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Older Surveys
September 2009 - Navid Rahmani is conducting research to complete the honours component of his Bachelors of Construction Management at Deakin University.
The primary aim of this research is to investigate the status quo of Knowledge Management in residential sector of building and construction industry and also to:
You are invited to participate in this research project because as a member of building and construction industry you are facing this issue every day. Your experience and viewpoint would be a great support for this research.
If you have any questions or wish to return a completed survey please contact Navid at nrahm@deakin.edu.au.
Participation in this project will involve a survey which consists of 4 number of questions and may take up to 30 mins. Download the survey here. Or, complete the survey online at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=3d1US2TndzEf_2f0jifzl6ZA_3d_3d.
August 2009 - Key interests, benefits and challenges faced by program & project managers and to what extent organisations' culture supports innovation as a path to success
You are invited to participate in a research project being conducted by Marc Holt who is completing his Masters of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Swinburne University.
The impacts of climate change are engaging people and organisations to develop new ways to sustain life and help life thrive in spite of the climate challenges. Project manager's are often agents of change that enable organisations to resolve issues and take opportunities. The aim of this survey is to identify the key interests, benefits and challenges faced by program & project managers and to what extent organisations' culture supports innovation as a path to success.
The questionnaire will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. To complete the survey please go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Emx7JCkCX1LmVVnhLgWehQ_3d_3d
If you would like to contact Marc about this survey, please send an e-mail to 651295X@swin.edu.au.
Thank you for your time and participation.
August 2009 - Cross cultural characteristics between Australian and UAE project managers My name is Sabina Cerimagic and I am a doctoral student at Bond University, studying in the School of Sustainable Development in the Faculty of Business,Technology and Sustainable Development.Bond University is located on the GoldCoast, Queensland, Australia and you can find more information about Bond University, the faculty and my Schoolon the following web page Bond University. My thesis aims to better understand the perception and management environment in the UAE and compare it to an Australian (Western) business environment. In particular, I would like to find out if companies (your present company or previous ones) prepare their employees for overseas assignments and for specific projects. If the companies do prepare their employees I would like to find out how it is done.
Similarly, if the companies do not prepare their staff for overseas assignment I would like to know the reasons for not doing it and what effect it had on the performance of the managers and the projects they were involved in. I would like to emphasise that if you consent to completing my survey that all your answers will be kept strictly confidential and anonymous and none of this information will be only used for any other purpose than for my research, publications and thesis.
I have estimated that this survey will take you approximately 20 minutes to complete. I do appreciate the time and attention you can give to this survey. If you need, or would like to contact me about any aspect of this survey, please send me an e-mail message to scerimagi@bond.edu.au. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=VmZcY6ubfFLzZk1lkrXXQA_3d_3d
July 2009 - Key challenges of IT project risk management practice - An Australian Study
You are invited to participate in the above research project, which is being conducted by the University of Melbourne Engineering Research Institute - Project Management Group on the Key challenges of IT project risk management practice - An Australian Study.
The objective of this survey is to identify gaps between the theory and practice of IT project risk management. Should you agree to participate, you would be asked to contribute to this by completing a questionnaire, at a time convenient to you. It is estimated that the survey will take between 7 and 10 minutes to complete.
Please note that it is not possible to partially fill the survey and return later to the survey site to complete it. The survey is aimed at two distinct groups of IT project roles: Project Managers and Developers. To Complete the Survey, please follow the links below if you are a: Project Manager: Confidentiality and Research Ethics Agreement
The conduct of this survey is governed by The University of Melbourne‘s Code of Conduct for Research. All collected information to be securely stored at The University of Melbourne and destroyed after 5 years. We intend to protect your anonymity and the confidentiality of your responses to the fullest possible extent within the limits of the law. Please be advised that your participation in this study is voluntary. Should you wish to withdraw at any stage, or to withdraw any unprocessed data you have supplied, you are free to do so without prejudice.
