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2025, International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management

New graduates are often placed into project management roles, but may face challenges in these roles. This study surveyed managers from Brazilian organizations and gathered information on the environment, practices and results of projects where new graduates were in project management roles. In-depth interviews were executed with a subset of these managers to further collect insights into issues surrounding new graduates’ performance in project management. This paper examines the preparation and performance of new graduates in project management roles. It addresses specific project management skills and competencies that are involved in delivering successful projects and how these relate to project success or failure. The conclusions determined that new graduates are often not fully prepared for project management roles and fail to conduct comprehensive project preparations, often missing risk management; their soft skills are not fully developed creating further challenges; and the...

2025, IJISRT

The adoption of smart farming has altered food production by increasing efficiency, sustainability, and productivity. However, there is a digital divide, with affluent countries such as the United States benefiting from advanced agricultural technologies, nevertheless, many African countries face limited access to digital tools, inadequate infrastructure, and financial restraints. This disparity has implications for food security, economic development, and global agricultural sustainability, prompting an in-depth examination of the factors impacting smart farming adoption in different regions. This review examines the benefits and impact of smart farming adoption on agricultural productivity, as well as identifies the potential benefits of cross-regional knowledge sharing across the United States and Africa. The findings indicate that smart farming technologies have considerably increased agricultural productivity and sustainability in the United States, due to strong government initiatives, public-private collaborations, and widespread digital infrastructure. In contrast, African farmers confront limited broadband connection, financial constraints, and insufficient institutional support, which restricts the adoption of precision agriculture and data-driven farming. Therefore, bridging the digital divide in agriculture necessitates a comprehensive approach that combines technology, policy, and capacitybuilding efforts.

2025

The identification of temporary (horizontal) leaders is a difficult proposition for project managers. In the absence of knowledge or lack of skill, project managers tend to identify and empower reliable team members to temporarily lead aspects or phases of a project (Müller, et al., 2017B;. An appointment to a temporary leadership position on a project is often the first formal step into a project management role . Prior to the Balanced Project Leadership Framework (Müller, et al., 2017A) and the Chinese study of Müller, et al., (2017B), research was lacking for demonstrating the benefits of using temporary (horizontal) leaders on complex projects. The concept of balanced project leadership is still in its infancy with diminutive evidence to ratify it as a reliable method of project leadership. Using the second event (identification) of the Balanced Project Leadership Framework, Müller, et al., (2017B) created three themes demonstrating how horizontal leaders are identified. Additional to the author conducting similar research, the fourth event (governance) of the Balanced Project Leadership Framework will also be examined based on the recommendation by Müller, et al., (2017A) to further develop the framework. Based on first order responses and second order construct findings , the researcher presents a new holistic framework, illustrating how horizontal leaders can be identified, governed and lead projects to success. The findings will demonstrate how organisations can save on cost by implementing approriate organisational structures, internal human recourse capabilities and a culture that is hospitable to projects and change. The author also considers the new framework favourable for both academics and future project leaders to use as a guide for understanding the expectations and requirements for being a successful project leader.

2025

2025, IGI Global eBooks

As the number of open source software (OSS) projects in health care grows rapidly, researchers are faced with the challenge of understanding and explaining the success of the open source phenomenon. This paper proposes a research framework that examines the roles of project sponsorship, license type, development status and technological complements in the success of open source health information technology (HIT) projects and it develops a systematic method for classifying projects based on their success potential. Drawing from economic theory, a novel proposition in our framework suggests that higher project-license restrictiveness will increase OSS adoption, because organizations will be more confident that the OSS project will remain open source in the future. We apply the framework to a sample of open source software projects in health care. Our findings suggest that although project sponsorship and license restrictiveness influence project metrics they are not significant predictors of project success categorization. On the other hand, development status, operating system and programming language are significant predictors of an OSS project's success categorization. We discuss research and application implications and suggest future research directions.

2025

Much of the work developed in organizations occurs as projects and this tendency is crescent. The Project Management Office (PMO) is an organizational entity with responsibilities related to the centralization and coordination of projects under its domain. In fact, PMOs can fill many different roles or functions in different organizations. In this way, it is not possible to state that PMOs filling specific functions are better than others, more general and preemptive. The decision about which functions a PMO might fill in a specific context will most likely be influenced by this context. However, since too many organizations tend to repeat the same mistakes too often and also reinvent the wheel, knowledge management seems to be an important integrative function with impacts on organizational learning and consequentially on project performance. As project managers tend to give lower priority to everything that does not directly contribute to their project, if this knowledge management is not well done and adopted, it will simply be ignored. In this way, this conceptual paper aims to answer how PMOs manage project's knowledge. Through a systematic review based approach in three search engines: ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Wiley, we obtained a classification divided into four themes: communities of practice, knowledge broker, lessons learned and project performance, which were then synthesized. The cyclic work composed by the first three themes tends to increase project performance and thus strengthening and legitimizing the PMO presence in an organization. Lessons learned refinement and storage in an accessible and readable way seem to be the strong one to be emphasized by PMOs. As the majority of studies were based on qualitative investigations sustained by interviews, observations and focus groups, it is necessary a major number of empirical studies about how PMOs can better facilitate the groups and how tacit knowledge can be better codified to be used in future cases.

