This study aims to understand the application of a stakeholder management strategy on construction projects and the challenges currently hindering the implementation of effective stakeholder management and how these challenges can be addressed. The qualitative research method using a single case study was used and the unit of analysis being the stakeholders involved in the planning and construction of the Sesfontein Settlement Area Office in Kunene, Namibia. Data analysis was undertaken by following a thematic approach. The results of this study indicate that failure to identify one or more stakeholders on construction projects can have an adverse effect on the project. In addition, if challenges are not considered there will be technical delays and failure on the project. The developing of strategies is the first move towards overcoming the challenges. Also, sharing of the challenges among the stakeholders is the most critical part to assist in mapping out a stakeholder management strategy for the project. The results of this research will be beneficial to the Kunene regional council and its stakeholders as it will aid in providing awareness in which stakeholders entail better emphasis with regards to stakeholder management, thereby working toward the role of implementing stakeholder management strategy on the construction project results. The study contributes to stakeholder theory, including the role of stakeholder management on construction projects. Possible research gaps and trends are presented for future research.

This study set out to look at the effects that project management maturity has on the project management success in the hope that knowledge of the effects that project management maturity has on ZESCO a Zambian Company project success will highlight the capability deficiency areas that the corporation has and in turn enable recommendation for improvement. The study was exploratory in nature, it took a positivistic paradigm with a deductive approach and a quantitative research design. A case study strategy was used to help in answering the question of maturity effect on project success. The study discovered that the corporation did not perform well on both cost performance and schedule performance whereas it performed well on quality and customer/stakeholder satisfaction. Using the Project Management Maturity Model (ProMMM) competence areas of Experience, Culture, Application and Process as a measure of maturity on a scale of 1-4, the study establishes that ZESCO performed poorly on project application and experience a sign of staff lacking skills and experience to drive effective Projects; the organization performed well on both culture and processes a sign of belief in project management. The Corporation was benchmarked to be at level 2.6 an Improving Novice who still is experimenting with Project Management. The study also established that there was no correlation between ZESCO project management maturity level and project management success, a correlation was found between project management maturity with project quality and Customer Satisfaction. It is recommended that a further study be conducted to ascertain if there are other competence areas that affect maturity other than the ProMMM four attributes and also to conduct a detailed research as to why personnel seem not to appreciate use of project tools.

Thesis (MTech (Project Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018. / The purpose of this study was to unearth the challenges that occur in procurement processes and the effects these challenges have on project execution. Project procurement management is the production of associations with outside merchants and providers for merchandise and enterprises expected to finish a task. This process encompasses five stages: initiating and planning, selecting, contract writing, monitoring, and lastly, closing the deal. To clearly illustrate the magnitude of challenges faced in procurement processes, a project management company in Cape Town, South Africa, has been chosen as the subject of study. This study identified that procurement challenges were rooted in the company’s method of execution which comprises supplier-related issues, strategy selection issues, cost reduction and savings achievement factors, data accuracy issues and stakeholder management concerns. The aforementioned challenges resonate with various theoretical connotations by authorities who maintained that challenges in procurement could be narrowed to four areas: cost reduction, ‘going digital’, risk mitigation and supplier relationships. This study adopted a mixed research methodology incorporating both qualitative and quantitative research techniques and relied on field research conducted both through a survey of administered questionnaires as well as structured interviews. The information gathered in field research has been used to augment and corroborate theoretical information existing in literature and to proffer solutions through pragmatic recommendations for improving procurement processes with the intent of enhancing project execution efficacy and effectiveness. This study further aimed to add input to the existing body of knowledge concerning the effects of procurement processes on project execution in project management and also to contribute to the existing literature in procurement management.