For More information on that please visit http://sites.google.com/site/itriskmanagementpractice/Home and http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au Researcher Contact Details Ms Bahar Banyahmad Assoc.Professor Colin Duffield
July 2009 - Work attitudes of Australian Generation Y, Generation X and Baby Boomers workers Andrew Vas is completing a BComm (Honours) in Management at Monash University. In part completion of his Honours degree he is preparing a thesis, which focuses on the work attitudes of Australian Generation Y, Generation X and Baby Boomers workers. In this regard he has prepared a questionnaire as part of this research. The questionnaire is completely anonymous and takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. The questionnaire can be accessed via http://survey.buseco.monash.edu.au/index.php?sid=53363&newtest=Y
Please be assured that the data obtained will be used for the purpose of this research only.
Andrew can be contacted with any questions by email at amvas1@student.monash.edu
July 2009 -Gavin Reilly is completing an MSc in Project Management at the UCD Smurfit Business School in Dublin, Ireland. In part completion of the MSc he is preparing a thesis, which focuses on the management of small projects and in this regard he has prepared a questionnaire as part of this research.
He would be very grateful if you would post a link to the above mentioned questionnaire on the AIPM Website for completion. Please be assured that the data obtained will be used for the purpose of this research only.
Gavin can be contacted with any questions by email at gavin.c.reilly@gmail.com
July 2009 - Key challenges of IT project risk management practiceBahar Banyahmad is a postgraduate student at the University of Melbourne, working on the “Key challenges of IT project risk management practice.”
As part of the research project, a survey is being conducted under Dr.Colin Duffield supervision in the Engineering Project Management Group in University of Melbourne to identify the state of risk management in Australian IT projects and the gaps between the theory and practice of IT project risk management.
You can find all the information about the research and survey on http://sites.google.com/site/itriskmanagementpractice/Home.
To have better and more reliable picture of this subject, he is seeking participants for this survey. It will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
Bahar Banyahmad h.banyahmad@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
June 2009 – Earned Value Management in Projects
Earned Value Management methodology is an effective control technique that can be used in any project environment to keep track of the project and helps to measure the performance of the projects using key Performance Indicators (KPI) – Cost and Time. Though it is an efficient tool, Earned Value Management is not widely used. This survey helps to study the implementation of the technique in different industries irrespective of the complexity and size of the project.Also, the study on the reporting methods and the corrective actions helps to understand how the metrics and measurements use in successful implementation of the technique. Earned Value Management methodology is an effective control technique that can be used in any project environment to keep track of the project and helps to measure the performance of the projects using key Performance Indicators (KPI) – Cost and Time. Though it is an efficient tool, Earned Value Management is not widely used. This survey helps to study the implementation of the technique in different industries irrespective of the complexity and size of the project.Also, the study on the reporting methods and the corrective actions helps to understand how the metrics and measurements use in successful implementation of the technique.
The survey is designed to help in the detailed analysis of the key objectives of the research and to retrieve the information from expertise and professionals who have experiences and skills which greatly supports in the study of EVM Methodology.
You are kindly requested to take the survey and we very much appreciate your contribution towards this research.
To complete the survey please follow this link given below: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=tcbgaosf0z6_2bjqWDYll8Ow_3d_3d
It is intended to use this research data for research report, and articles. Thanks for your support and should there be any inquiries, please contact us at gwendolinmary@gmail.com
June 2009 - Is Project Management a Profession - research survey needs participants
Hiren Limbachiya is a Master of Project Management student at the University of South Australia and is undertaking a research project on the status of Project Management as a profession.
The aim of this research is to identify whether the discipline of project management lies within the definition of profession. Also, it will identify how project management is maturing as a profession. The research objectives are:
1 What is a profession (legal definition)? 2 What is Project Management (legal definition)? 3 Is the definition of project management lies within the definition of profession?
This survey will be available online at http://www.jotform.com/form/91710833203 until August 2009. For any questions please contact Hiren at hirenlimbachiya82@gmail.com
June 2009 - Current Trends in Project Management - An International Survey
Dr. Derek Walker is currently working with Dr. Kam Jugdev in Alberta, Dr. Joye Fortune and Dr. Dianne White in the UK on expanding research into project success factors. The initial survey was conducted in 2002 and the research team are now seeking to expand their Australian data. You may recall other papers written on this area and you may have actually cited their papers:Jugdev, K. and Müller, R. (2005). “A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT OUR EVOLVING UNDERSTANDING OF PROJECT SUCCESS.” Project Management Journal. 36 (4): 19-31 White, D. and Fortune, J. (2002). “Current Practice in Project Management - An Empirical Study.” International Journal of Project Management. 20 (1): 1-11
The survey is available for completion here: http://tinyurl.com/q9ahbr
We expect it will take about twenty minutes of your time.