2025

Citation: Collins, JS & Schragle-Law, S. (March, 2010). IT Project Teams and Their Leaders: Interaction Expectations. Leadership and Organizational Management, 2010, 1. ... IT Project Teams and Their Leaders: Interaction Expectations ...... more

2025, Ph.D. Dissertation

ABSTRACT Effective project management is crucial for the successful completion of projects across various industries. A key factor in successful project management is the leadership style of the project manager and its impact on the... more

2025, international journal of research and scientific innovation (IJRSI)

Leadership often influences organisational performance. The level of competence of a leader determines the impact of leadership on performance criteria. For maximum impact, project managers' leadership competence must extend through all levels of organizational setting. Researches' have been conducted on the influence of leadership on performance. However, focused on factors identified as key performance criteria. More recent work has identified other relevant performance criteria that were left out in previous attestations. This work considers all criteria adjudged to be relevant in literature to establish the level of influence. A questionnaire was administered among construction stakeholders in private and public sectors of the construction industry in Nigeria. Seven performance criteria and five leadership competence were the subject of the research through self-administration of the questionnaires. Both descriptive and correlation analysis were used to analyse the relationship between Project Managers Leadership Competencies and the Performance of construction projects. The results of the study established a significant correlation (0.616) between Project Managers' Leadership Competencies and Project Performance. However, the competency factors indicate different levels of correlation with the project Performance criteria. The factor "Communicate expectations" is the most critical Leadership Competency that influences each performance criteria. The study recommends that clients take competencies of project leaders seriously without abstracting the "communicate expectations" factor in order to improve project success. Wider leadership competence criteria such as, competency profiles, information management, professional development, leadership skills, and strategic leadership roles of project managers be considered in future study.

2025

Slides Why don't we terminate failing IT projects? • Definition of IT project failure • Theory of IT project termination • The Marginal Cost Trap • Literature review: Definitions of project failure • Case studies: Five failed IT projects

2025, Journal of Chinese Human Resources Management

Purpose
Through the lens of social cognitive theory, this study investigates the impact of perceived leadership communication on project success (PS), with team resilience as a mediator and occupational self-efficacy (OSE) as a moderator. The perception of leadership communication is a critical determinant of PS.
Methodology
Time-lagged data were collected from 320 employees working in project-based organizations within the construction industry of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. The data were analyzed using Smart PLS 4.0 and Process Macro.
Findings
The results reveal a significant relationship between perceived leadership communication and PS. Team resilience is a significant mediator between perceived leadership communication and PS, while OSE strengthens the relationship between perceived leadership and team resilience.
Implications for theory and practice
The study advances the understanding of human behavior within organizational contexts, offering valuable insights for developing employee-friendly work policies aimed at achieving PS and enhancing productivity. The findings are particularly relevant for practitioners and researchers, shedding light on the complex dynamics of leadership, team resilience, and individual self-efficacy in achieving project success. By recognizing the multifaceted nature of project success and the underlying mechanisms at play, organizations can better equip themselves to navigate challenges, capitalize on opportunities, and achieve successful project outcomes in today's dynamic and competitive landscape.

2025, Project Leadership and Society

This paper shows how causes and mechanisms behind past information technology (IT) project failures can be used for systematic risk mitigation in new IT projects. This is significant because successful IT projects are needed to realise the benefit potential of digitalisation, whereas failed IT projects overspend resources and underdeliver benefits. In this paper we a) identify factors and causes that lead to IT project failure, b) analyse the consistency over time of the identified factors and causes, c) expose mechanisms of failure by analysing failure factors, causes, and common features of IT projects, and d) show how this knowledge can be used in IT project risk evaluations. The paper uses hermeneutic literature review, statistical analysis of failure factors in the literature, content analysis of the reviewed literature, and process tracing.

2025, Hafiz Muhammad Ahmed Siddiqui

In light of rising global supply chain disruptions, firms must implement robust and agile supply chain strategies to retain performance. This study looks at the impact of Supply Chain Resilience (SCR) on Organizational Performance (OP), using Supply Chain Agility (SCA) as a mediating variable and Digital Transformation (DT) as a moderating factor. The results of structural equation modeling show a substantial positive association between SCR and OP (β = 0.447, p = 0.000), indicating that firms with strong resilience systems can better traverse supply chain uncertainties and improve performance. SCA mediates the SCR-OP link (β = 0.15, p = 0.000), highlighting the importance of agility in leveraging resilience for a competitive advantage. The study also demonstrates that DT moderates the Moreover, SCA is found to mediate the SCR-OP relationship (β = 0.15, p = 0.000), emphasizing the pivotal role of agility in transforming resilience into a competitive edge. The study also reveals that DT moderates the effect of SCR on OP (β = 0.087, p = 0.000), highlighting the importance of digital technologies in amplifying resilience-led performance outcomes. The model demonstrates strong explanatory power, with R² values of 0.364 for OP and 0.423 for SCA, and predictive relevance supported by Q² values of 0.261 and 0.209, respectively. Conclusively, results highlight the basic strategic importance pertinent to synergizing resilience, agility, and digital transformation to enhance supply chain effectiveness. Managerial implications include prioritizing investments in digital tools, comprehensive risk management systems, and agility-enhancing practices to develop resilient, future-ready supply chains. Future studies are encouraged to examine additional moderators—such as leadership style and environmental uncertainty—and mediators like knowledge management and supply chain collaboration, preferably through longitudinal designs across varied industry contexts. This study expands the evolving field of supply chain management, theory of resilience, and digital transformation by offering an integrated model to drive organizational performance in turbulent environments.

2025

L’approche gestion par bassin versant devient de plus en plus importante dans la gestion des territoires puisqu’elle permet de prendre en compte non seulement la continuité naturelle de l’espace, mais aussi les réalités sociales,... more

2025, Construction Management and Economics

Stakeholder impact analysis of infrastructure project management in developing countries : a study of perception of project managers in state-owned engineering firms in Vietnam. Construction Management and Economics, 27(11). pp. 1129-1140.

