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...linary approach and means to enable the realisation of successful systems. It focuses on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the
...) NOTE The life cycle model comprises one or more stage models, as needed. It is assembled as a sequence of stages that may overlap and/or iterate, as ap
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..." This shows that LCI's definition correspond to the first interpretation. It has the same objectives as lean production and applies the techniques into
...heory of production. The model is the cornerstone of lean construction and it is a conceptualization of three theories of production used in the twentiet
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...eneral participants, learning much more than just about the topic, because it can make one defend a viewpoint which they might not share from the beginni
This article is written as an in-depth description of a particular method. It includes:
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... industry is the wastage. To maintain a sustainable and justified project, it is necessary to apply some approaches seeking towards a decreased amount of
...nate or minimize waste, regardless of which area it is applied to, even if it is a single process. This makes the LEAN thinking one of the best in creati
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...ining and mapping the complexity within a process and how it interrelates. It is another way to illustrate and understand the cause and effects of the pr
...f> By examination of the dynamics in the CLD, the project managers can use it as a decision tool and be aware of where to place their effort in the compl
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...n then be created. When managing stakeholders, both internal and external, it is important to strive towards finding solutions that are mutually benefici
... with the purpose of being able to engage properly with them. Furthermore, it underlines the importance of stakeholder involvement, especially in project
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...tor for the success of projects<ref name="nottodo"/>, due to the fact that it helps to give an overview of the current state of the analysed scenario. Fo
...Theory is considered and investigated. This proves advantageously because, it will now be possible to uncover shadow networks and how stakeholders with e
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...be created either by the stakeholder who wants something built, as well as it can be the developer’s responsibility.
...e it should be noted that, if a reference is in the end of a section, then it refers to the whole section.
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...he the final domain, '''disorder''' it is hard to determine when one is in it. Different leaders have different opinions, and the way out, is to break th
...ice, known-knowns, here we know exactly what we are doing and we have done it before, so we Sense, Categorize and Respond (S-C-R)<ref name="HBR"/><ref na
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It is important to distinguish between shareholder and stakeholder, and unders
Both when managing projects, programs and portfolios, it is relevant for the management to know who their stakeholders are and their
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...e than 40 % of examined companies use this method, although only 5-8 % use it as the dominant tool. <ref name="Class">Cooper, R.G., Edgett, S., Kleinschm
... efficiently, will not be able to maintain a profitable business for long. It is not enough to execute the projects right, but you also have to execute t
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If a company decides to evaluate a portfolio as it would evaluate projects, the amount of time
Once the Evaluation phase has been completed, it is required to move to the '''Selection''' phase. There are two main output
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...sis and depending on the problem they could get different importance, thus it adapts to specific situation. The four steps are:
.... So to avoid that it is recommended to evaluate situation and find out is it a real crisis or just a warning.
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... simple tools reviewed in this article as a part of the situation analysis it is possible to gain a very good overview of complex structures, beneficial
Even the method is very useful it is unfortunately not mentioned much in the literature.
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...nd skills, and will accordingly develop it’s own specific practices when it comes to executing the project.
...linary approach and means to enable the realization of successful systems. It focuses on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the
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...8% <ref name=annual />. By the increasing numbers of certification holders it is clear to see that the standard is being widely accepted and the importan
...e project, and to decide whether the project can go on to next phase or if it should be delayed.
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...le will describe the element of risk analysis within risk management, what it is used for and list several elements which can be used in the process of m
...http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=44651 ISO Guide 73-2009], it is stated as the ''“Process to comprehend the nature of risk and to deter
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...cutives must be able to manage their project pipeline effectively; so that it provides the highest possible value at the lowest level of risk and at the
... organisations - Michel Thiry, Manon Deguire – 2007'' </ref>. This makes it increasingly important to do projects right and to do the right projects <r
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...an analysis of the origin of DaimlerChrysler project will be carried out. It will also be shown to what extent this fusion was mismanaged with regard to
...s and determine areas in need of improvement. But how to practically apply it to a project? A specific example of project failure prior to introducing IS
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... development and behaviour of a team, how new relationships are created as it generates maturity and capability, and how the leader modifies his way to l
...king for and how should each one behave. This is also a situation in which it can be observed how each member works individually under pressure. In gener
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...ling and monitoring step as it affects the rest of the project process and it is the most crucial step from a Lean perspective. For this reason more atte
...essfully. This means that more than one out to three projects fails. Also, it seems to be evident that the longer the project and the team size, the hard
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... task if not managed properly. In the context of '''project management''', it refers to any significant alteration in an organisation that affects the wa
...e point of view of organisations. To understand what change management is, it is necessary to understand what a change is. This definition will be furthe
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Agile can be traced back to 1991 where agile manufacturing was introduced. It was however not before ”''The Agile Manifesto''” was introduced, that t
...ering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. We value:
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...anced/> <ref name=recall> [''Terry Hill and Roy Westbrook - SWOT Analysis: It's Time for a Product Recall''] ''Long Range Planning, Vol. 30, No.1, pp. 46
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...sible to get an overview of where team members are assigned optimal roles. It sheds light on whether each team need specific roles to solve a given task
...m to achieve a high performance team (Tuckman 2000). When building a team, it is important that there is a framework for creating a high-performance team
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... is also one of the major sub-processes of the pre-project planning, since it contributes to the project performances in terms of costs, schedule and qua
Meeting the customer's expectations is key to any project success, since it means meeting performance, functional and technical requirements. Besides,
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...ltaneously. The risk register is an efficient risk documentation tool when it is used correctly within project management.
