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Project Based Organizations: Strengths & WeaknessesSkogmalm, Martin January 2010 (has links)
<p><strong>Background</strong>: Today companies operate in a market that increasingly is becoming global, and where technological development is advancing ever faster. Global competition, shorter product life cycles and constant reorganization of business puts increasing demands on companies and projects that are under their control. As a result of this trend more and more organizations in different industries are working on a project basis.</p><p><strong>Objective:</strong> To identify and address the strengths and weaknesses of project based organizations.</p><p><strong>Boundaries</strong>: Three business units within different companies will be analyzed in order to deduct a conclusion to the research question.</p><p><strong>Method</strong>: A qualitative method has been used. The empirical material was analyzed based on theory.</p><p><strong>Results</strong>: A project based organization promotes higher flexibility in comparison to a functional organization. The organizational structure of a project based organization provides employees with interesting tasks and the possibility to work in and learn from cross functional teams. Although this has a negative impact on ones work life balance. A key weakness is the organizational integration, which includes: knowledge management, implementation of strategies and focus beyond projects, resource coordination and human resource management.</p><p><strong>Proposal for further research:</strong> An in-depth study on how project based organizations promote innovation.</p>
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Project Based Organizations: Strengths & WeaknessesSkogmalm, Martin January 2010 (has links)
Background: Today companies operate in a market that increasingly is becoming global, and where technological development is advancing ever faster. Global competition, shorter product life cycles and constant reorganization of business puts increasing demands on companies and projects that are under their control. As a result of this trend more and more organizations in different industries are working on a project basis. Objective: To identify and address the strengths and weaknesses of project based organizations. Boundaries: Three business units within different companies will be analyzed in order to deduct a conclusion to the research question. Method: A qualitative method has been used. The empirical material was analyzed based on theory. Results: A project based organization promotes higher flexibility in comparison to a functional organization. The organizational structure of a project based organization provides employees with interesting tasks and the possibility to work in and learn from cross functional teams. Although this has a negative impact on ones work life balance. A key weakness is the organizational integration, which includes: knowledge management, implementation of strategies and focus beyond projects, resource coordination and human resource management. Proposal for further research: An in-depth study on how project based organizations promote innovation.
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A Project Management Information System with Key Performance Indicators in a Multi-Project environment - An action research with IKEA ABJakobsson, Johan, Fosse, Nora January 2014 (has links)
Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to describe how IKEA AB, works with projects today. Further, the aim is to give a suggestion on how a Project Management Information System could look like in the multi-project organization IKEA AB. In order to control and monitor, this study also includes performance measurements, in the form of KPIs, into the Project Management Information System. Background: In today’s business life many companies are a multi-project organization with several ongoing projects at the same time. By using a Project Management Information System organizations are able to monitor, control and support projects. IKEA AB described having a set project methodology, but that project managers often work in their own way, and that this lead to a problem with monitoring and supporting project. Methodology: The methodological approach in the study is action research. The contacts and interviews were conducted thru a semi-structured approach with people related to projects in different ways, project managers and management board members. Findings: The findings of the study are that projects at IKEA AB are not conducted in a cohesive way. The suggestion for a Project Management Information System at IKEA AB containing of several parts; the system need to include a project plan, KPIs to monitor cost, time and resources, and project members feelings needed to be monitored during execution. The information also needed to be presented in two separate dashboards to deliver the right information to the right person.
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An approach to collect and share Lessons Learned in order to improve Knowledge transfer across New Product Development projects : A case study in a Swedish companyMagoula, Anastasia, Benevento, Giovanni January 2013 (has links)
This thesis examines the state of reporting Lessons Learned in a Swedish company that operates globally and explores the areas of potential improvements through better classification and reporting of Lessons Learned from previous projects. Particularly, it explores which the most effective ways to capture and document Lessons Learned are as well as how a System that supports efficient storage, sharing and retrieval of Lessons Learned can be specified. The research is a case study in a Swedish company and is a mixed-model research as it uses both quantitative and qualitative data from primary sources. Indeed, the data collection was done via interviews, questionnaires, a focus group and the study of the company’s documents. The findings revealed some issues in the Lessons Learned methods used in the company, especially in documentation. Additionally, the need for a Lessons Learned System to manage the knowledge and experience from projects was also identified. The thesis concludes with explicit answers to the research questions and more specific with the suggestion of certain guidelines for the employees, a new template for reporting Lessons Learned and the specifications of a Lessons Learned System that can support efficient storage, sharing and retrieval of Lessons Learned.
