • —completed on time, • —completed ...

International journal of project management, Jan 1, 1999

This paper provides some thoughts about success criteria for IS±IT project management. Cost, time... more This paper provides some thoughts about success criteria for IS±IT project management. Cost, time and quality (The Iron Triangle), over the last 50 years have become inextricably linked with measuring the success of project management. This is perhaps not surprising, since over the same period those criteria are usually included in the description of project management. Time and costs are at best, only guesses, calculated at a time when least is known about the project. Quality is a phenomenon, it is an emergent property of peoples dierent attitudes and beliefs, which often change over the development life-cycle of a project. Why has project management been so reluctant to adopt other criteria in addition to the Iron Triangle, such as stakeholder bene®ts against which projects can be assessed? This paper proposes a new framework to consider success criteria, The Square Route. #

The book is primarily intended for use as a college textbook for teaching project management at t... more The book is primarily intended for use as a college textbook for teaching project management at the advanced undergraduate or master's level.In contrast to the books that are about project management, this book teaches students how to do project management.