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The purpose of this study is to revise the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry's (DWAF's) current Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) procedure and to develop an Environmental Management Framework (EMF), so as to ensure that the environment is considered in a structured, formal manner at each decision-making stage of the projects development business process. The proposed EMF provides process diagrams that align the IBM principles, the environmental assessment and management tools, and the engineering business process with the project life cycle approach for DWAF's water sector functional areas. Key decision-making points are introduced to the business process to ensure that all the specific requirements have been met before continuing to the next engineering stage of the business life cycle. Auditing nodes were identified within the life cycle approach and complement the decision-making points and strengthen the evaluation of environmental compliance and performance. These process diagrams is designed to prompt development planners and implementers to consider the environment at all stages of the business life cycle and practice sound environmental management. The EMF is based on international best practice and follows the Deming model philosophy as well as principles and elements of an environmental management system. The EMF must be an integral part in the way the department conduct its business and not seen as an ad hoc function and the duties of the environmental officer. To conclude, the EMF is the building block and interim management plan for an appropriate environmental management system in the future and the first step towards business excellence for the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. / Thesis (M.Sc. (Geography and Environmental Studies))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.

Mémoire numérisé par la Division de la gestion de documents et des archives de l'Université de Montréal

The purpose of this study is to revise the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry's (DWAF's) current Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) procedure and to develop an Environmental Management Framework (EMF), so as to ensure that the environment is considered in a structured, formal manner at each decision-making stage of the projects development business process. The proposed EMF provides process diagrams that align the IBM principles, the environmental assessment and management tools, and the engineering business process with the project life cycle approach for DWAF's water sector functional areas. Key decision-making points are introduced to the business process to ensure that all the specific requirements have been met before continuing to the next engineering stage of the business life cycle. Auditing nodes were identified within the life cycle approach and complement the decision-making points and strengthen the evaluation of environmental compliance and performance. These process diagrams is designed to prompt development planners and implementers to consider the environment at all stages of the business life cycle and practice sound environmental management. The EMF is based on international best practice and follows the Deming model philosophy as well as principles and elements of an environmental management system. The EMF must be an integral part in the way the department conduct its business and not seen as an ad hoc function and the duties of the environmental officer. To conclude, the EMF is the building block and interim management plan for an appropriate environmental management system in the future and the first step towards business excellence for the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. / Thesis (M.Sc. (Geography and Environmental Studies))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.

De nombreux projets échouent du fait d’une gestion insuffisante des imprévus. Compte tenu de l’intérêt croissant que suscite ce sujet tant auprès des managers de projet que dans le monde de la recherche, notre objectif est de rechercher des solutions innovantes pour appréhender ces imprévus. Nous mobilisons les travaux sur la gestion de projet, sur l’improvisation organisationnelle et sur la qualité du travail en équipe, et nous posons la question de recherche suivante : quels sont les dispositifs managériaux à développer dans le cadre d’équipe projet pour gérer efficacement la capacité à improviser lors de projets innovants ? Cette question de départ se décline en deux sous-questions de recherche : Quelles sont les situations de management de projet favorisant une improvisation et quelle est leur évolution durant la vie d’un projet ? Quel est l’impact de la mobilisation des dispositifs improvisationnels par les membres d’équipes projet sur la performance du projet ? Pour répondre à ces questions, nous nous appuyons sur l’analyse quantitative d’une base de données internationale relative aux situations managériales de projet, pour répondre à la première question de recherche, et sur une enquête auprès d’équipe projet d’étudiants réalisant des projets tutorés, en réponse à la seconde question de recherche. Parmi les principaux résultats, cette thèse permet d’identifier et de caractériser les « situations improvisationnelles » dans le cadre d’équipe projet, mais aussi d’analyser comment elles évoluent en fonction des phases du projet. Elle se penche également sur le lien entre l’improvisation collective et la performance des équipes projet, et montre que la qualité du travail en équipe joue un rôle intermédiaire. Enfin, le rôle joué par plusieurs dispositifs managériaux est mis en évidence. En fonction du type de performance, économique ou sociale, deux modèles de gestion de l’improvisation dans les équipes projet sont proposés. Ces résultats font l’objet d’une discussion, puis les apports de notre recherche ainsi que ses limites et les perspectives de recherches sont développées en conclusion. / Many projects fail because of poor management of unpredictable situations. Given the growing interest in this subject among both project managers and researchers, our goal is to seek innovative solutions to capture the unexpected. The literature review is grounded on project management, and the concepts of organizational improvisation and quality teamwork. We ask the following research question : what are the managerial devices to develop within project teams in order to manage effectively the ability to improvise in innovative projects ? The initial question is divided into two sub-research questions : What are the project managament situations favoring improvisation and how do they evolve during the project life span ? What is the impact of the mobilization of improvidational devices by the project team members on project performance ? To answer these questions, we rely on quantitative analysis of an international database on managerial project situations to answer on the first research question, and on a survey of project teams of students achieving tutored projects, in response to the second research question. Among the main results, this thesis identifies and characterizes « improvisational situations » within project teams. It also analyzes how they evolve during the project life span. It also examines the relationship between collective improvisation and performance in project teams, and it shows that the teamwork quality plays an intermediary role. Finally, the role played by several managerial devices is highlighted. Depending on the type of performance, economic or social, two management models of improvisation in project trams are available. These results are discussed and the contributions of our research as well as its limitations and the perspectives of research are developed in conclusion.