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The soft time constraint : studies of project extension within an aid agencyKrohwinkel-Karlsson, Anna January 2008 (has links)
Diss. Stockholm : Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, 2008
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Processutveckling inom multiprojektorganisationer : förutsättningar för ett framgångsrikt projekturvalHolmberg, Claes, Wigert, Martin January 2006 (has links)
<p>SammanfattningBakgrundI alla tider har människan sökt nya organisationsformer för att effektivisera sitt arbete. Sedan 1900-talets början har organiseringen i projekt fått en alltmer framträdande roll. En effektiv projektorganisering kräver även ett väl avvägt urvalsbeslut för vilka projekt som ska genomföras. Denna studie har valt att undersöka förbättringsmöjligheter inom urvalsprocessen hos multiprojektorganisationer med avseende på effektivitet, konsekvens i besluten samt transparens och styreffekter för organisationen.GenomförandeVi har genomfört en kvalitativ studie med ett fallföretag. Syftet har varit att få ett djup i undersökningen och en god förståelse för processen inom flera hierarkiska nivåer. Totalt genomfördes nio intervjuer som tillsammans med en teoretiska referensramen ligger till grund för våra resultat.ResultatGenom att använda ett projektselekteringsverktyg som innehåller information kring projektförslagets strategiska bidrag, ekonomiska nytta, resurspåverkan och förslagets plats i projektportföljen menar vi att förslagen som kommer till beslut är mer genomarbetade. Därigenom torde beslutsprocessen bli mer tidseffektiv då inga förslag som inte är genomarbetade tillåts komma till beslut. Dessutom kommer resursanvändningen att bli mer effektiv då resursaspekten analyseras i ljuset av befintliga resursoptimeringsverktyg redan innan nya projekt implementeras. I tillägg till effektivisering för beslutsfattaren ges även mer konsekventa beslut då förslag värderas på samma beslutsgrunder. Dessutom ges indikationer för vilka områden som organisationen anser som viktiga. Viktigt att tillägga är att förutsättningarna måste anpassas av varje användare efter dennes unika förutsättningar.Vi menar att en organisation kan öka sin konkurrenskraft genom att förbättra detta första steg i organisationens projektkompetens.</p> / <p>AbsractBackgroundAt all times man has searched for new ways to organize themselves in order to work more efficiently. From the beginning of the 20th Century organizing in projects has had an even more distinguished role. An effective organizing of projects demands a balanced selection of which projects is to be executed. This study is examining opportunities for improvement in the project selection phase in multi-project-organizations, stressing effectiveness, consistency and control implications for the organization.ExecutionThis study is conducted as a qualitative case study. The aim of the study is to get depth and a good understanding of the project selection process within several hierarchal levels of the organization. A total of nine interviews were conducted. The information given in these interviews combined with theoretical references are the foundation of our conclusions.ResultsBy using a project selection tool containing the project’s strategic contribution, financial contribution, effects on the organizations resources and the project’s effect on the organization’s project portfolio. It is of our opinion that the project proposals for decision will be better prepared, therefore should the project selection phase be more time efficient since only well prepared proposals are to be considered. Also, the use of the organizational resources should be more effective, given that the resource aspect is more integrated in the selection-decision. Furthermore, the decisions should be more consistent within the organization with general criteria to be followed. The tool also provides important indications of which strategic areas that ought to get special attention. It is of importance though that the tool is adjusted to the given organization’s unique conditions.Our opinion is that an organization will improve its competitiveness by improving its competence in project selection</p>
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Processutveckling inom multiprojektorganisationer : förutsättningar för ett framgångsrikt projekturvalHolmberg, Claes, Wigert, Martin January 2006 (has links)
SammanfattningBakgrundI alla tider har människan sökt nya organisationsformer för att effektivisera sitt arbete. Sedan 1900-talets början har organiseringen i projekt fått en alltmer framträdande roll. En effektiv projektorganisering kräver även ett väl avvägt urvalsbeslut för vilka projekt som ska genomföras. Denna studie har valt att undersöka förbättringsmöjligheter inom urvalsprocessen hos multiprojektorganisationer med avseende på effektivitet, konsekvens i besluten samt transparens och styreffekter för organisationen.GenomförandeVi har genomfört en kvalitativ studie med ett fallföretag. Syftet har varit att få ett djup i undersökningen och en god förståelse för processen inom flera hierarkiska nivåer. Totalt genomfördes nio intervjuer som tillsammans med en teoretiska referensramen ligger till grund för våra resultat.ResultatGenom att använda ett projektselekteringsverktyg som innehåller information kring projektförslagets strategiska bidrag, ekonomiska nytta, resurspåverkan och förslagets plats i projektportföljen menar vi att förslagen som kommer till beslut är mer genomarbetade. Därigenom torde beslutsprocessen bli mer tidseffektiv då inga förslag som inte är genomarbetade tillåts komma till beslut. Dessutom kommer resursanvändningen att bli mer effektiv då resursaspekten analyseras i ljuset av befintliga resursoptimeringsverktyg redan innan nya projekt implementeras. I tillägg till effektivisering för beslutsfattaren ges även mer konsekventa beslut då förslag värderas på samma beslutsgrunder. Dessutom ges indikationer för vilka områden som organisationen anser som viktiga. Viktigt att tillägga är att förutsättningarna måste anpassas av varje användare efter dennes unika förutsättningar.Vi menar att en organisation kan öka sin konkurrenskraft genom att förbättra detta första steg i organisationens projektkompetens. / AbsractBackgroundAt all times man has searched for new ways to organize themselves in order to work more efficiently. From the beginning of the 20th Century organizing in projects has had an even more distinguished role. An effective organizing of projects demands a balanced selection of which projects is to be executed. This study is examining opportunities for improvement in the project selection phase in multi-project-organizations, stressing effectiveness, consistency and control implications for the organization.ExecutionThis study is conducted as a qualitative case study. The aim of the study is to get depth and a good understanding of the project selection process within several hierarchal levels of the organization. A total of nine interviews were conducted. The information given in these interviews combined with theoretical references are the foundation of our conclusions.ResultsBy using a project selection tool containing the project’s strategic contribution, financial contribution, effects on the organizations resources and the project’s effect on the organization’s project portfolio. It is of our opinion that the project proposals for decision will be better prepared, therefore should the project selection phase be more time efficient since only well prepared proposals are to be considered. Also, the use of the organizational resources should be more effective, given that the resource aspect is more integrated in the selection-decision. Furthermore, the decisions should be more consistent within the organization with general criteria to be followed. The tool also provides important indications of which strategic areas that ought to get special attention. It is of importance though that the tool is adjusted to the given organization’s unique conditions.Our opinion is that an organization will improve its competitiveness by improving its competence in project selection
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