Top Ten Behavioral Biases in Project Management: An Overview [PDF]
Project Management Journal 52(6), 2021, 2022Behavioral science has witnessed an explosion in the number of biases identified by behavioral scientists, to more than 200 at present. This article identifies the 10 most important behavioral biases for project management. First, we argue it is a mistake to equate behavioral bias with cognitive bias, as is common.
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Embedding Sustainability in Complex Projects: A Pedagogic Practice Simulation Approach [PDF]
Advanced Project Management, 2021, 21(2), 2021Sustainability is focussed on avoiding the long-term depletion of natural resources. Under the terms of a government plan to tackle climate change, a driver for improved sustainability is the cut of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK to almost zero by 2050.
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Managing layers of risk: Uncertainty in large development programs combining agile software development and traditional project management [PDF]
, 2021How risks are managed implicitly and explicitly at multiple levels of agile projects has not been extensively studied and there is a need to investigate how risk management can be used in large agile projects. This is the objective of this exploratory study which investigates the following research question: How does a large software/hardware ...
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A Perspective-Based Understanding of Project Success [PDF]
Project Management Journal 43 (5) (2012), pp. 68-86, 2021Answering the call for alternative approaches to researching project management, we explore the evaluation of project success from a subjectivist perspective. An in-depth, longitudinal case study of information systems development in a large manufacturing company was used to investigate how various project stakeholders subjectively perceived the ...
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Project Risk Management Model Based on PRINCE2 and Scrum Frameworks [PDF]
The International Journal of Software Engineering & Applications (IJSEA), January 2015, Volume 6, Number 1, ISSN: 0975-9018, 2015There is a lack of formal risk management techniques in agile software development methods Scrum. The need to manage risks in agile project management is also identified by various authors. Authors of this paper conducted a survey to find out the current practices in agile project management.
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Complexity in the Context of Systems Approach to Project Management [PDF]
Organisational Project Management, 2015, 2(1): 15-34, 2014Complexity is an inherent attribute of any project. The purpose of defining and documenting complexity is to have an early warning tool allowing a project team to focus on certain areas and aspects of the project in order to prevent and alleviate future risks and issues caused by this complexity.
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IT Project Governance in Project Delivery: Key Processes, Activities, Roles and Responsibilities [PDF]
Texila International Journal of Management. Volume 3, Issue 2, Nov 2017, 2019The general objective of this work was to contribute to the general body of knowledge and research work in the area of managing IT projects successfully. The office of Government commerce of the UK Government in conjunction with the National Audit came out with a guideline in 2007 which list out eight causes of project failures.
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Risk Analysis in the Selection of Project Managers Based on ANP and FMEA [PDF]
arXiv, 2023Project managers play a crucial role in the success of projects. The selection of an appropriate project manager is a primary concern for senior managers in firms. Typically, this process involves candidate interviews and assessments of their abilities.
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Transient Information Adaptation of Artificial Intelligence: Towards Sustainable Data Processes in Complex Projects [PDF]
, 2021Large scale projects increasingly operate in complicated settings whilst drawing on an array of complex data-points, which require precise analysis for accurate control and interventions to mitigate possible project failure. Coupled with a growing tendency to rely on new information systems and processes in change projects, 90% of megaprojects globally
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An Analytical Approach for Project Managers in Effective Defect Management in Software Process [PDF]
2011 5th Malaysian Conference in Software Engineering (MySEC), 2012Defect estimation and prediction are some of the main modulating factors for the success of software projects in any software industry. Maturity and competency of a project manager in efficient prediction and estimation of resource capabilities are one of the strategic driving forces towards the generation of high quality software. Currently, there are
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