The questionnaire assumes that you have been actively involved in the management of a project that has now been concluded. If this does not apply to you I would be very grateful if you could pass my questionnaire on to someone in your organization who would be in a position to complete it. All information that is provided will only be used for research purposes and no data that could identify an individual or an organization will be revealed.
Further information on the survey please contact:
Dr. Joyce Fortune and Dr. Diana White, This survey will be available until August 2009.
June 2009 - Managing Knowledge to Promote Sustainability of Infrastructure Projects In response to the significant infrastructure growth in Australia, a research project entitled “An Integrated Knowledge Management Framework for Sustainable Infrastructure Development” is being undertaken at Queensland University of Technology. The purpose of this research is to establish a specific knowledge management (KM) approach in order to facilitate the processes of creating, obtaining, storing, sharing and applying sustainability knowledge, and to promote an integrated approach for the decision making during infrastructure development.
This survey is designed for the professionals in infrastructure sector. If you have relevant experience and expertise, you are kindly requested to take and complete this questionnaire by 27th June. We also would appreciate it very much, if you could forward this request to your colleagues in infrastructure industry, where applicable.
You can access the questionnaire at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=cejjEy4d11W91Y0woKtNaA_3d_3d
This questionnaire is divided into 12 sections and will take approximate 25 minutes of your time, but you may save and resume the questionnaire and complete it at your convenience.
Your cooperation is completely voluntary and all responses will be kept strictly confidential. Should you have any enquiries about this project, please do not hesitate to contact the research conductor by email mei.yuan@student.qut.edu.au or QUT Research Ethics Office on (07) 3138 2340 if you have concerns about the ethical conduct of the project.
Your contribution towards this research is greatly appreciated!
June 2009 - Project management in small to medium-sized enterprises At the University of Limerick we are conducting research into project management in small to medium-sized enterprises, SMEs. Our basic premise is that SMEs require simpler, less bureaucratic, more people focused forms of project management than those conventionally developed for larger projects in larger organizations. Our view is that inappropriate nature of traditional project management discourages SMEs from using it to manage both internal development projects and external projects for clients.
Our aim is to develop project management processes suitable for SMEs.
Indeed our initial findings suggest two versions are necessary: 1. a lite version for medium sized companies, which need simplified versions but where people still fulfil specialist roles, particularly specialist project management roles 2. a microlite version for small and micro-sized companies, where people need to multi-task much more
We would be grateful if you could complete our survey, to help us gather information about the way SMEs use project management, the extent to which they use it, and the elements of project management process that SMEs do use and find essential. There are four pages of questions and we hope the survey will only take about a minute per page.
To show our appreciation, we would be pleased to send you two articles describing the results of our initial investigations. If you would like the articles, please enter your e-mail address on the last page. It is important to us that we retain anonymity, so after sending the articles we will immediately delete your e-mail address.
To complete the survery, please follow http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6ZMzVoR8TPY63ewqKd1Mow_3d_3d
Thank you for your help
John Kelly, Centre for Project Management
May 2009 - How Project Managers Cope with Stress At times we all experience stress in our lives and learning about how project managers cope with stress is a vital component to learning how to better manage stress. Alicia Aitken , a PhD student of Bond University, is conducting a research project investigating “How Project Managers Cope with Stress”.
What’s involved – 30mins of your time to complete a web-based questionnaire covering your:
After completing the questionnaire you will be emailed a confidential summary report of your scores. This report is 100% confidential.
