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The Development of an Assessment Tool for Measuring Project Management Culture in Organisations

Author : Yvonne Du Plessis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (956 download)

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Download or read book The Development of an Assessment Tool for Measuring Project Management Culture in Organisations written by Yvonne Du Plessis and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principles and practices of project management are increasingly adopted by organisations (technical and non-technical) that hope to reap its multiple benefits, particularly 'the opportunity to be both externally effective (fast to market) and internally efficient (doing more, faster, with less)' (Pinto, 2002). Organisations may not be as successful as they anticipated when they opted to engage in project management, because their organisational culture does not support project work. The primary objective of this research was to develop a reliable holistic diagnostic assessment tool to measure project management culture, as an operational culture, in organisations'. This research made use of multi-methods (triangulation) including: a thorough literature study: verification of the theoretical model of du Plessis (2001) by project management experts using Lawshe's (1975) technique: the development of a scale instrument (project management culture assessment tool) by using DeVellis's (1991) process supported by Clark and Watson's (1995): and a reliability test of the developed project management culture assessment tool (PMCAT), by using the Mann-Whitney t-test, in two independent organisations. The results indicated that 94% of the project management experts who responded perceived the model and descriptive elements on project management culture by Du Plessis (2001) as valid. A questionnaire with 135 variables derived from the validated model and descriptive elements was subjected to 494 project managers of whom 236 responded. This data was the input to the development of the scale instrument, using statistical techniques such as item analysis (SAS, 1997) and exploratory factor analysis (BMDP, 1993). The outcome was a project management culture assessment tool (PMCAT) that comprised of 89 items in a five-factor scale instrument. The overall reliability of the items in this scale was highly acceptable with a Cronbach alpha coefficient above 0.70. The scale inter-correlation showed that the factors are highly inter-correlated which can be expected from an interdisciplinary, holistic construct of factors that are systemic in nature. The PMCAT was tested in two independent organisations and was found to be a reliable diagnostic tool that can distinguish between organisations' project management culture, especially in the South African project management environment.

Using the Project Management Maturity Model

Author : Harold Kerzner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118000315
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Using the Project Management Maturity Model written by Harold Kerzner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated for today's businesses-a proven model FOR assessment and ongoing improvement Using the Project Management Maturity Model, Second Edition is the updated edition of Harold Kerzner's renowned book covering his Project Management Maturity Model (PMMM). In this hands-on book, Kerzner offers a unique, industry-validated tool for helping companies of all sizes assess and improve their progress in integrating project management into every part of their organizations. Conveniently organized into two sections, this Second Edition begins with an examination of strategic planning principles and the ways they relate to project management. In the second section, PMMM is introduced with in-depth coverage of the five different levels of development for achieving maturity. Easily adaptable benchmarking instruments for measuring an organization's progress along the maturity curve make this a practical guide for any type of company. Complete with an associated Web site packed with both teaching and learning tools, Using the Project Management Maturity Model, Second Edition helps managers, engineers, project team members, business consultants, and others build a powerful foundation for company improvement and excellence.

Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture

Author : Kim S. Cameron
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118047052
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture written by Kim S. Cameron and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture provides a framework, a sense-making tool, a set of systematic steps, and a methodology for helping managers and their organizations carefully analyze and alter their fundamental culture. Authors, Cameron and Quinn focus on the methods and mechanisms that are available to help managers and change agents transform the most fundamental elements of their organizations. The authors also provide instruments to help individuals guide the change process at the most basic level—culture. Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture offers a systematic strategy for internal or external change agents to facilitate foundational change that in turn makes it possible to support and supplement other kinds of change initiatives.

Dissertation Abstracts International

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Organizational Assessment

Author : Charles Lusthaus
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 9780889369986
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (699 download)

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Download or read book Organizational Assessment written by Charles Lusthaus and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2002 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organizational Assessment: A framework for improving performance

Project Management Maturity Model

Author : J. Kent Crawford
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780585425078
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Project Management Maturity Model written by J. Kent Crawford and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-11-05 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project Management Maturity Model: Providing a Proven Path to Project Management Excellence offers effective strategies for the implementation of efficient project management systems for increased levels of organizational maturity, time and cost conservation, quality assurance, and project success. It details areas critical to organizational improvement such as the project office, management oversight, professional development, risk assessment, and streamlining processes. Summarizing methods to identify, analyze, and control factors affecting project quality and scheduling, Project Management Maturity Model supplies descriptions of the component qualities and characteristics of each layer of the maturity level, techniques to build a culture of project management excellence, an industry-wide benchmarking survey of project management maturity, a logical path to improve organizational processes, tools to measure company progress, a set of priorities for short-term improvement actions, and more.