2025, Defining and Measuring Project Success: A Comparative Analysis of Two Key Studies

Project success, project management success, and project success criteria are pivotal concepts in modern project management, drawing considerable academic and professional interest. This paper critically evaluates two studies addressing the challenges of defining and measuring project success: Shokri-Ghasabeh and Kavousi-Chabok (2009) and Lamprou and Vagiona (2018). The first study employs a mixed-methods approach to explore conceptual ambiguities in project success and project management success, identifying stakeholder perspectives as central to resolving these ambiguities. Despite offering practical insights, the study’s findings are limited by a low survey response rate. The second study conducts an extensive literature review, categorizing over 20 success criteria and 400 critical success factors, emphasizing the need for context-sensitive evaluation frameworks. While theoretically robust, it lacks empirical validation. This evaluation compares the studies’ methodologies, findings, and contributions, highlighting their complementary strengths. The paper concludes by recommending a combined methodological approach and the development of a context-sensitive framework to enhance the understanding and application of project success criteria and factors in diverse contexts. These insights aim to bridge the gap between theory and practice in project management research and practice.

2025, Texila International Journal of Management

This research explores the crucial role of risk management in enhancing project success amid prevalent project failures linked to inadequate risk practices. In today’s complex project environments, organizations face uncertainties that can derail objectives and hinder performance. Despite a focus on effective project management methodologies, many projects still fall short of meeting their goals due to overlooked risks and insufficient assessment processes. This study aims to identify common risks affecting project success across sectors and evaluate current risk management practices among project managers. By employing both quantitative and qualitative methods, this study highlights significant gaps in existing practices and proposes a comprehensive framework for integrating risk management throughout the project lifecycle. The research findings provide actionable insights and practical recommendations to improve project outcomes and advance the field of project management by enhancing understanding of effective risk management strategies.

2025, Managing Project in Post Conflict Countries: The Case of Liberia

Management Projects in Post-Conflict Countries: The Case of Liberia" cataloged both the practical and theoretical experience of the author after more than 20 years as a senior program officer, project manager, project coordinator, and monitoring and evaluation specialist in Liberia and the United States. Contents combined literature review, theoretical knowledge gathering, and practical experience from involvement in different projects, programs, and other strategic arrangements. This publication targets existing, emerging, and new project management practitioners and professionals interested in this fast-evolving project and program management field. The overall objective of this publication is to add to the existing body of knowledge in the field of project management and provide a post-conflict context, using Liberia as a case study. This book will attempt to explore and outline some of the key issues that hamper effective project management and cause project delays and failures. Moreover, it will guide some key project management strategies, tools, and approaches that can foster project success.

2025, Sistemasi: Jurnal Sistem Informasi

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the successful implementation of IT projects is increasingly contingent upon effective organizational change management (OCM). This research paper explores the intersection of OCM and IT project delivery, proposing a comprehensive framework that integrates these two critical domains. The evaluation process will be conducted through a combination of surveys and interviews. The survey will focus on key elements such as the effectiveness of integration practices, challenges faced, and the impact on project outcomes, targeting professionals involved in OCM and IT project delivery. Statistical validation of the data will be carried out using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the findings. Our findings reveal that the alignment of OCM with IT project delivery not only enhances project success rates but also promotes sustainable organizational transformation. This integrated approach ensures that technological advancements are supported by a well-prepared workforce, thereby minimizing resistance and maximizing adoption. The paper concludes with practical recommendations for practitioners aiming to bridge the gap between OCM and IT project delivery, ultimately fostering a more agile and resilient organizational environment.

2025, Article

The construction and development sector is considered as the backbone of any growing economy. Globally, the construction industry (CI) has experienced significant growth alongside increasingly complex projects that involve multidisciplinary stakeholders such as clients, consultants and contractors, known as the 3Cs. Despite modern efforts towards digitalisation and the introduction of technology, this industry was among the most impacted by COVID-19 in many countries. The 3Cs have faced impediments in practicing their respective roles. This research utilises a mixed methodology approach by utilising an extensive literature review combined with statistical analysis to study the impacts on working practices of the 3Cs of the CI in Pakistan. The six major impact factors were related to planning and overhead cost, manufacturing and shipping, permit issuance, liquidated damages, cash flows, material availability and delivery. Among the six factors, delays in permit issuance and materials availability were the two global factors investigated in the study. The significance of the impact factors was further justified by comparative analysis with existing literature. The study further revealed that contractors were the most affected party within the 3Cs of the CI in Pakistan. The findings of this study are significant to tackle such a pandemic in the future, by suggesting effective emerging practices which may also be made and enforced as regulations by the government.

2025

Purpose-The purpose of this study is to investigate the key characteristics of artificial intelligence (AI) in organizational settings, analyze its capacity to reduce customer service jobs in favor of more advanced roles and analyze its efficacy in candidate screening by emphasizing performance. Design/methodology/approach-A comprehensive analysis of 40 papers is performed using the PRISMA method based on data from Web of Science, Scopus, Emerald and Google Scholar. Findings-The findings show optimized human resource management operations such as recruiting and performance monitoring, resulting in increased precision in hiring and decreased employee turnover. Customer service automation redistributes human labor to more intricate positions that need analytical reasoning and empathetic skills. Practical implications-The study has two key implications. First, AI can streamline customer service, freeing up human workers for more complex tasks. Second, AI may increase candidate screening accuracy and efficiency, improving recruiting outcomes and organizational performance. Originality/value-The study adds to the current literature by shedding light on the intricate relationships between AI and organizational performance and providing insights into the processes underpinning trust-building in AI technology.