To begin:
If you need to stop and return to the system - return to www.pmcompetence.net/stress
Thank you for your support. If you have any questions please contact the researcher
Alicia Aitken
May 2009 - The driving and restraining forces affecting motivation among project team members Subhan Basir, a Master of Project Management student in the University of South Australia. Currently, I am doing my research on the topic of: the driving and restraining forces affecting motivation among project team members.
This research aims to identify the driving and restraining forces of motivation as well as to investigate how effective they are for project managers to motivate team members. Furthermore, it will explore if any additional training or education is required for project managers in dealing with team building. This study will focus into the nature and the applications of motivation in project environments. It will give a framework as to what and how motivation can stimulate project team members to work productively.
For the purpose of this research, I am conducting a questionnaire survey in order to obtain the research data. Would you please complete this questionnaire survey which should only takes about 9 minutes of your time.Participation is completely voluntary and anonymous. Your contribution to this survey is very greatly appreciated.
The survey is now closed.
April 2009 - Dealing with Discontinuities – BUHREC Protocol Number: RO-943Nicole Taylor, a student in the Master of Project Management program at Bond University, School of Sustainable Development, is undertaking research under the supervision of Professor Lynn Crawford to explore the correlation between project management capability of the individual and organisation, change management practices and the management of discontinuities. The aim of this research is to contribute to the body of evidence supporting and recognising the use of project management practices as a key factor for organisational success, specifically for Information Technology (IT) projects.
The research will be performed via an anonymous online survey that can be completed at the participants’ convenience. The survey can be found https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=UMjsOyvBySC1Jq2hFusU9g_3d_3d The survey target group are IT projects staff including senior management, program and project management, project officers/support staff and project team members. The survey commences by requesting de-identified organisational demographic information to provide context for the survey. The subsequent survey sections request a rating of applicability for a group of statements examining the following five areas of interest:
The survey is available on a secure internet survey site until the 29th May 2009 and are expected to take no more than 30 minutes to complete. The survey data is securely hosted and only accessible by the researchers. Data from these surveys will be held by Bond University in a format that does not identify you or your organisation in any way and those entrusted with handling the data have signed a Statement of Confidentiality as required by the Bond University Human Research Ethics Committee protocol for data handling. Participation is voluntary and participants may withdraw at any stage or avoid answering questions that they feel are too personal or intrusive. It is intended to use the research data gathered from this project as the basis for a research report and journal publications.
April 2009 - Can six sigma be applied in project quality management to improve project performance? My name is Kamyar Kavousi and I am currently undertaking a Masters in Project Management at the University of South Australia. For my dissertation, I am collecting information on Project Performance and six sigma. Would you be able to participate in a short online survey for 15 minutes? Participation is completely anonymous and you are free to withdraw from the questionnaire at any time.
I would be appreciate if you please complete the questionnaire form and send it back to my email address (kamyar_kavousi@yahoo.com) The primary aim of this research is to find out: • Whether the six sigma quality methodology will improve efficiency and effectiveness of project quality management. This is determined by the secondary aims of this research to find out: • Whether the application of six sigma quality methodology improves project performance
It is expected that this takes around 15 minutes. Those interested in participating can download the questionnaire.
Please contact the AIPM to establish how we can assist your research. Request for Participation in Master of Project Management Research
My name is Andrew Van de Ven, I am a Master of Project Management candidate at the University of South Australia and I am conducting research on the topic:
Determination of Appropriate Level of Contingency Funds during the Proposal Phase of the Project Lifecycle. The aim of this research is to identify methods for quantifying risk and to identify and evaluate processes and techniques for determining an appropriate amount of contingency funding to be held for the project. As part of this research I am seeking Project Management professionals to participate in an online survey. If you would like to participate in the research please follow the link to the research website http://118.127.10.68/~vandeven/ which contains further details of the proposed research plus the survey questionnaire.
November 2008 - The effectiveness of managerial controls within virtual project teams If you have worked on a project where one or more team members did not meet face-to-face regularly, you are kindly invited to participate in this research project concerning The effectiveness of managerial controls within virtual project teams. Your assistance would be of immense value to this research project and would contribute to the current body of knowledge on teambuilding and the management of virtual teams. To participate in the survey, please click on: http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/TellUS2/SurveyForm.asp?ID=5966 To learn more please download the information sheet.
