The use of project management in the financial environment of small entities is investigated in this research. To reach the goal of this research, project management in general was researched from the literature and applied to small accounting projects. The meaning of small enterprises was determined from literature and different types of entities were described. The accounting environment as a whole was described to focus on the financial accounting environment of small entities whose financial statements are not strictly regulated by law. Project management was theoretically applied to the financial accounting environment of a small enterprise. Empirical research was used to determine the current use or not of project management by accountants. The questionnaire, distributed according to the snowball method, was set in such a way that it assumed the respondent do not use project management. The research results were grouped to elucidate information in different focus areas of project management. It was very clear from the respondent’s responses, that: Project management is intuitively used without being identified as such; There does nor exist any basic or formal numeration structure for financial assistance of small entities; and Risks could be uniformly addressed to the benefit of both accounting officers and clients should it be more consciously applied. Because it was difficult to identify the population and the snowball method was used to issue the questionnaires, it was decided to use focus group interviews to discuss the outcomes received from the respondents. The results from these interviews were very helpful: not only was project management positively accepted as financial management tool, but suggestions were made to motivate for the use of project management by accountants. These suggestions, as well as a draft project model was send as a secondary questionaire to accountants to test the researched results. Although a limited reaction was received the acceptance of the research outcome was positive. The impact of this discussion can also be found in chapter seven. It can be concluded that the conscious use of project management can be to the advantage of both the accountant and client. The application of project management as a process can be utilised advantageously and without significant additional administrative costs to streamline financial accounting activities. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Operational Research))--North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2011

The use of project management in the financial environment of small entities is investigated in this research. To reach the goal of this research, project management in general was researched from the literature and applied to small accounting projects. The meaning of small enterprises was determined from literature and different types of entities were described. The accounting environment as a whole was described to focus on the financial accounting environment of small entities whose financial statements are not strictly regulated by law. Project management was theoretically applied to the financial accounting environment of a small enterprise. Empirical research was used to determine the current use or not of project management by accountants. The questionnaire, distributed according to the snowball method, was set in such a way that it assumed the respondent do not use project management. The research results were grouped to elucidate information in different focus areas of project management. It was very clear from the respondent’s responses, that: Project management is intuitively used without being identified as such; There does nor exist any basic or formal numeration structure for financial assistance of small entities; and Risks could be uniformly addressed to the benefit of both accounting officers and clients should it be more consciously applied. Because it was difficult to identify the population and the snowball method was used to issue the questionnaires, it was decided to use focus group interviews to discuss the outcomes received from the respondents. The results from these interviews were very helpful: not only was project management positively accepted as financial management tool, but suggestions were made to motivate for the use of project management by accountants. These suggestions, as well as a draft project model was send as a secondary questionaire to accountants to test the researched results. Although a limited reaction was received the acceptance of the research outcome was positive. The impact of this discussion can also be found in chapter seven. It can be concluded that the conscious use of project management can be to the advantage of both the accountant and client. The application of project management as a process can be utilised advantageously and without significant additional administrative costs to streamline financial accounting activities. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Operational Research))--North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2011

This article presents the implementation of ISO/IEC 29110 in a four-person IT startup company in Peru. After completing the implementation of the ISO/IEC 29110 project management and software implementation processes using an agile approach, the next step was to execute these processes in a project with an actual customer: software that facilitates communication between clients and legal consultants at the second-largest insurance companies in Peru. Managing the project and developing the software took about 900 hours. Using ISO/ IEC 29110 software engineering practices enabled the startup to plan and execute the project while expending only 18 percent of the total project effort on rework (i.e., wasted effort). In this article, the authors also describe the steps and the effort required by the VSE to be granted an ISO/IEC 29110 certificate of conformity. The startup became the first Peruvian VSE to obtain an ISO/IEC 29110 certification. The ISO/IEC 29110 certification facilitated access to new clients and larger projects.

This thesis deals with the usage of management accounting information for motivation and evaluation of empoyees. The first part describes specifics of small enterprises, advantages and disadvanteges of working in these types of enterprises. Additionally, there is discussed the most famous motivation theories and their application in practice, the methods used for employee compensation and evaluation. Great attention is given to the analysis of the current situation of described areas in the company BlueGhost.cz and assessment of the strengths and weaknesses. The analysis is followed by the second part of this thesis which contains a proposal for possible improvement of motivation and evaluation systems which could do work processes and employee behavior more efficient.

The purpose of the theses is to make a business plan for the hotel with restaurant. The external and internal factor analyses are used for the given enterprise. The company is in restaurant and accommodation industry. The main focus is to create a plan and identify opportunities for the future growth.

The aim of diploma thesis is translation, customization, realization and publication English version of Entry profile which is part of ISO/IEC 29110 in Eclipse Process Framework Composer tool with own methodology of realization so that profile will be available to Czech expert public. The goals are achieved by conversion of Entry Profile in Eclipse Process Framework Composer tool into web form. The first benefit of diploma thesis is description and characteristics of Entry Profile which is part of ISO/IEC 29110 standard, which serves to profile understanding and its practical usage. The second benefit is creation own methodology which allows Entry Profile conversion into electronic version. For profile realization is used Eclipse Process Framework Composer tool. The third benefit is detail reference book of profile realization in Eclipse Process Framework Composer. The main benefit is Entry Profile created in web form, which is available to expert public. At the beginning of diploma thesis is described Entry Profile, its goal, structure and implementation packages. In third chapter is described concept of Unified Method Architecture which serves as theoretical input for chapter about Eclipse Process Framework Composer tool. In fourth chapter is characterized tool for management and maintenance methodology - Eclipse Process Framework Composer. Follows chapter about methodology of profile realization in Eclipse Process Framework Composer. Sixth chapter is detail reference book realization of Entry Profile in Eclipse Process Framework Composer. In following chapter is profile published in web form. Eight chapter evaluates realization and publication in Eclipse Process Framework Composer tool.