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 June 2011 Acceptance and use of project management methodologies by individuals involved in projects

Dr. Frederik Ahlemann and Kunal Mohan run the Competence Center for Strategic IT Management at the Institute of Research on Information Systems (IRIS) of the EBS Business School in Wiesbaden, Germany. They are currently conducting a study on acceptance and use of project management methodologies (e.g PRINCE2, CCPM, PMBOK, Agile PM, O2PM, in-house developed etc.) by individuals involved in projects (e.g. project managers, project team members etc.). The study is also supported by the Project Management Institute (PMI), PMI-Venezuela, PMI-Indonesia, IPMA-Denmark, PMA-Canada, PMA-India, and PMforum.org.

In detail, the following questions are addressed:
i) What needs of users are crucial for PM methodology acceptance?
ii) Based on which cognitive considerations do users decide about using a PM methodology?
iii) Which characteristics of a PM methodology influence this decision?
iv) How can users be encouraged to use PM methods as intended by the organization?


The online questionnaire can be accessed by using the following link:


http://ww3.unipark.de/uc/MA_GEYC

This is the first large-scale international quantitative study via online-survey that addresses this issue. To understand the cultural differences project managers / staff from many countries are participating - e.g. U.S.A, Canada, India, China, EU-Nations, Australia, Kenya, Nigeria, and if possible further Asian and African countries.


 

 

 

 

 

 

May 2011 Survey of Collaborative Project Management and Governance

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I am a post graduate student at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia and I am conducting a survey targeting professionals, such as project managers and other managers, who are involved in inter-firm project management and collaborative IT Governance.

The survey will take about 10 minutes and can be completed online on the follow website:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GJKCQCF

I would appreciate it if you could spare a few minutes of your time to complete this survey. Please feel free to contact me at any time should you have any questions.

Kind regards,

Vincent Willems van Beveren

vincent.h.willemsvanbeveren@student.uts.edu.au

 


 

December 2010 AIPM Membership Satisfaction Survey

As part of AIPM's planning process, we conduct a yearly survey of all members.

This survey is intended to:

  • determine satisfaction levels with the Institute,
  • identify areas where the institute can improve services and provide ideas for new development directions, and
  • gather data on employment conditions for the project management industry.
The survey has eight parts:
  1. Professional affiliations
  2. Membership status and satisfaction with the Institute
  3. Service usage and satisfaction levels
  4. Service usage and new services
  5. Demographic and workplace information
  6. Education and Certification
  7. Salary and Employment conditions - this section is optional.
  8. Geographic information

 The survey was sent directly to AIPM members, and is open between December 2010 and January 2011. Results of previous surveys are available for members.

 

October 2010 The Millennium Project Manager - managing paradoxes in projects

Jo Maartens is a certified member of the AIPM (member 23348), currently completing a Masters degree in Project Management at the Graduate School of Technology Management, University of Pretoria.  His research topic is "The Millennium Project Manager - managing paradoxes in projects"; This is an explorative study to 'uncover' the paradoxes we are confronted with when working within teams in the fast changing world of the 21st Century.   My target audience is practising project managers across multiple industries.The survey is available online at:

http://www.up.ac.za/hrresearch/index.php?sid=67732&lang=en

This is an explorative study in which we are researching the paradoxes that might exist in 21st century organisations and your participation would be appreciated. More organisations are embracing a team approach in their quest to improve organisational efficiency and effectiveness and meet the demands of workplace challenges. The dynamics of teamwork in the current challenging organisational environments are posing even more challenges. A paradox is a specific type of challenge, being a contradiction that has proven useful in developing insights into a variety of organisational phenomena (Poole & Van de Ven, 1989; Lewis, 2000; Chae & Bloodgood, 2006). In a paradox, two conditions are stated to exist together when this seems logically impossible. If you would like further information about any aspect of this survey, please contact us at:   Joachim H Maartens (researcher): jmaartens59@gmail.com
Yvonne du Plessis (supervisor): Yvonne.duplessis@up.ac.za Thank you for your participation and your time.

