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Project management: a systems perspective

International Journal of Project Management, 1992
Abstract The application of the soft systems approach to the process of project management identifies many areas where the human element is of paramount importance to the successful control and implementation of a project. The comparison of espoused-theory rich pictures with theory-in-practice rich pictures draws out the main issues that affect the ...
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Project systems of procrastinators: a personal project-analytic and action control perspective

Personality and Individual Differences, 2005
Abstract The purpose of this research was to explore the Personal Project Systems (e.g., Little, 1983) of state-oriented and action-oriented individuals. Eighty-four female and 57 male undergraduates enrolled in an introductory psychology class completed Little’s Personal Projects Analysis (e.g., 1983) and Kuhl’s Action Control Scale (Kuhl, 1994 ...
Allan Blunt, Timothy A. Pychyl
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An institutional perspective on systemic approach to safety in a project context

2021
In this chapter, we provide an institutional perspective on a systemic approach to safety in a project context. Major safety-critical projects are implemented in an operating environment of diverse and sometimes conflicting institutional pressures and demands from multiple participating project actors.
Gotcheva Nadezhda, Aaltonen Kirsi
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Information systems project post‐mortems: Insights from an attribution perspective

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2007
AbstractInformation systems (IS) project failure is a costly and common problem. This is despite advances in development tools and technologies. In this article, we argue that one reason for this is the failure of project post‐mortems to generate constructive “lessons learned” from previous projects.
Gary S. C. Pan, Shan Ling Pan, Michael Newman   +2 more
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Systemic approach to project management: A stakeholders perspective for sustainability

2011 Annual IEEE India Conference, 2011
Today most projects fail to deliver on time for various reasons. Reasons could be scope creep, unclear requirements, lack of right resources/budget etc. For project success it is essential to get buy-in from all stakeholders involved directly or indirectly. Different stakeholders are involved at different phases of a project.
Anuradha Alladi, Sekhar Vadari
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A Perspective Projection Tutoring System With Motivation Diagnosis and Planning

Volume 2: 27th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Parts A and B, 2007
Motivation is a paramount factor to student success. Although it is well known that the learner’s motivation and emotional state in educational contexts are very important, they have not been fully addressed in intelligent tutoring systems (ITS). In this paper, a method for integrated motivation diagnosis and motivational planning is described in a ...
Yong Se Kim, Hyun Jin Cha, Tae Bok Yoon, Jee-Hyoung Lee   +3 more
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Evaluating information systems projects: A perspective on cost-benefit analysis

Information Systems, 1989
Abstract The importance of evaluating information systems (IS) projects for management decisionmaking purposes is emphasized. Cost-benefit analysis of IS projects should be comprehensive, that is, based on all factors of potential relevance to the decision-making process and not based only on economic efficiency arguments.
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The Dynamics Of Project Death: A Systems Perspective On Project Termination Decisions

International Journal of Business & Management Studies
While project termination is often seen as a rational business decision based on objective performance metrics, this conceptual paper argues that project death results from complex socio-technical dynamics that go beyond traditional cost-benefit analyses.
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Creativity of student information system projects: From the perspective of network embeddedness

Computers & Education, 2010
Many companies have pursued innovation to obtain a competitive edge. Thus, educational reform focuses mainly on training creative students. This study adopted the concept of an affiliated network of projects to investigate how project embeddedness influences project team creativity.
Heng-Li Yang, Hsiu-Hua Cheng
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Information Systems Development Success: Perspectives from Project Team Participants

MIS Quarterly, 1986
This research article reports on those factors project team members perceive as leading to systems development success. The amount of perceived impact of environmental variables, task variables and personal characteristics of project team members on systems success was explored.
Kathy Brittain White, Richard Leifer
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