October 2008 - Study on Innovation-based Competitive Strategy in Project-oriented Companies This email is to invite you to contribute to an important research project currently undertaken by The University of Queensland Business School on innovation-based competitive strategy in project-oriented companies (i.e., firms that provide business services using projects). The research seeks to examine how project-oriented firms innovate and use innovation strategically to remain ahead of competition. Specifically, of interest is the relationship between the firm’s knowledge accumulation capabilities and innovation-based competitive strategy. We are seeking senior project managers who are involved in senior management level decision making as respondents for this study. It will take no more than 20 minutes to complete the online survey which is available at: http://www.business.uq.edu.au/ssalunkesurvey Your participation in this research will allow us to capture how innovation is undertaken in project-oriented firms and its role in competition – an area that has received scant attention in research. The more responses we receive the more likely it is that the results of the study will be robust and more representative of how project-oriented firms operate in the marketplace. We assure you that the information that you provide will remain confidential. On completion of the study, the participants will benefit by receiving: 1) a diagnostic tool that will help their organisation self-assess the level of innovation and 2) an overall summary of the findings of this research. If you wish to receive these, please send a separate email at: s.salunke@business.uq.edu.au This study is supported by the Queensland Government’s Growing the Smart State PhD Funding Program and has received mentoring assistance from Mr Don Rivers, General Manager, Project Services, a Business Unit of the Department of Public Works in Queensland. If you have any comments regarding this research, please contact the project co-ordinator, Mr Sandeep Salunke (Phone: +61 7 3346 9329; Email: s.salunke@business.uq.edu.au
September 2008 - Portfolio/Program Management in Organisations Interested people need to either click on the survey link, or copy and paste into their browsers: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=nxFxgI27s4KkGwy3lyYYvA_3d_3d Current research on Portfolio/ Program Management and business strategy is abundant, voluminous, and descriptive. However the relationship between these two business disciplines is not as apparent in business and research literature. This purpose of this survey is to assist with research that aims to investigate how effective Portfolio/ Program Management principles have been established in an organisation, how it has been managed, and what have been the explicit benefits in realising an organisations’ short/ mid to long term strategic business plan(s) using Portfolio/ Program Management practices. Paul Chambiras is a Masters student at the University of Sydney. This survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes of your time. Please answer all of the questions as honestly and forthrightly as possible. All responses will be treated with the utmost strictest confidence.
April 2008 - Project Charter: Filling the Communication Gap in IT Projects Eugene Suchcicki (UNSW) is conducting work into examing the project charter: their uses, what they should include and practical experiences. To participate or learn more download the Project Charter survey document. Eugene can be contacted at e.suchcicki@student.adfa.edu.au.
March 2008 - Skills for Learning in Projects Stuart Murray (BA Hons Business Economics and Human Resource Management) University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, is seeking Australian participants for his Honours survey. Learning through experience is a major source of development for individuals such as project managers and I want to explore if this learning can be supported and even increased. I believe some people manage to gain more from their experiences than others who are in a similar position and as a result are more capable of dealing with the future because they have learned more from the past. My research hopes to explore the possibility of project managers getting greater value from their experiences by developing better social skills or ‘soft skills’. Phase 1 of the research was conducted with 15 top PM professionals from across various industry sectors showing a great deal of support for the hypotheses used. Phase 2 of the research will involve gaining responses from the wider PM community to 3 key questions. The results of this survey will be made available to all those who take part and hope to advance the thinking surrounding the development of Project Managers. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=DjfjOBJNcbvtgkqhatzpdA_3d_3d
March 2008 - Outsourcing Project Management Services The purpose of the research is to identify the benefits and risks associated with developers outsourcing project management services as part of the delivery of a building development project. Patrick’s research will benefit the industry and we would appreciate your members participating; the survey doesn’t require any confidential or commercially sensitive information. This research is being completed as part of Patrick Hall’s studies in the Master of Property degree through the University of Newcastle. Patrick is currently working as a project manager for a property developer and is finding that developers are more commonly outsourcing the role of the project manager. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. http://www.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?F8DCB0AAFEBAACAB
March 2008 - Workplace Stress Study of Australian PMs Click here for the Workplace Stress Survey Document. This should be returned to William by 25/04/2008. To find out what the sources of work place stress are for currently practicing Australian Institute of Project Managers (AIPM)- construction specific members Background: Review of literature has shown stress is a major problem in the construction industry. Literature indicates stress to have a significant impact on the financial status and overall mental health of a business unit. The focus of this research is on the sources of stress within the project management professionals. This research will attempt to discuss and analyse the influence of stress on project managers and test the hypothesis that ‘Project managers, currently working in the construction industry do not receive adequate support to deal with work place stress.