nÃo hà / It aims to understand how the undergraduates of UFC courses experience MDCR (Network Collaborative Digital Materials) proposed by the Project LIFE (Teacher Training Interdisciplinary Laboratory) in the theoretical perspective of cyberculture. This training involved copyright collaborative activities (through the development of MDCR), face-to-face and online interactions as well as the mobilization of teaching knowledge in line with the principles of the LIFE Project and Cyberculture. Specifically, the study intended to describe how the undergraduates participate and appropriate of LIFE training, from their point of views; to identify, with support on the perception of the undergraduate students, the teaching knowledge mobilized in training and how this knowledge dialogues with the principles of LIFE / UFC training and cyberculture and to see how the development process of MDCR, teaching strategies and learning developed by the undergraduates are related to the principles of cyberculture. The work expresses theoretical discussions of cyberculture, education, teacher training, teaching knowledge, complexity and interdisciplinarity. It is a qualitative ethnographic research, which had activities at LIFE-UFC and in a basic vocational school, partner in the project. Four undergraduates, both male and female and from four courses of UFC, participated in the study. The research techniques adopted were: participant observation, semi-structured interviews and documentary analysis. The results showed that the undergraduates in graduation phase externalize the existence of gaps in basic training with regard to teaching practice, particularly in relation to aspects of cyberculture and interdisciplinarity. For the undergraduates, LIFE articulated theory and practice and potentiated teaching experiences via cybercultural and interdisciplinary experiences â in the development of MDCR and in the established relationship with the students of the partner school â who want to teach. It was concluded that LIFE training is configured as a practical training for the undergraduates that sought it in the project, once it approximates the design elements of cyberculture and interdisciplinary school. The study showed, based on the contributions of the undergraduates, the need for discussions in the academy and school about the current policies of teacher training. / Objetiva compreender como os licenciandos dos cursos da UFC vivenciam a formaÃÃo MDCR (Materiais Digitais Colaborativos em Rede) proposta pelo Projeto LIFE (LaboratÃrio Interdisciplinar de FormaÃÃo de Educadores) na perspectiva teÃrica da cibercultura. Essa formaÃÃo envolveu atividades colaborativas autorais (mediante o desenvolvimento dos MDCR), interaÃÃes presenciais e a distÃncia, bem como mobilizaÃÃo dos saberes docentes em consonÃncia com os princÃpios do Projeto LIFE e da Cibercultura. Especificamente, o estudo buscou descrever como os licenciandos participam e se apropriam da formaÃÃo LIFE, a partir da visÃo deles; identificar, com apoio na percepÃÃo dos licenciandos, os saberes docentes mobilizados na formaÃÃo e como esses saberes dialogam com os princÃpios da formaÃÃo LIFE/ UFC e da cibercultura e verificar como o processo de desenvolvimento do MDCR, estratÃgias de ensino e de aprendizagem desenvolvidas pelos licenciandos, estÃo relacionados aos princÃpios da cibercultura. O trabalho expressa discussÃes teÃricas sobre cibercultura, educaÃÃo, formaÃÃo de professores, saberes docentes, complexidade e interdisciplinaridade. à uma pesquisa qualitativa, de carÃter etnogrÃfico, que teve atividades desenvolvidas no LIFE-UFC e numa escola bÃsica profissionalizante parceira do projeto. Participaram do estudo quatro licenciandos de quatro cursos da UFC, de ambos os sexos. As tÃcnicas de pesquisa adotadas foram: observaÃÃo participante, entrevistas semiestruturadas em profundidade e anÃlise documental. Os resultados evidenciaram que os licenciandos, em fase de conclusÃo do curso, externam a existÃncia de lacunas na formaÃÃo inicial no tocante à prÃtica docente, em particular no referente a aspectos da cibercultura e da interdisciplinaridade. Para os licenciandos, o LIFE articulou teoria e prÃtica e potencializou experiÃncias associadas ao ensino, mediado por vivÃncias ciberculturais e interdisciplinares â no desenvolvimento dos MDCR e na relaÃÃo estabelecida com os alunos da escola parceira â que pretendem praticar na docÃncia. Concluiu-se que a formaÃÃo LIFE se configurou, para os licenciandos, como a formaÃÃo prÃtica que buscaram no projeto ao aproximar elementos da cibercultura e da interdisciplinaridade da escola. O estudo evidenciou, com suporte nas contribuiÃÃes dos licenciandos, a necessidade de discussÃes no Ãmbito da academia e da escola acerca das polÃticas atuais de formaÃÃo de professores.