2025, LASU Postgraduate School Journal (LPSJ)

This paper examined the adoption and use of validity in qualitative research studies in management sciences. Usage of validity is common in quantitative research, and it is a way of identifying extent of instrument's consistency over time and that the research is true to its procedures respectively. However, Qualitative research has redefined the use of validity to have cogent research finding. The concepts of quality, trustworthiness, adequacy, transferability, authenticity dependability, credibility, applicability and conformability are axiom as appropriate terms need for validity in management sciences when conducting qualitative research study. The study adopted exploratory research approach and it depends on information from past studies and reports. The study interrogates the relevant literature to validity in qualitative research. Nevertheless, for further openness of qualitative research based on findings, the study, concluded that qualitative research removes the concerns of bias whilst also enhances researchers' openness of data on research conducted so as to reflect the multiple ways of establishing facts of research.

2025, LASU Postgraduate School Journal (LPSJ)

Boosting project risk control, as evidence for financial instruments, can assist the sustenance of project success to cushion builders' income, and ensure adequate property safety in Lagos State Nigeria. This study examined the relationship between risk control techniques and project success, with empirical evidence drawn from building construction companies in Lagos State. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design cum double sampling technique; comprising judgmental and convenience. The study employed a structured questionnaire to gather data from a population of 147 participants. Descriptive statistic, Friedman's rank test and simple regression techniques were adopted in the data analysis. The study revealed the rank-order analysis of risk control techniques and project success criteria. The results also displayed the positive relationship between risk control techniques and project success criteria of selected building construction companies in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study recommended that Government agency, saddled with building control in Lagos State, should ensure physical inspection is carried out on public building (either completely or under construction) in order to compel builders for proper control identification. Having carried out physical inspection, it is important for builders to be enlightened on builders 'liability insurance, as a risk control mechanism, to ensure that buildings under construction are covered by contractor's all-risk insurance policy.

2025, Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences

This study investigates the critical drivers of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in SMEs.
The mediating role of AI adoption on the relationship between leadership vision, change
management capability, competitive pressure, trading partnerships, and SME performance
is also investigated. This research employs a quantitative methodology, collecting data
through structured questionnaires from senior and middle-level managers of manufacturing
SMEs in Pakistan. Data were analyzed using the software SmartPLS for partial least
squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The results reveal that trading
partnerships are the most critical drivers of AI adoption in SMEs within an emerging
economy, followed by change management capabilities and leadership vision. These
factors contribute to improving SME performance in competitive and resource-constrained
markets, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal 9 (industry, innovation, and
infrastructure). Additionally, AI adoption mediates the relationship between trading
partnerships, competitive pressure, and SME performance. This research uncovers unique
insights by integrating the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework,
Resource-based view theory, and diffusion of innovations theory simultaneously in a
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proposed research framework that tests the critical drivers of AI adoption in SMEs within
an emerging economy.
Keywords: AI adoption, SME performance, industry 4.0, competitive pressure, trading partnerships, technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework, leadership vision.

2024, Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management

The purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of project team on implementation of irrigation water management improvement projects. The focus of the study was on the project consultants, project contractors, project client and project beneficiaries of the Mwea irrigation water management improvement project, Mwea, Kenya. The problem the study seeks to address is implementation of irrigation water management improvement projects with regards to the project team. The research designs for this study were descriptive and correlation research designs. Descriptive research design will be used to measure the centrality of data through measures of mean and standard deviation. Correlation research design was used to measure the relationships of the variables under investigation. The study sampled 133 respondents drawn from four villages within Mwea area. A questionnaire was used to collect data which includes close-ended and Likert scale question items. The descriptive analysis o...

2024, International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology

The low penetration of information technologies and systems in most sectors of developing nations is responsible for its slow-paced development. Project execution faces the challenges of improper use of project resources and the traditional project management of the project lifecycle. The lifecycle of project development tends to follow traditional/manual procedures. Therefore, there is need to explores the influence of project management information system on project outcomes in Nigeria. Questionnaire was used to collect data from 130 respondents with primary aim of investigating the adoption of PMIS tools in the management of projects and their significant influence on the project outcome. Collected data were analyzed quantitatively using statistics. The use of Project Management Information System application tools and the frequency of its usage were the key components of PMIS implementation that were observed to have significant influences on project outcomes. The use of PMIS tools is positively related to the project outcomes. This suggests an expected improvement in project outcome with the continuous use of PMIS tools. With the advancement in technology and globalization of the world economy, organizations must take advantage of information systems. Organizations in developing nations must evolve to become technology-driven for better project outcomes.

2024, https://ssrn.com/abstract=5049345

Artificial intelligence has taken a central role in various industries in the past decade as the importance of data has been at the forefront of all business decisions and policies. However, the increasing introduction of AI is proposed to alter entire project management enterprises as online platforms and applications have arisen, providing users with AI emotional intelligence, project management, and organizational tools. Bots are able to create reports, provide analysis, and facilitate headway by generating prioritized tasks and delegating to individuals through teamwork recommendation engines. However, the potential for AI to completely automate project management and Scrum Master tasks and remove job opportunities has yet to be comprehensively discussed. (Auth et al.2021)(Najdawi and Shaheen2021)(Josyula et al.2023