October 2007 - The Value of the Project Office: Theory vs Practice in Australia You are invited to participate in this research study, the aim of which is to identify the strength of the alignment of Project Management Office (PMO) theory with actual practice. The research methodology is designed to determine the extent to which theory has contributed to successful project management office systems. It is expected that the research will provide essential information into the correlation between theory and practice, and in particular, whether theory has helped or hindered the development of, and creation of value through, the Project Management Office. Please click this link to open the survey - http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/TellUS2/SurveyForm.asp?ID=4913 The survey is available from to 30 November 2007. It should only take about 10 minutes to complete; participation is voluntary. Should you have any queries about this research or the research process, please contact me on
October 2007 - Investigation into the relative importance of common criteria used to evaluate tenders. Thank you for taking part in this research survey carried out by David Watt, a PhD candidate at the University of New South Wales, whose professional career in project and engineering management spans more than 25 years. David is investigating the relative importance of common criteria used to evaluate tenders. The survey will take between 20 and 30 minutes and is structured in 2 parts, A and B. Part A seeks background information about your project experience, skills, and industry within which you work. Part B provides 16 hypothetical outcomes of a Tender Evaluation comprising 3 tenderers. For this, you are requested to select the preferred tenderer within each of the 16 outcomes presented. Your response to this survey is greatly appreciated. Results are treated in the strictest confidence and used solely for academic purposes.If you would like to receive a copy of the results please provide your address so that we will gladly post the results to you. Should you have any questions in relation to this survey, David can be contacted directly on +61 2 0409 980 574, or via e-mail at davewatt@bigpond.com. To participate, please download one of these three survey documents [ Document #1 | Document #2 | Document #3 ]. Please select and complete one of these documents and return it to Dave Watt - davewatt@bigpond.com.
26 July 2007 - Project Management Office (PMO) interest group would like to gain a greater understanding of how Australian organisations use PMO's, their roles, value and how they integrate into other management systems and processes. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=7s_2ff76UXJ60pNuMbJZF6kw_3d_3d - additional information 11 June 2007 - Towards a methodology to help predict and reduce the impact of IT projects on long term costs, corporate strategy and existing IT infrastructure - Click here to participate in this survey.
26 July 2007 - Project Management Office (PMO) interest group would like to gain a greater understanding of how Australian organisations use PMO's, their roles, value and how they integrate into other management systems and processes. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=7s_2ff76UXJ60pNuMbJZF6kw_3d_3d - additional information
11 June 2007 - Towards a methodology to help predict and reduce the impact of IT projects on long term costs, corporate strategy and existing IT infrastructure Click here to participate in this survey.
26 April 2007 - Project management professionals’ current use of project management knowledge areas Click here to learn more about this survey.
13 February 2007 - Information System Project Failure Research – Influence of The Human Factor Click here to learn more about this survey.
15 January 2007 - Transcultural Project Leadership (TPL): Development of a model Click here to learn more about this survey.
15 January 2007 - Decision making factors associated with the assessments of tenders for major projects and the selection of a preferred supplier. The data collection phase of this survey has now closed. David Watt, a part-time PhD student (Part-Time) at the Faculty of Engineering, University of New South Wales and is conducting research that investigates “Client Preferences for Supplier Services to Deliver Major Projects,” and seek information on the factors that clients consider important when evaluating tenders/proposals and selecting suppliers.