August 2010 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH

You are invited to participate in a survey conducted by researchers at University of South Australia.

 

The survey is available online at:

 

Click here to take survey.

 

The study involves the benefits of quality improvement methodologies to achieve successful project outcomes within quality dimensions. The aim of the study is to identify the quality dimensions, project success dimensions and benefits of quality improvement methodologies in project management.

 

The outcome of the research will anticipate:

 

• The identification of different linkages between quality dimensions and project success dimensions.
• The determination of the most common quality improvement approaches used in project management.
• Establishing the relationship between the benefits of quality improvement in project success.
• Selection of the most appropriate quality improvement approach for project management.

 

The completion of this web-based survey will take less than 10 minutes.

 

If you would like further information about any aspect of this survey, please contact us at:

 

Mirca S. Sanchez A. (researcher): sanmy001@students.unisa.edu.au
Justin Cole (supervisor): justin.cole@unisa.edu.au

 

Thank you for your participation and your time.

 

 



July 2010  Emotional Intelligence as the Catalyst between Personal Competence and Project Performance

 

You are invited to participate in a survey conducted by researchers at Curtin University of Technology.

 

This research is being undertaken as part of the dissertation requirements of the Master of Science (Project Management). Due to the lack of focus on the “soft” aspects in project management, we would like to examine how project managers differing in experience use personal competence, whether personal competency use affects the project performance, and whether emotional intelligence affects the use of personal competence applied in different projects. To better fill the gap, we are interested in hearing from project manager who have had positive experiences with emotional intelligence usage as a project manager as well as project manager who have had negative experiences.

 

The completion of this web-based survey will take less than 20 minutes. It is available by clicking on the following link: http://tinyurl.com/7d9a6316

 

We would be most grateful if you could also forward this survey to your friends and colleagues working as project manager. The survey will be available until September 2010.

 

If you would like further information about any aspect of this survey, please contact us at:

 

Tan Wee Han (Researcher) 7d9a6316@stud.curtin.edu.my

Anita Johari  (Supervisor) anita.j@curtin.edu.my

Thank you for your participation and your time.

 


June 2010 - Key Issues in Project Risk Management for the next 3 – 5 Years

The first round collection of data has completed. A second round will be made available in November 2010.

What is the study’s aim?

The study aims to establish the key project risk issues that project managers need to manage over the next 3 to 5 years.

 

Who conducts the research?

The research is promoted and hosted by the Knowledge and Research Council of AIPM and designed by Associate Professor Dieter Fink of Edith Cowan University. The project has been approved by the university’s Human Ethics Committee.

 

What is a key issue?

A key issue is defined as one that poses a challenge (e.g. requires special attention) for the project manager during the next 3 to 5 years. The challenge can be brought about by one or more factors that will affect the success of project. For example, a risk item can be perceived to be a key issue due to the

  • increasing importance of the issue to the success of a project;
  • not understanding the nature of the issue due to its complexity;
  • continued difficulty in managing the issue;
  • changes expected in the nature of the issue.

Pre-testing has indicated that it should take about 15-20 minutes to complete the questionnaire.  Your participation is highly appreciated.

May 2010 - Utilizing Knowledge Management to Maximize Success in construction Projects

 You are invited to participate in a survey conducted by researchers at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Many IT projects still fail to deliver on time or on budget, or fail to deliver value to the client. One reason for this is the choice of an inappropriate development approach. We are investigating if project success is enhanced by matching the methodology used to the characteristics of the organisation and/or project.

The completion of this web-based survey will take less than ten minutes. It is available by clicking on the following link:

http://vuw.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_8jrSkmvwRfD8boE&SVID=

We would be most grateful if you could also forward this survey to your friends and colleagues working in software development. Findings are available to all respondents. J

If you would like further information about any aspect of this survey, please contact us.

Julien Lemetayer                             Julien.Lemetayer@vuw.ac.nz

Jim Sheffield, PhD                           Jim.Sheffield@vuw.ac.nz

Thank you for your participation and your time,

Julien Lemetayer & Jim Sheffield

Victoria University of Wellington 

 

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