2024, IJFAES, Vol (3), No (10), October 2024

هدفت الدراسة إلى التعرف على العلاقة بين ثقافة المخاطر بأبعادها (تطبيق سياسات وإجراءات إدارة المخاطر، مستوى الوعي بالمخاطر) واتخاذ القرار بأبعاده (جودة القرارات المتخذة، دعم الإدارة العليا) بالتطبيق على الهيئة العامة للأوقاف كقطاع شبه حكومي، والتعرف على مستوى إدراك موظفي الهيئة بأهمية إدارة المخاطر من خلال دراسة أبعاد الدراسة والعلاقة بين المتغيرين (ثقافة المخاطر واتخاذ القرار). واتبع هذا البحث استخدام المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، كما تم الاعتماد على الاستبانة كأداة لجمع المعلومات الأولية، وتكون مجتمع الدراسة من منسوبين الهيئة العامة للأوقاف، وبلغ عددهم 500)) مبحوثًا. حيث تم دراسة عينة عشوائية بلغ حجمها (217) فرد وتم استخدام برامج الحزمة الإحصائية SPSS وExcel لتحليل البيانات حيث اعتمد عدد من الأساليب الإحصائية في تحليل فرضيات البحث. وقد خلصت نتائج البحث إلى مجموعة من النتائج الرئيسية منها، أولاً: أبعاد محور ثقافة المخاطر حصل تطبيق سياسات وإجراءات إدارة المخاطر على متوسط إجمالي 4.0285 وانحراف معياري: 0.0984، وحصل البعد الأخر مستوى الوعي بالمخاطر على متوسط إجمالي 4.1522 وانحراف معياري 0.1308 ثانيًا: أبعاد محور اتخاذ القرار حصل جودة القرارات المتخذة على متوسط إجمالي 4.0285 وانحراف معياري 0.0984، وحصل البعد الأخر دعم الإدارة العليا على متوسط إجمالي هو 4.0199 وانحراف معياري 0.92582 وأيضًا هناك علاقة إيجابية ذات دلالة إحصائية بين ثقافة المخاطر بأبعادها واتخاذ القرار بأبعاده، وتوصل البحث لعدد من التوصيات منها: ‏ توفير الدعم اللازم لإدارة المخاطر من قبل الإدارة العليا للمساعدة في تطبيق السياسات والإجراءات داخل المنظمة وذلك لضمان الالتزام بين جميع المستويات الإدارية، تطوير استراتيجية شاملة لدعم ثقافة المخاطر ضمن الاستراتيجيات الإدارية هذه الاستراتيجية ستسهم في توحيد الرؤية وتعزيز التكامل بين الإدارات لتحقيق أهداف المنظمة بفعالية أكبر، تشجيع التوجه لاستغلال المخاطر كفرص للنمو مما يعزز الأداء المؤسسي.

2024, Journal of Project, Program & Portfolio Management

This paper aims to study the improvement of project success in organizations by integrating knowledge management strategies with project management practices in a typical project lifecycle. According to the Standish Group’s Chaos Report for 2009, only 32% of all surveyed projects are considered to be successful and are delivered on time, on budget, with the required features and functions. This could be an indication that project management practitioners have not fully acquired and transferred knowledge learned from past projects to ensure a higher success rate for current and future projects. Knowledge management is an emerging discipline and practice in organizations. This paper proposes an integrated model that combines knowledge management with project management to improve project success and thus contribute towards competitiveness and sustainability in organizations.

2024, IJSR, Vol (3), No (11), November 2024

هدف هذا البحث الى التعرف على المهارات التربوية والفنية والتجهيزات اللازم توفرها لتطبيق إستراتيجية الصف المقلوب لدى معلمي التربية الخاصة. وقد تم تحديد السؤال الرئيسي للبحث كالتالي: المهارات اللازم توفرها لدى معلمي التربية الخاصة لتطبيق استراتيجية الصف المقلوب لدى طلاب المرحلة المتوسطة بمدارس جدة؟ وتحقيقا لأهداف البحث تم استخدام المنهج الوصفي حيث تكونت عينة البحث من (68) من معلمي التربية الخاصة بمدينة جدة. وبغرض جمع بيانات البحث تم اعداد استبانة مكونة من ثلاثة محاور (التربوية، الفنية، التجهيزات)، وقد أسفرت نتائج البحث عن وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية عند مستوى الدلالة (0.05) بين متوسطي درجات متغير الدورات التدريبية وكانت هذه الفروق لصالح الأفراد اللذين اجابتهم بنعم. كما أشارت النتائج بعدم وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين سنوات الخبرة عند مستوى الدلالة الإحصائية (0.05) . ثم اوضحت النتائج بأن متغير المؤهل العلمي توصل الى عدم وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين المؤهل العلمي مع المحاور ككل، أي غير دال احصائياً. وعليه فإن البحث يستنتج أن المهارات التربوية لإدارة المواقف التعليمية الالكترونية تتناسب بطريقة موضوعية مع خصائص المتعلمين، حيث جاءت بنسبة مئوية متوسطة بلغت (52.9%)، ايضا ان تحفيز الطلاب وتشجيعهم على المشاركة في الصف المقلوب جاءت نسبتها المئوية متوسطة وبلغت (44.1%)، كما بينت النتائج بأن عبارة التعامل مع الأجهزة التقنية المتنوعة في الصف والتي جاءت في محور (المهارات الفنية التقنية) ظهرت بنسبة مئوية متوسطة بلغت (60.3%)، كما بينت نتائج محور (التجهيزات) أن العبارة أجهزة الكمبيوتر الشخصية أو الأجهزة اللوحية جاءت بنسبة مئوية متوسطة بلغت (48.5%)، وعبارة منصات التعليم عن بعد والتطبيقات التعليمية جاءت بنسبة مئوية متوسطة بلغت (41.2%). ومما اسفرت النتائج فإن الباحث يوصي بضرورة الأخذ بالمهارات اللازمة من أجل تطبيق استراتيجية الصف المقلوب لدى مدارس التربية الخاصة لما لها من أثر إيجابي على المتعلمين ومسيرتهم التعليمية.

