List of Articles Project Management

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  1 - Achievements of Internship Program implementation in Khorasan Electricity Industry
  ahad zabet amirreza tajadod
  Internship is one of the most effective programs in human development. This program, which is an industrial research project based internship, has proved to be very effective in human resources development and university – industry relations, while many industrial probl More

  Internship is one of the most effective programs in human development. This program, which is an industrial research project based internship, has proved to be very effective in human resources development and university – industry relations, while many industrial problems were solved with minimal expenses. Khorasan Regional Electricity Company and Ferdowsi University of Mashhad started the internship program since 1382 (2004) with 25 projects in the first year and have completed 165 projects in 6 years. 72 university faculty members cooperated with the program and supervised the projects. 354 students found the opportunity to take part in the program as interns and to experience the industrial research and team work. 162 experts and managers from the industry cooperated with project teams and benefited from the experience of academic team work. Improved relation and confidence of industry and university management in research cooperation, increased interest of industry in defining new problems and outsourcing these projects to university, and enhanced cooperation between industry engineers and students and faculty members are some results of the internship program Manuscript profile
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  2 - Provide methodology for selecting IT project management strategy
  mona jamipour Seyed Mohammadbagher Jafari marziye nasrollahi
  The strategic approach to project management is a new approach that has received more and more attention from business thinkers in the last decade. Having a strategic approach in the field of information technology projects requires managers to choose the right strategy More

  The strategic approach to project management is a new approach that has received more and more attention from business thinkers in the last decade. Having a strategic approach in the field of information technology projects requires managers to choose the right strategy in the first step of project management, taking into account several factors influencing the choice of strategy. Logical and adaptive approaches are the two dominant strategies in project management, each of which requires different tools, resources, and procedures. Despite the increase in investment in IT projects and the dependence of organizations on such technologies, still No study has been conducted to assist IT managers in choosing the appropriate strategy for such projects. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to identify the approach of selecting the appropriate strategy in the management of information technology projects. In order to achieve this goal, in the first stage, in order to identify the factors influencing the choice of IT project management strategy, after a comprehensive review of the literature in the relevant field, the opinions of experts in the focus group have been used. In the second stage, in order to validate the extracted factors, and in the third stage, in order to weight each of the factors in selecting the two dominant logical and comparative approaches, experts are surveyed using the survey method. In the developed methodology, the factors that influence the choice of strategy are: process factors, human factors, system related factors and contextual factors. The final strategy of IT project management is obtained as a range of logical strategy and adaptive strategy Manuscript profile
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  3 - Applying Strategic Project Management as a new Approach to Project Management
  Elham  Soltani teymor marjani
  10.7508/jstpi.2016.01.008
  Today, in most project-based organizations, project managers are facing with many challenges. Projects are organizational strategic processes, performed to achieve business goals. Researches indicate a large number of organizations do not achieve the business goals in t More

  Today, in most project-based organizations, project managers are facing with many challenges. Projects are organizational strategic processes, performed to achieve business goals. Researches indicate a large number of organizations do not achieve the business goals in the execution of their projects. Therefore, in order to reduce and control the problems of the projects, the classic project management approach must be changed to strategic project management for optimizing the performance and success of a project. Strategic project management can propel companies to better achieve corporate goals. So, organizations should have a formal planning and execution framework in accordance with the strategic approach, to achieve competitive advantage and better performance. Project managers and teams must learn how to focus the business aspects of their projects and better support their company’s strategy, rather than just focus on meeting traditional time, budget, and performance goals. This paper employs a literature review approach, and presents the description of the strategic project management concept and its difference with classical project management. Then, the strategic project management models that help organizations to achieve success and create a competitive advantage have been reviewed. Finally, the authors have concluded, in order to achieve competitive advantage, project success and better performance of organization, the executive and project managers should consider the strategic aspect of project management and implement strategic project management processes in organization. Manuscript profile
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  4 - A New Approach Based on Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and Kepland to Extract and Prioritize the Effective risks on Project Completion Time
  mojtaba salehi
  Abstract Projects are planned based on estimated amounts that are the result of having little information about the future plans. According to the uncertainty of planning, time delays and costs of uncertainty are inevitable. The main objective of this study is to prese More