Organizational Assessment and Improvement in the Public Sector Workbook

Author : Kathleen M. Immordino
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 104008480X
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Organizational Assessment and Improvement in the Public Sector Workbook written by Kathleen M. Immordino and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-08-25 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public agencies at the federal, state, and local levels are realizing just how important it is to assess and improve their current performance and to convey information on their achievements and opportunities to staff, leaders, and decision makers as well as externally to constituents. Organizational Assessment and Improvement in the Public Sector Workbook provides public administration practitioners, at all levels of government, with practical advice and tools they can use in planning and conducting an assessment of their organization and creating usable action plans for implementing the results.This workbook addresses how to:Determine whether an organizational assessment would benefit a particular organizationEvaluate organizational readiness for assessment, in terms of leadership support, organizational priorities, timing, staff engagement, time and energy, and financial resourcesSelect an assessment tool and method Influence decision makers and identify organizational championsCommunicate effectively to internal and external constituentsEngage employees in the processThe book guides decision making about assessment by creating awareness of the available options and considerations, and by providing a framework for discussions that will determine the right approach for an agency. Each chapter consists of both information and tools, including surveys, exercises, and worksheets which can be used by agencies at all levels to determine whether and how to conduct a meaningful organizational assessment, and how to turn the results of that assessment into organizational improvements. Designed specifically to meet the needs of government organizations, using language and examples that illustrate the challenges and the realities of working in the public sector, this workbook provides the tools to help practitioners do more with less and promote

International Project Management

Author : Kathrin Köster
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446204839
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book International Project Management written by Kathrin Köster and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-10-29 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With project management becoming an increasingly global endeavour, a comprehensive and international student text that reflects this reality is essential. International Project Management does just that, systematically linking the key elements of cross-cultural management and the particularities of an international context, with the tools and techniques of project management. Key features include: - A wide variety of examples and illustrations, including an in-depth, end-of-chapter case study with case questions; - Student exercises and review questions; - Detailed further reading - The full support of a Companion Website, featuring a Teacher′s Manual

Strategic Planning for Project Management Using a Project Management Maturity Model

Author : Harold Kerzner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047143664X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (714 download)

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Book Synopsis Strategic Planning for Project Management Using a Project Management Maturity Model by : Harold Kerzner

Download or read book Strategic Planning for Project Management Using a Project Management Maturity Model written by Harold Kerzner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-03-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It has often been said that 'to improve, one must be prepared to measure the improvement' and 'one must inspect what one expects.' The Kerzner Project Management Maturity Model has provided this tangible measure of maturity. The rest is up to a company to set the expectations and to inspect the results."--Bill Marshall, Nortel Global Project Process Standards (from the Foreword) Strategic planning for project management-a proven model for assessment and continuous improvement Harold Kerzner's landmark Project Management has long been the reference of choice for outstanding coverage of the basic principles and concepts of project management. Now, with the Project Management Maturity Model (PMMM) detailed in this new book, Kerzner has developed a unique, industry-validated tool for helping companies assess their progress in integrating project management throughout their organization. Strategic Planning for Project Management Using a Project Management Maturity Model begins by examining the principles of strategic planning and how they relate to project management. The second part of the book introduces the PMMM, detailing the five different levels of development for achieving maturity, along with benchmarking instruments for measuring an organization's progress along the maturity curve. These assessment tools can easily be customized to suit individual companies-a particularly valuable feature of the model. Offering vital guidance for making project management a strategic tool for competitive advantage, this book helps managers, engineers, project team members, business consultants, and others build a powerful foundation for company improvement and excellence.

Creating an Environment for Successful Projects

Author : Robert J. Graham
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118739302
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (187 download)

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Download or read book Creating an Environment for Successful Projects written by Robert J. Graham and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since it was first published in 1997, Creating an Environment for Successful Projects has become a landmark work that shows how to develop project management as an organizational practice. This second edition offers solid, results-oriented advice on how upper management can create an environment that supports the success of special projects and the development of new products. The book also includes a wealth of examples from the authors' workshop participants and readers of the first edition who have successfully implemented these concepts within their organizations. New in the second edition: Ideas and practices about portfolio management to achieve greater overall success from a portfolio of projects Advice for helping project teams come together to become more effective Information for developing the chief project officer Suggestions for implementing project management information systems More descriptions about organizations and people who have used these principles to develop vastly improved environments

ECKM2007-Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Knowledge Management

Author : Dan Remenyi
Publisher : Academic Conferences Limited
ISBN 13 : 1905305524
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (53 download)

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Process Assessment and Improvement

Author : Han van Loon
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780387231822
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Process Assessment and Improvement written by Han van Loon and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-12-15 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides comprehensive improvement programs and methodologies The author provides lots of guidance based upon his personal experience on the standard and clarifies several aspects that are not always clear to the new process assessors and organizations starting to perform assessments.

