Results 241 to 250 of about 539,242 (290)
Some of the next articles are maybe not open access.
Information systems project post‐mortems: Insights from an attribution perspective
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2007AbstractInformation 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.
Pan, G., Pan, S.L., Newman, M.
openaire +2 more sources
Knowledge Sharing System Under Open Project Perspective: Chinese Experience
2017Knowledge sharing is considered as a main driver for successful project management, especially in an open perspective. This chapter is focused on the practical evidence of China’s knowledge sharing system from the institutional and organizational perspectives.
Mitkova, Liliana, Wang, Xi
openaire +2 more sources
Project management: a systems perspective
International Journal of Project Management, 1992Abstract 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 ...
openaire +1 more source
Project systems of procrastinators: a personal project-analytic and action control perspective
Personality and Individual Differences, 2005Abstract 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
openaire +1 more source
The Project as a Social System: Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Project Management
2020In recent years research initiatives in the field of project management have accelerated and are now pursued across many disciplinary fields and a vast range of project types, ranging from construction to organisational change and new product development.
Linger, Henry, Owen, Jill
openaire +1 more source
Procurement Systems: A Cross‐Industry Project Management Perspective
Construction Management and Economics, 2009Derek H. Walker and Steve Rowlinson (eds), Taylor & Francis, 2007, 441 pp., ISBN 978 0 415 41606 1, £44.99 Walker and Rowlinson, as editors of Procurement Systems, present thorough treatment of a s...
openaire +1 more source
Information Systems Development Success: Perspectives from Project Team Participants
MIS Quarterly, 1986This 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
openaire +1 more source
Advanced train control systems-a project management perspective
IEEE 39th Vehicular Technology Conference, 2003A project management perspective of advanced computer systems is considered. The author covers the technological aspects of management applicable to advanced train-control project engineering processes, i.e., the knowledge and skills required by railroads to organize, plan, and manage advanced train-control-system projects.
openaire +1 more source
Construction client multi-projects – A complex adaptive systems perspective
International Journal of Project Management, 2009Abstract Most projects exist as part of a multi-project environment. The management of multiple projects presents challenges that are fundamentally different from single project management. Recent theoretical developments in the philosophy of complexity theory provide a basis for gaining insight into the proposition that multi-project management is ...
Bernard Aritua +2 more
openaire +1 more source
De-escalation of commitment to information systems projects: a process perspective
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 2004Escalation of commitment is a common and costly problem among information system projects. Although the potential of de-escalation of commitment to failing courses of action has been much heralded, many de-escalation efforts may result in failure due to constituencies biasing facts in the direction of previously accepted beliefs and therefore ...
PAN, Gary Shan Chi +2 more
openaire +2 more sources