2024, Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Owed to their enormous impact on the sustainable development of energy security, climate change, and the economy, multiple renewable-energy projects are carried out around the world, both in developed and in developing countries. Since the construction of renewable energy project is an entrepreneurial activity, there is a big concern about the success of such projects. Although pertinent literature suggests several methodologies to enhance the success of various projects, renewable-energy projects are still overlooked. This study identifies multiple critical success factors (CSFs), required for renewable-energy projects. Using a sample of 272 firms working on renewable energy projects in Pakistan, a quantitative and causal study was undertaken to identify the critical success factors (CSFs). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to test and verify hypothesis. The results show that there is a strong direct dependency of project success over the proposed factors, however envi...

2024, South African Journal of Industrial Engineering

This study aims to determine the project management maturity level of four organisations in the Lesotho Water Sector. It assesses its influence on perceived project success by undertaking case studies in these organisations. It, therefore, contributes to the limited literature on project management maturity in the water sector in Africa. The results indicated that the average project management maturity was 2, with one organisation at a maturity level of 3. A total of 53% of executed projects were perceived as successful. The study found that highmaturity-level organisations tend to execute projects more successfully. Additional factors that may lead to project failure in this sector were identified. OPSOMMING Hierdie studie het ten doel om die projekbestuur-volwassenheidvlak van vier organisasies in die Lesotho-watersektor te bepaal. Dit beoordeel die invloed daarvan op waargenome projeksukses deur gevallestudies in hierdie organisasies te onderneem. Dit dra dus by tot die beperkte literatuur oor projekbestuurvolwassenheid in die watersektor en in Afrika. Die resultate het aangedui dat die gemiddelde projekbestuurvolwassenheid 2 was, met een organisasie op 'n volwassenheidsvlak van 3. Altesaam 53% van uitgevoerde projekte is as suksesvol beskou. Die studie het bevind dat hoë-volwassenheid-vlak organisasies geneig is om projekte meer suksesvol uit te voer. Bykomende faktore wat tot projekmislukking in hierdie sektor kan lei, is geïdentifiseer.

2024

This study investigates the impact of modern technology on photographic memory among university students at African Rural University, focusing on how digital tools influence memory retention and recall. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, the research combines quantitative memory assessments with qualitative interviews and surveys to explore students' experiences and perceptions. Findings indicate a complex relationship where extensive technology use-particularly smartphones correlate with diminished self-reported memory confidence and recall capabilities. Despite acknowledging that technology may hinder their innate memory abilities, students often rely on these tools for academic success. Visual and auditory memory tests revealed that many participants struggled with detailed recall, reinforcing concerns about cognitive overload. The study concludes that while technology offers organizational benefits, it may simultaneously impair natural memory functions, highlighting the need for balanced technology integration in educational practices. Recommendations include training on memory strategies, practice sessions, and promoting active recall techniques to enhance memory retention amidst technological reliance. Future research should explore the long-term effects of technology use on memory development.

2024, Construction Management and Economics

2024, International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology

It delivers the most accurate and noiseless experience utilizing the best in language and machine learning to comprehend and respond to the inquiries of people. The technical architecture of the Bing GPT Voice Assistant is covered in this paper, along with the data processing pipelines, voice recognition technology integration, and underlying machine learning models. It also examines the difficulties encountered in the development process, including protecting user privacy, responding to a variety of user inquiries, and preserving conversational context over lengthy exchanges. The work also aims to study and comprehend the design procedure, effectiveness and efficiency, which aids in the progression of audio technology. Voice technology users get the advantage of voice assistance because the work helps in the process's continuation by enabling readers to know the design and working.

2024

The inevitable tollgate decision meeting when the project manager is asked to compromise the project plan in order to get a pass and move the project into execution stage. This thesis research studies the reasons and solutions for negotiation difficulties of the contents of the project plan between project managers and steering groups. Tough negotiations on resources commonly exist in many projects and many organizations and, in order to reach an agreement, project managers have no choice but to adjust the figures in the project plan to the demands. However, this adjustment quite often leads to the project not reaching its goal either in cost, time or quality. Project planning, as a part of project management, is a widely studied subject, but very few researchers have gone into the details of how project managers and steering committees can reach an alignment without unnecessary changes of the project plan at the decision meeting. Therefore, throughout the extensive review of existi...

2024

2024, International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology

This study aimed to analyze and compare the research writing competencies of Grade 12 students at Paharang Integrated School in Batangas City, serving as input for an innovation to improve their research skills. The study used a descriptive method with a questionnaire as the main data-gathering tool, analyzing data using frequency, mean, standard deviation, standard mean error, Pearson's r and t-test. Results revealed a strong preference for HUMSS and ICT strands among students, with satisfactory research writing skills in some areas but needing improvement in identifying literature gaps, writing clear methodologies, and connecting findings to broader frameworks. Students excelling in Practical Research 1 and 2 exhibited greater confidence in research writing skills, highlighting the importance of supporting students in both areas. However, students in different academic strands showed varying research writing performance, suggesting the need for targeted interventions. To address this, Project RESEARCH is proposed to empower struggling students by providing a structured framework, personalized support, and ICT-based resources to enhance their research writing skills and confidence.