Introduction: As information technology has been developing so rapidly, it affects all business processes. Project management is also greatly affected, as organizations world-wide constantly strive for competitive advantage, major tools were produced and manage-ment control of project progress throughout their lifecycle is becoming increasingly recog-nized for its importance. Problem: The study of software project management tools has aroused a great deal of in-terest in modern research circles as well as inspired extensive research in the area of mana-gerial science. However, there still seems to be confusion, disagreement and limited re-search regarding these concepts of job performance. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to examine, how project management tools can af-fect the efficiency in a software development project. Efficiency will be measured by time, from project start to finish, human and financial resources. Method: An electronic qualitative and partly quantitative questionnaires were sent to three sampled companies. In each company one Web programmer, one project manager and one executive level employee had filled out the questionnaires. The acquired data was then ana-lysed in relation to the frame of reference. Frame of Reference: Theoretical framework is build on a literature within software pro-ject management field, Iron/Golden Triangle, Productivity Paradox, Technology Accep-tance Model, and Software Project Management. Conclusion: To conclude the results of the study, after analyzing the data gathered from various companies implementing JIRA has in all cases resulted in increased product quality, more efficient and faster communication, as well as lower product development costs. This means that implementing JIRA can be beneficial for time, money and quality of software development.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references.

There are many papers or theses researched the similar topic which always focused on individual project management skills or risk management technique. Have you ever thought if a IT service provider try to process multiple projects, how the top manager team should monitor and supervise? How can they get this project done effectively and efficiently? How can they make the business more adaptive, responsive, and thus more profitable in a rapidly changing, multiproject environment? The advantages which can easily present why enterprise project management function its capability and show up its importance. This thesis proposed the point of view from the project management office, and try to draft a series of flexible processes to speed up and eliminate internal works of an enterprise, to raise customer satisfaction, to maintain the proper risk level; even though the controlling process had simplified, the risks still can be managed. In this research, which focused on risk assessing process in enterprise project management, reference lots of issues, books, magazines¡Ketc., by literature review and existing assessing flow in I company, find out the risks of multiprojects, go through generalized and analysis methodology to conduct a lot of different processes which should be properly used in each type of projects. Following results could be come out from this research, 1st, to realize what are the risk factors of enterprise project management(EPM). 2nd, to provide a referenced check list and process to which business wants to implement EPM. 3rd, to offer flexible risk assessing models speeding up processes and raise customer satisfaction. We could find 80% Type A projects could shorten process working days from original 31 days to 9~11 days; and 86% Type B projects, from 31days to 4~6days; total 81.37% sampling projects will get benefits.

Thesis (MAppSc Project Management)--University of South Australia, 1993

The purpose of this research is to continue examining the project management process. The management of projects is complicated. It is the complexity of the process that makes a project so difficult to control. This research examines the effect of particular facets of the project manager's skill set and operating environment on management decisions.

iv ABSTRACT This research study was the first to investigate the nature of time-use behaviour of the South African Clinical Research Associates (CRA’s) and Clinical Trial Managers (CTM’s). The study determined the relative polychronicity of project members in clinical trials in South Africa and identified possible non-alignment in the approaches and expectations between managers of clinical research projects and that of their project staff members. The study assumed that the clinical trial project environment is monochronic by nature. Information about a possible mismatch in expected temporal orientation of project staff and real temporal orientation of project staff would constitute grounds for adaptation of project management execution guidelines and staff selection processes for CRA’s and Managers of clinical trials. Quantitative data were collected through the Inventory of Polychronic Values measuring instrument from a sample of the total registered membership base of the South African Clinical Research Association by means of a web based questionnaire. The study analysed the relationships between the following three constructs of relevance: 1. CRA’s own personal preferences for time-use, and 2. CRA’s perceptions of what time-use behaviour their direct managers expect from them, and 3. Managers’ expectations for the time-use behaviour of CRA’s. CRA’s were found to be relatively monochronic in their work behaviour towards time-use and Managers to be more polychronic than CRA’s. Within each group a range of timeuse opinions and preferences were found. Within the constraints of sample size, Cultural Heritage and Age were the only demographic variables found to exert significant influence on the dependent variables in this study. A good alignment was found between the CRA’s perceptions of the time-use behaviours expected from them and the Managers’ expectations for time-use behaviour. The results of this study relate to complementary role differentiation between monochronic and polychronic people in project execution and management.

published_or_final_version / Real Estate and Construction / Master / Master of Science in Construction Project Management