16 October 2006 - Investigating Matrix Organizations Nursen Saracoglu, a PhD student in the Faculty of Business at the University of Technology, Sydney, is conducting a research project on "Investigating Matrix Organizations" and seeks to obtain information on the weaknesses and strengths of matrix structures for organizational performance. To participate in the survey, click through http://surveys.uts.edu.au/engine/logon.cfm?InstanceId=728 - the survey password is Matrix. If you wish to have more information about the research project please contact me and/or my supervisor Professor Stewart Clegg.
09 October 2006 - Project Management and Project Risk Management software I would like to ask for your assistance with a research project into the current usage and attitudes of project management professionals to both Project Management and Project Risk Management software and software add-ons. The results of the project will be used to gain a better understanding of current industry attitudes to Project Risk Management software tools and the market surrounding them. This research is being organised as part of an academic project for MBA Practicum unit, MPI701, which is being conducted at Crescent PSS, the host organisation. The results of this research will be used for internal academic purposes only. Your participation in this survey is voluntary and involves answering 8 short questions which should take no more than 15 minutes to complete and is conveniently submitted online through Email. I would therefore, greatly appreciate your participation and that of your fellow professionals if you don’t mind passing it on. No organisational or personal information will be collected and on receipt of the submitted forms the data will be transferred automatically to a database and the reply email deleted. This ensures that there is no possibility that any of the information is identifiable. The information collected will be kept and used in aggregate form only. Please fill in the form and submit it as soon as possible and if you wish to be notified of the results of the survey I would be happy to supply them. Please send a separate email to the one in which you submit the survey (as it will be deleted) requesting a copy of the results. If you have any questions regarding this research please contact the researcher, Andrew Titterington, Ph: 03 92445053, amtit@deakin.edu.au or the academic supervisor, Dr Mehdi Taghian, Ph: 03 9244 5053, mehdi.taghian@deakin.edu.au. Should you have any concerns about the conduct of this research project, please contact the Secretary, Business and Law Ethics Sub-Committee, Ms Katrina Fleming, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds Campus, Geelong, 3217, Tel: (03) 52273362 (International +61 3 52273362) E-mail: Katrina.fleming@deakin.edu.au. Please quote project No. 23/06 Click here to download Amit's Survey (750 kb PDF).
04 October 2006 SOFTWARE SURVEY – FUNCTIONALITY ANALYSIS OF MICROSOFT PROJECT AND PRIMAVERA ENTERPRISE VERSION 5.0
26/07/06 Topic: A Study of Outsourcing Practices in Australia - Call for Participation in the University of Melbourne Research Overview: Outsourcing is the practice of contracting out the organization’s in-house activities to an external supplier for monetary payments over an agreed time period. Researchers have identified different contract characteristics and contextual factors which could make outsourcing a win-win experience for both clients and vendors. However, presently there is no consensus among this spectrum of contract characteristics and contextual factors and it is often not clear how these divergent characteristics can make outsourcing successful. To resolve these uncertainties, this study aims to explore different contract characteristics and contextual factors to provide additional insight into the role, nature and impact of these in outsourcing arrangements (both success and failure). If you want to know any further details or willing to participate in the interview, please contact Annie (the researcher) at a.bhattacharya@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au or call her at 0401 182 731. You can also visit the department website for her details at http://www.management.unimelb.edu.au/staff/phdStudentPage.cfm?StudentID=274. 10/07/06 - An analysis of knowledge, experience & learning for effective decision making in Project Management. Purpose and methodology of the research: About the researcher: Debu can be contacted by the following means: dmukerji@efs.mq.edu.au Tel:+ 612 9850 6474 (MQU) Fax:+ 612 9850 9457 (MQU) Click here to download 1. The Information and Consent Form 2. The Survey. 18/05/06 - Investigation into the effectiveness of external project managers who manage change management projects. Alistair Williams is a student at RMIT carrying our research as part of a Master of Project Management. He would like to interview Project Managers in Melbourne who are responsible for change management projects. He is willing to be contacted about this research at any time. To any questions about the research call him on 03 9576 0806 or his supervisor, Carolyn Hayles on 03 9925 2230. If you'd like to participate in Alistair's survey, please click here to download the zip information pack. Click here to read Alistair's invitation to participate. 16/03/06 - Influencing Project Managers’ Behavior: Incentives and Drive The survey is about investigating attributes of management leadership that contribute positively (and negatively) to project success in an incentive-based project environment. We hypothesise the use of incentives will make a significant difference in the attitudes and approach adopted by management representatives on assignment to an IS project. The major benefit for organizations will be reflected in the reduction of the costs and improvements in scheduling associated with ISD/I, and avoidance of IS failures. Your participation in our survey will assist us to determine whether our hypotheses are valid, and assist us to recommend better approaches to project management and the management of incentives. What Do I Have to Do: Your participation will be important in helping us achieve the above-mentioned results, and the survey is expected to take between 10-15 minutes to complete (in our pilot, some have done it in 10 minutes). To access the survey, click on the following link (or copy and paste the URL in your web browser): http://www.business.uq.edu.au/survey/index.php?sid=21. The survey will be available until: 31st March 2006. Click to download the survey synopsis. Click here to download the detailed survey description.