2024, IJFAES, Vol (3), No (8), August 2024

يتناول هذا البحث دور الابتكار في تعزيز التنافسية في القطاع الخاص في المملكة العربية السعودية، مع التركيز على تأثير هذا الابتكار في أداء القطاعات من حيث الحصة السوقية، والأداء المالي، والنمو المستدام. تهدف الدراسة إلى استكشاف العلاقة بين الابتكار وتحقيق المزايا التنافسية، وتسليط الضوء على أهمية دعم سياسات الابتكار كجزء من رؤية المملكة 2030. اعتمدت الدراسة على استخدام منهجية الاستبيان لجمع البيانات من عينة ممثلة من القطاعات الخاصة التي تعمل في مختلف التخصصات في المملكة العربية السعودية. تم تصميم الاستبيان لقياس مدى تبني هذه القطاعات لممارسات الابتكار وتقييم تأثير ذلك على نتائجها التشغيلية والمالية. أظهرت النتائج أن القطاعات التي تستثمر في الابتكار وتتبنى سياسات تشجع على التفكير الابتكاري قادرة على تحقيق مستويات أعلى من الأداء المالي وزيادة حصتها في السوق. كما تبين أن الابتكار ليس مجرد أداة لتحسين المنتجات والخدمات، بل هو عامل أساسي في الحفاظ على استدامة النمو في بيئة تنافسية تتغير بسرعة. تؤكد الدراسة على ضرورة تعزيز الاستثمارات في البحث والتطوير وتطوير الكفاءات البشرية لتعزيز القدرات الابتكارية داخل الشركات. بالإضافة إلى ذلك، تبرز الدراسة أهمية التعاون بين القطاعين العام والخاص وبين المؤسسات الأكاديمية والشركات لتطوير بيئة داعمة للابتكار. في الختام، يقدم البحث مجموعة من التوصيات العملية التي تهدف إلى تعزيز ثقافة الابتكار في القطاع الخاص وضمان تحقيق أهداف رؤية 2030 لتحويل المملكة إلى اقتصاد قائم على المعرفة وتطوير الابتكار في عدة مجالات مما يحقق نتائج باهرة.

2024

It aimed to analyze the factors that influence the project management culture in the university libraries of Recife. He based the study by reviewing specialized literature in the areas of Librarianship, Administration and Information Science. He carried out a research of explanatory nature with methodological procedure of field. A questionnaire was applied to 12 private institutions of higher education in the State of Pernambuco, obtaining 68 respondents. He based the structured questionnaire of data collection from the PMBOK with Likert's adjusted percentage scale. It obtained 68 respondents through multiple linear regression with Statistica 8 software. It generated four independent variables: project acceptance criteria, freedom to discuss artifacts, role of leader and physical versus financial monitoring. He concluded that the variables indicate an index of 85% in favor of supporting the project management culture in university libraries. It points out a cultural demand for t...

2024, IJFAES, Vol (3), No (6), June 2024

أجريت هذه الدراسة بمجمع الإسكان العاجل بالمعذر (الرياض) كمتطلب جزئي لنيل درجة الماجستير في إدارة المخاطر، حيث كانت الدراسة عن المخاطر بمجمع الإسكان العاجل بالمعذر وآثارها على المشاريع الهندسية. هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى التعرف إلى المخاطر بمجمع الإسكان العاجل بالمعذر وآثارها على المشاريع الهندسية، والحد من تلك المخاطر. ولتحقيق تلك الأهداف قام الباحثون بجمع المعلومات من المصادر الموثوقة من الدراسة السابقة، وعن طريق الاستبيان بغرض جمع بيانات حقيقة من العاملين بالمجمع وكذلك المشرفين بالمجمع ذوي خبرات متنوعة من القطاع الخاص والعام والمتعاقدين، هذا التنوع أكسب النتائج المتحصل عليها الواقعية وبالتالي تصلح للاعتماد عليها بالدراسة، حيث اشتملت أسئلة الاستبيان على آثار المخاطر على المشاريع الهندسية والتركيز على أعمال الصيانة والتشييد والخدمات العامة بالمجمع واستراتيجيات تقليل تلك المخاطر ومن ثم جمع البيانات وتحليلها عرض نتائجها بالاطار النظري. خلصت الدراسة إلى نتائج تشير إلى الخدمات العامة التي يتم تنفيذها بالمجمع بمتوسط عام بقيمة (3,17) حسب مقياس ليكرت الخماسي وبمتوسط انحراف معياري بقيمة (1,39) للمحور الأول، وأظهرت النتائج توافق على تأثير المخاطر على أعمال الصيانة بمتوسط عام بقيمة (2,9) وبمتوسط انحراف معياري بقيمة (1,45) للمحور الثاني، وكذلك أظهرت النتائج توافق العينة على تأثير المخاطر على تنفيذ المشاريع الإنشائية بمتوسط عام بقيمة (3,18) وبمتوسط انحراف معياري بقيمة (1,17) للمحور الثالث. وأوصت الدراسة بتشغيل الأنظمة الخاصة بالسلامة والحد من مخاطر التسريبات التي تؤثر على سلامة المباني وإيجاد قسم مختص بإدارة المخاطر ومعالجتها وكذلك تخصيص ميزانيات للصيانة والمشاريع المستحدثة للمحافظة على الأجهزة ومكونات المشروع للتطوير والتحديث بالمجمع ولمواكبة الأنظمة الحالية بالمملكة العربية السعودية.