Handbook of Research on Project Management Strategies and Tools for Organizational Success

Author : Moreno-Monsalve, Nelson Antonio
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799819353
Total Pages : 537 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on Project Management Strategies and Tools for Organizational Success written by Moreno-Monsalve, Nelson Antonio and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-01-17 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project management tools can be used as an alternative to improve and strengthen a company’s position in the market. However, the management of projects has been in constant transformation. Elements such as time, cost, and scope, on which it is based, have been complemented with other trends, such as the project team, change management, knowledge management, good negotiation practices, management of stakeholders, sustainability, etc. In order to improve the competitiveness of their company and increase earned value, managers must remain up to date on these latest transformations and best practices. The Handbook of Research on Project Management Strategies and Tools for Organizational Success is a pivotal reference source that analyzes and disseminates new trends that will allow managers to improve their skills and strengthen the performance of their companies through obtaining better results in the projects undertaken. While highlighting topics such as market growth, risk management, and value creation, this book is ideally designed for project managers, managers, business professionals, entrepreneurs, academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on improving the competitiveness of companies as well as increasing their earned value.

Community Participation in Conservation of Great Himalayan National Park, India

Author : Suman Bhanoo
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 9352061187
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis Community Participation in Conservation of Great Himalayan National Park, India by : Suman Bhanoo

Download or read book Community Participation in Conservation of Great Himalayan National Park, India written by Suman Bhanoo and published by Notion Press. This book was released on with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book has relevance to academics, scholars, administrators, policy experts, anthropologists, sociologists, development scientists, environmentalists as well as anyone interested in the welfare of communities residing in the vicinity of a Protected Area. It stands out as a work that will stand the test of time and should be an asset that many would like to keep. Dr. Abhik Ghosh Professor and Chairperson Department of Anthropology Panjab University Chandigarh This book is an excellent compilation of the outcome of the intense research work undertaken in the emerging field of Community Based Ecotourism Management at The UNESCO World Heritage Site, The Great Himalayan National Park and it will certainly be useful to provide necessary information, future research, road map and guidelines for all the stakeholders for effective planning and implementation of sustainable ecotourism. Ajay Srivastav Faculty, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun Former Director, Great Himalayan National Park"

Project Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522501975
Total Pages : 2453 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Project Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-06-09 with total page 2453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organizations of all types are consistently working on new initiatives, product lines, or implementation of new workflows as a way to remain competitive in the modern business environment. No matter the type of project at hand, employing the best methods for effective execution and timely completion of the task at hand is essential to project success. Project Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications presents the latest research and practical solutions for managing every stage of the project lifecycle. Emphasizing emerging concepts, real-world examples, and authoritative research on managing project workflows and measuring project success in both private and public sectors, this multi-volume reference work is a critical addition to academic, government, and corporate libraries. It is designed for use by project coordinators and managers, business executives, researchers, and graduate-level students interested in putting research-based solutions into practice for effective project management.

The Complete Book of Resumes

Author : Karen Schaffer
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402220561
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of Resumes written by Karen Schaffer and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crafting the perfect resume is the first step for job seekers. And these days, employers have tons of different filters to weed out candidates and narrow their hiring pool. The Complete Book of Resumes is packed full of information on crafting a resumes and the kind of structure and language that will get an employer's immediate attention as well as tons of samples for readers to use as a guideline for success. The Complete Book of Resumes includes information on: --How to begin if you're starting from scratch --The profile, or the most important part of your resume --Work experience, or "What have I been doing all these years?" --Punching it up--how to make a good resume great --The career transition resume chapter for brave souls --You're just starting out --Big leaps--positioning yourself for jobs above your current level Including more than 300 resumes, The Complete Book of Resumes is perfect for recent graduates or seasoned candidates with years of experience.

Measuring Performance and Benchmarking Project Management at the Department of Energy

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309181763
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Measuring Performance and Benchmarking Project Management at the Department of Energy written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-08-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1997, Congress, in the conference report, H.R. 105-271, to the FY1998 Energy and Water Development Appropriation Bill, directed the National Research Council (NRC) to carry out a series of assessments of project management at the Department of Energy (DOE). The final report in that series noted that DOE lacked an objective set of measures for assessing project management quality. The department set up a committee to develop performance measures and benchmarking procedures and asked the NRC for assistance in this effort. This report presents information and guidance for use as a first step toward development of a viable methodology to suit DOE's needs. It provides a number of possible performance measures, an analysis of the benchmarking process, and a description ways to implement the measures and benchmarking process.