...sk register is the tool that should be constantly updated and referred to; it is the centre of all processes and decisions.
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...to end up a project successfully and deliver it on time and within budget, it is important to get an overview of the risks, which is associated to the pr
... we shall use the term, is so far different from an un-measurable one that it is not in effect an uncertainty at all" [Ariane Chapelle].
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...if the business is in a situation where there's a new competitor emerging, it will often be a good idea for the company to perform a SWOT, to optimize th
...ork for future strategic initiatives and process improvement plans. Hence, it will as well be a good idea for a small business to involve as many stakeho
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...QFD)] is a systems design method which focuses on the needs of the client. It assists the development team during the design stage of a system, a process
...on in the portfolio of an organization is an interesting approach, however it has not been used extensively yet. This results in a limited literature reg
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...ed has become very popular. When embracing your failures the ideal is that it is possible to learn from your failures and have better justification for y
...al Model will serve as an example of implementing Embracing Failure, while it will be kept in mind that this is not definitive and cannot serve as the pr
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...ports and provides the basis for customization to a specific need. Finally it is described how the different A3 reports can be used as tools for solving
... </ref> Even though the tool origins and is widely used in manufacturing, it has been applied successfully in a range of industries such as healthcare,
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...ver, project risk management is only effective to a limited extent because it lacks a portfolio wide view. <ref name="Contingency">Teller, Kock & Gemünd
... and their management, they will eventually impact project portfolios too. It has been shown that market and technology turbulence, and external dynamics
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...purpose or the process of the project. To create a motivational atmosphere it is also important to focus on communication and on involving the volunteers
...iesing and R. Dale Safrit, Research in Brief, volume 45, June 2007 </ref> It is therefore interesting to study volunteering organisations with growth to
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...g paradigms, and gave the confidence that everybody could be creative, and it was not just a divine talent. This inspired creativity to be something not
...cognition by the industry, as the market became more complex and changing, it required a new way of thinking<ref> Amabile, Teresa M., Blackwell Encyclope
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...ient enough to sustain unexpected drawbacks when exploring new paths. Thus it can be concluded that risk is incorporated in the DNA of any project, progr
]]It is basically inevitable not to associate risk and uncertainty to any human
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... novelty with a fixed deadline'''. The important factors of Scrum are that it depends on three main roles the '''Product Owner''' that has the responsibi
...herland was the one to apply the concept and tweak it for then introducing it together with Ken Schwaber at the OOPSLA 1995 conference.
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... to start with it is easy to cure but difficult to diagnose; after time… it becomes easy to diagnose but difficult to cure.” (Machiavelli, 1514) <ref
...nal factors. If an unexpected event turns out to be harmful to the project it is in general terms considered to be a risk.
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...t aside our daily routines and use our time and energy to learn new tasks, it may affect all players’ adaptation process. This means that agents will e
...s difficulties to accomplish their business goals, benefits and strategy. It happens that due to globalization, many companies manage several projects i
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“It is worth noting that neither the CCPM nor the FHWA approach mentions techni
...but if the issues of context and financing have an insignificant magnitude it would not be complex. An example of such a complicated but 'non-complex' pr
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...eam Mapping (VSM) is a widespread tool in Lean manufacturing environments. It enables practitioners to distinguish between value adding and non-value add
...without waste. Value is basically interpreted as “what the customer says it is, considers important, and is willing to pay for”<ref name="Opp"/> whil
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...hough it rarely may refer to a project implementing a virtual environment, it is noted that managing a virtual project is fundamentally different from ma
...ted. The lifespan of a ''networked virtual team'' depends on how much time it takes to resolve the issue. The ''networked teams'' dissolve after completi
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During research, it is common to develop ways of presenting the data that has been collected. T
** ''Discretionary:'' It has legitimacy, but no power or urgency.
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... is a simple and helpful approach for creation of a managing strategy, but it is also providing some distortion view of the reality.
...der to manage them optimal and in the right context. Based on the analysis it becomes possible to develop an appropriate strategy to build and maintain t
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...nt_methodologies.htm Retrieved November 24, 2014.</ref> are available when it comes to project management, such as Traditional Project Management, Agile
...t management; especially in the big software industry, where the fact that it could reply to business needs and rapid variation in technology helped keep
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...oned in the context of the overall topic of Project Management and thereby it can be confusing to understand the differences. The objective of this artic
...on seek to give the reader a understanding of what a standard is. Further it will explain the definition of a standard and how the numerous standard set
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...suited to get a first impression and raise interest in learning more about it! Although Cynefin is at the heart of this excercise, the debriefing focuses
When leading or managing agile transitions, it is important to know what type of system you are dealing with. Playing this
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...dling human behavior while envisioning the project network and in managing it afterwards, in constrast to dealing solely with specific technical aspects
... duration, which is deemed to be highly probable. Another way to implement it is by assigning a fixed percentage to be removed and aggregated into the bu
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... headquarter who defines the strategy of the company and the new policies. It is also important to emphasize that the Social security is highly monitored
...pletion of the objectives is important for their development and they give it a high priority.
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... person has a certain way of behaviour and utilisation of their brain, and it is important to understand how to make use of these skills and how to inter
Furthermore is it as a manager inevitable to know how groups are developing and how the membe
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