2024, Technical Report

The purpose of this study is to investigate current academic thinking regarding how cultural differences impact transformation success. It analyses cultural dimensions and other factors and how they correlate to project management. Using SCOPUS as a search engine peerreviewed academic papers from the period 2019-2023 were analysed as part of a systematic literature review. Results were gathered and grouped into themes as well as cultural dimensions for in-deep analysis and discussion. The results of this study found consensus on the negative impact of cultural diversity on project outcomes, but a significantly lower level of agreement with respect to the specifics of the impacts. Hofstede's dimensions of culture remain the most cited, but lack relatability. On the contrary, our results show that there is much more clarity regarding the type of actions recommended in order to mitigate the cultural issues raised. Furthermore, the identified findings related to recommended actions used to overcome the cultural-diversity-related issues have also shown that such actions can be successfully applied and assessed, with a relatively high level of confidence, regardless of the specific industry and/or organisational structure.

2024

This study examines the impact of Big Data applications on various facets of organizational performance, specifically focusing on Business Success, Business Continuity, and Organization Sustainability. Data was collected through self-reported questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS AMOS, incorporating Pearson correlation tests and regression analyses. The results demonstrate that Big Data has a positive but generally weak correlation with these organizational aspects. Notably, mitigating risks and identifying hidden market trends stand out as the most significant factors for Business Success. Business continuity during unexpected disruptions and efficient resource allocation are crucial for Business Continuity. For Organization Sustainability, the direct impact of retrieved data on sustainable decisions and Big Data analytics for planning eco-sustainable futures are key. These findings underscore the potential of Big Data in enhancing organizational performance, suggesting areas where organizations can harness data for strategic advantages. Further research and broader datasets may offer deeper insights into these relationships.

2024

Nowadays we witness to an incredible growth of complexity and uncertainty in projects environment, which makes it necessary to consider the factors that influence their success. The development of project management competences in organizations is an important factor to enhance the project management performance and consequently the organization performance. So, now we can find some standards that identify a group of competences that have impact in project success. The extent of this impact depends on several factors, including the type of projects. It is a fallacy to consider that all projects are alike and that the same tools can be used to manage them all. Managing projects with this attitude leads often to project failure because companies are using improper techniques for many of their activities. Firstly this study aimed to identify a set of key competencies that have more influence on projects success. But the main objective of this research was to associate competences or groups of competences to different types of projects. The list of 46 competences (technical, behavioral and contextual) provided by IPMA (International Project Management Association) was selected, and three dimensions of distinction of projects by types: application area, innovation and complexity. Data collection was done through an online questionnaire intended only for Portuguese project managers. A sample of 96 project managers was obtained, which identified 13 key competences for the majority of projects, mostly behavioral competences. Other 13 competences were found like the most frequently used to achieve success in the different types of projects. This sample shows a clear correlation between technical competences and project complexity. At the end are presented the limitations of the study as well as their implications for practice and theory, including suggestions for future work in the area.

2024, International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology

The seminar paper provides a review of previous research findings backed by a pragmatic perspective pertaining to the topic of leadership styles practiced in construction projects. The paper provides a detailed collated review of various leadership styles based on prominent leadership theories that are practiced worldwide at present alongside a pragmatic analysis of the feasibility of the said leadership styles for construction projects. The paper has been structured in a manner that includes a brief introduction to the topic, definition of leadership, theories and styles, importance of the analysis of leadership styles followed by the discussion section that provides a comprehensive review of the characteristics, advantages, disadvantages, examples, best fit situations and the feasibility of each selected leadership style. Finally, the paper is concluded with recommendations that could be applied across the board to improve leadership within construction projects. The author anticipates that the content provided in this seminar paper shall be beneficial for effective decision making by organizational leadership to establish high performing construction project teams led by appropriate leaders that not only are focused on the achievement of scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements but also the wellbeing of team members.

2024

Cilj ovog diplomskog rada bio je analizirati uloge interesno-utjecajnih skupina u ostvarivanju uspjeha projekta. U okviru ovog rada predstavljene su smjernice za uspješno upravljanje interesno-utjecajnim skupinama te je provedena analiza utjecaja različitih strategija upravljanja interesno-utjecajnim skupinama na uspješnost realizacije projekata. U teorijskom dijelu rada ukratko je definiran pojam projekt i pojam interesno utjecajneskupine nakon čega je detaljno opisan proces upravljanja interesno-utjecajnim skupinama na projektu. Kroz poglavlja opisane su pojedine aktivnosti koje se provode pri upravljanju interesno-utjecajnim skupinama na projektu. Aktivnosti koje su opisane su: identificiranja interesno-utjecajnih skupina, izrada i primjena strategije upravljanja interesno-utjecajnim skupinama, upravljanje očekivanjima interesno-utjecajnih skupina, izrada i primjena strategije upravljanja odnosima s interesno-utjecajnim skupinama te definiranje i provođenje komunikacijskog plana....

2024, South African Journal of Industrial Engineering

A notion exists that organisations with higher levels of project management maturity execute projects more effectively and efficiently and so have a higher probability of achieving project success. This paper reports on a single case study that measured the project management maturity of four project management knowledge areas, and also investigated the impact of project management maturity on perceived project success in a mining operation. The study found that project management maturity plays a pivotal role in achieving project management deliverables. However, project management maturity alone is not sufficient to guarantee project success.

2024

This study sets out to explore the effect of capacity building on project success within
the Somaliland Civil Service Commission, with a particular focus on employee capacity
building. The used descriptive design in which both qualitative and quantitative data was
collected. The study utilized both census and purposive sampling methods to collect data from
the participants. The collected data was analyzed and presented using frequency tables and
analyzed interviews. The study's results established a strong correlation between capacity
building and project success. It also revealed that the success of projects is influenced by
training policies, training design, and career development. These findings suggest that the
Somaliland Civil Service Commission could benefit significantly from continued capacity
building training to ensure the success of future projects and to develop an organization that
provides effective development opportunities.