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Safety Design Management Processes To Mitigate Design Errors, Hernan Guadalupe
Safety Design Management Processes To Mitigate Design Errors, Hernan Guadalupe
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some organizations lack processes to mitigate design errors that may result in potential accidents or loss of life during building construction. Managers are concerned about preventing injuries and accidents, which may promote safer working conditions during construction. Grounded in the transformation-flow-value theory of production, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore safety design management processes that managers use to mitigate errors. The participants included 7 members from 1 design firm with business operations in the United States northeastern region. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and company document reviews. Data were analyzed using Yin's 5-phase, where …
Performance Evaluation Criteria For Project Managers, Nestor Briones Aquino
Performance Evaluation Criteria For Project Managers, Nestor Briones Aquino
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Supervisors of business project managers lack strategies to effectively evaluate the work of project managers, increasing the probability of project failure, and costing organizations billions of dollars in losses each year. Effective evaluation of the work of project managers is essential to avoid project failure. Grounded in Kaplan and Norton’s balanced scorecard theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies supervisors of business project managers use to evaluate the project managers’ work. The participants comprised 3 supervisors of project managers in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States with successful experience in evaluating the …
Strategies Utility Business Organizations Use To Deliver Construction Projects On-Budget And On-Schedule, Jayeola Fakilede
Strategies Utility Business Organizations Use To Deliver Construction Projects On-Budget And On-Schedule, Jayeola Fakilede
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In many organizations, capital construction projects fail at an alarming rate despite the adoption and application of sophisticated project management techniques and tools. Utility organizations that lack effective strategies to deliver construction projects on-budget and on-schedule are at a high risk of experiencing project failure. Grounded in the contingency theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies successful project executives in utility organizations use to deliver construction projects on-budget and on-schedule. The participants comprised 3 project executives from 3 utility organizations located in the northeastern United States who implemented strategies to complete construction projects on-budget …
Strategies For Successful Healthcare Information Technology Projects, Chareese Dionne Hayes
Strategies For Successful Healthcare Information Technology Projects, Chareese Dionne Hayes
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Without successful information technology (IT) implementations, IT managers and project managers (PMs) would fail to support their customers' and patients' technological needs. IT managers in healthcare organizations who improve IT project success rates will enhance the organization’s financial health. Grounded in the transformational leadership model, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies some IT managers in healthcare organizations use to deliver IT projects meeting deliverable requirements. The participants were 5 IT managers and PMs in healthcare organizations in a metropolitan area of California who effectively used strategies to successfully deliver IT projects for health organizations. …
Strategies For Improving The Success Rates Of Lean Six Sigma Projects, Victoria Reed
Strategies For Improving The Success Rates Of Lean Six Sigma Projects, Victoria Reed
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Ineffective Lean Six Sigma (LSS) project strategies can lead to excessive Lean Six Sigma (LSS) project costs. Manufacturing business leaders who fail to mitigate LSS project costs expose the LSS project to failure. Grounded in the theory of constraints, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore successful strategies LSS project leaders use to mitigate project costs in manufacturing. The participants comprised 16 aerospace manufacturing business leaders located in the southeast and northwest regions of the United States, who successfully implemented strategies to mitigate LSS project costs. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, a focus group, and …
Relationship Between Project Changes, Project Objectives, And Employee Engagement, Jaclyn Hartwell
Relationship Between Project Changes, Project Objectives, And Employee Engagement, Jaclyn Hartwell
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Lack of employee engagement is detrimental to the success of organizations across industries. Project managers will see a negative impact on project success if they do not focus on engaging their team members throughout the project life cycle. Grounded in House’s path-goal theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between project changes, project objectives, and employee engagement. Data were collected using SurveyMonkey to gather online survey responses from 76 project managers working in Indiana. The results of the standard multiple linear regression analysis indicated the full model was not statistically significant in distinguishing the …
Key Strategies For Successful Information Technology Projects, David Morris
Key Strategies For Successful Information Technology Projects, David Morris
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractThe successful implementation of information technology (IT) projects globally depends on the increasing reliance of project managers on IT innovations. Some project managers and business leaders do not possess the strategies to effectively manage and successfully implement IT projects. Grounded in coordination theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies used to successfully implement IT projects. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and from company documents. The participants comprised 6 IT project managers in Northeast Ohio who successfully implemented IT projects. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Four themes emerged: communication amongst all …