Maryann Hawthorn is a Master of Project Management student at the RMIT School of Property, Construction and Project Management. Under the supervision of Dr. Carolyn Hayles, she is conducting research which aims to determine how widely value management is understood and utilized in Australia, United Kingdom and Hong Kong, and what barriers there may be to its expansion. You are invited to participate in this research project by completing a questionnaire, which should take approximately 10 minutes. Click here to download the survey package. This is a zip file that contains an introduction to the survey, a consent form and the questionnaire. These are in word format. You should email the completed consent and questionnaire documents to mdhawthorn@optushome.com.au by 1/04/06. Additional contact information regarding the project is available in the survey package. A Study Of Occupational Stress in Project Managers in the Australian Construction Industry Alice Croxson is a 4th year Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) student at the University of Newcastle, under the supervision of Mr Willy Sher. As part of her program she is studying stress amongst construction project managers. You are cordially invited to kindly participate in this research project by completing a questionnaire, which should only take approximately 20 minutes. DOWNLOAD SURVEY INFORMATION LETTER Any general questions to: “The Ageing Workforce - Effects on Organisations and Projects” Natalie Thomsen is studying for her Masters degree in Project Management at QUT, and is writing her final year dissertation on the topic “The Ageing Workforce - Effects on Organisations and Projects”. She has devised the following survey to correlate information from theoretical papers to real life practices, to gather information on organisations’ position on older workers, flexible working conditions, knowledge management, and training. The research will: To enable her to validate this study, your input, as an experienced project practitioner, would be greatly appreciated in the completion of this short questionnaire by September 16th, 2005. All responses will be kept confidential. Reports will not name any specific person or organisation.
Responses can be returned via: Supervisor: Philip Tighe Online Survey: Investigating Matrix Organisations Nursen Saracoglu from the Faculty of Business at the University of Technology, Sydney is conducting a survey as part of her PhD research project "Investigating Matrix Organizations". The research seeks to obtain information on the weaknesses and strengths of matrix structures for organisational performance. Given the potential significance of this research, that will be used to benchmark your company against the others in the survey, we invite you to participate in this on-line survey. Your participation in this survey should take about 30 minutes of your time to complete. Your responses will be kept strictly confidential and the anonymity of all respondents will be preserved. This survey has now closed. Anderson da Silva Bento is doing a Masters in Project Management at the University of South Australia, and is writing a thesis based on research into “Process improvement for construction: management of the process and implementation of a quality control program within the construction industry”. The main purpose is to identify the current gaps within the construction sector related to continuous improvement. If you work in construction, Anderson is asking you to kindly fill out an online questionnaire, which will only take about 5 minutes to complete, and contains only questions formulated to find out collective views of the continuous improvement process within the construction sector. All information provided will be used for academic purposes only, and it will be treated confidentially. Any queries regarding to the questionnaire or its purpose, please do not hesitate to Anderson on (08) 0423399628 or (08) 82231983 or email him on andersonsb@loreno.net or andersonsb_bento@hotmail.com . Survey Link: http://gpb211124.city.unisa.edu.au/questionnaire/name About the Survey |