This work deals with the data migration during the process of mergers and acquisitions. The first, theoretical part, defines the general terms concerning mergers and acquisitions, further mentions motives that may lead to it, and the basic stages of the implementation process of mergers and acquisitions. This section also presents brief information on selected methodologies of project management, of which principles are used in the next part, dealing with data migration projects. The aim of this work is to develop a methodology for project management of data migration in mergers and acquisitions process, which may serve as a guide for merging companies and data migration teams. In the methodology there are specified activities and defined procedures to be followed in the various stages of the project life cycle. To each activity the way and necessary prerequisites for carrying out are specified. The methodology also describes common problems with which the data migration project in carrying out the action may be faced and which could threaten the success of the project or its part. For each potential problem a possible way to eliminate it is added, or solutions.

The thesis is focused on the prevention of crises in the management of construction projects. It deals with risk management process, risk management methodologies according to standards, organizations and publications of authors. Detailed methods of risk identification, risk analysis and treatment are described in detail. The thesis also explaines the methods of crisis management and the general expression of the crisis. Instruments of financial analysis have also been described to predict the dangers of a construction site. The aim of the dissertation is to confirm the significance of the hierarchy of risks in the process of their management. The second goal of the dissertation is to demonstrate the correlation between the crisis in the project and the crisis in the construction company.

The diploma thesis is focused on evaluation of efficiency and feasibility of the project. In the theoretical part, there are described extensive issues of feasibility study. The thesis deals with evaluation of project effectiveness and its risks. The practical part analyzes the current unsatisfactory condition of a particular building. There are designed and processed two alternative solutions of the project including their evaluation. These solutions were compared with each other and presented to the investor.

The diploma thesis is focused on evalution of efficiency and risks of the project implemnted by the municipality. The theoretical part defines the issue of building investments, public project, and indicators of economic efficiency of investments. Risk analysis is described here. The practical part is focused on the economic evaluation of the effectiveness and risk analysis of the project implemented by the municipality.