  Abstract Projects are planned based on estimated amounts that are the result of having little information about the future plans. According to the uncertainty of planning, time delays and costs of uncertainty are inevitable. The main objective of this study is to present a new approach based on failure mode and effects analysis and fuzzy logic to identify the affecting risks on duration of projects and ranking them using Kepland technique. In addition, in this research Shannon entropy is used for calculation of the weights of indexes. So after the study of related researches as well as through interviews and Delphi technique, some risks were identified. Then, based on three indicators of risk in the FMEA (severity, probability of occurrence, probability of detection), three questionnaire was prepared and their validity was confirmed by experts and reliability was calculated by Cronbach coefficient using SPSS software. The population of the study is 22 managers and experts that work on Debal Khazaei Company. Using triangular fuzzy numbers, the verbal variables of questionnaires became fuzzy numbers. Shannon entropy is used for calculation of weight of each index. Then, using decision making methods, ELECTRE TAXONOMY, TOPSIS and SAW, the risks are ranked. Finally, because of the relative difference of ranking in different techniques, Kapland technique is used to combine the results. TO help for developing the strategies of responding to the risks, some suggestions are presented. The contribution of this research is the simultaneous use of FMEA and Shannon's entropy to analisys the importance of risks and the ranking of them using Kepland technique. Manuscript profile
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  5 - Developing a tool to make the organization smarter in measuring the maturity level of project management and offering improvement approaches
  Fatemeh Noori Amin Habib Raad
  The project's role in the prosperity of the organization and in achieving its major goals is undeniable. Due to the fact that it is necessary to provide a method to assess the level of organizational maturity in project management and provide solutions to improve it. In More

  The project's role in the prosperity of the organization and in achieving its major goals is undeniable. Due to the fact that it is necessary to provide a method to assess the level of organizational maturity in project management and provide solutions to improve it. In this research, first the maturity level of project management in the Gas Turbine Institute is evaluated and then the improvement strategies are identified and presented as a model. Based on the development and maturity model upgrade of the Crawford project management solutions were evaluated by a researcher-made questionnaire in 5 levels (the lowest one being PMBOK, and the highest one being continuous improvement). According to the research findings, the result of the project management maturity was obtained in the third level (the stage of standard institutionalizations and project management process). After identifying project management level development approaches through interviews and analyzing the questionnaire data, for the importance of making optimal use of organizational resources, approaches were prioritized using the utility function based on time, required resources, and their significance. According to experts, the main priorities are: holding daily meetings of project teams - clarifying stakeholder expectations and documenting them - holding regular meetings of project stakeholders with project models - determining indicators and control areas - minute budgeting. Manuscript profile
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  6 - Evaluation of Policies for the Timely Implementation of Iran's Government Infrastructure Construction Projects Using System Dynamics (SD) Approach
  Mehrdad HajiEsmaili Ali mohammad Ahmadvand Marzieh  Samadi-Foroushani
  Objective: One of the major challenges in the management of construction projects is the lack of understanding of the mechanisms that cause delays in construction. In the meantime, government infrastructure construction projects have a more complex situation, so that th More

  Objective: One of the major challenges in the management of construction projects is the lack of understanding of the mechanisms that cause delays in construction. In the meantime, government infrastructure construction projects have a more complex situation, so that the success in the timely implementation of a construction project within the framework of government laws is one of the biggest goals and concerns of managers and agents involved in these types of projects. Methodology: It can be the present study identifies the mechanisms of project time delay risks based on system dynamics in order to identify and evaluate policies for the timely implementation of construction projects. For this purpose, first the literature and background were examined and during the semi-structured interview with the participants of the research, the effective factors on the timely implementation of the Iranian government construction project were identified. In the continuation of the dynamic model of the timely implementation of the Anrani project, the simulation was carried out using the data of the infrastructure operation project of the first section of Mobarakeh railway, Sefidasht, Shahrekord. Conclusion: After validation; According to the results of the sensitivity analysis of the system dynamics model, the exploitation policies during the construction project were identified in three strategies of providing project financial resources, project planning and control, and accountability of the project beneficiaries. In the following, it was also designed and applied to the model with selected combined policies. comparing the behavior of key model The combined selected policy Manuscript profile
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  7 - Measuring the Influencing Factors on Disputes and Claims of Contractors in Tehran Municipality (2014-2024)
  saman sahraii hamidreza rabifard
  Construction projects significantly contribute to a country's financial resources, yet claims and disputes have become common in these projects. Many stakeholders consider these disputes among the most destructive events in the industry. In most projects, there is a pos More

  Construction projects significantly contribute to a country's financial resources, yet claims and disputes have become common in these projects. Many stakeholders consider these disputes among the most destructive events in the industry. In most projects, there is a possibility of claims from parties, particularly contractors, due to differences in project implementation systems. While eliminating claims is impossible, identifying the primary causes and origins of claims can help prevent them from occurring in projects. This study investigated the causes of disputes and claims by contractors in municipalities. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify potential factors affecting disputes and claims. Subsequently, a questionnaire was administered to 20 experts and specialists to validate these factors. The probability of disputes occurring and the average probability of these disputes converting into significant differences between contractors and municipalities were measured using statistical tests. Exploratory factor analysis was employed to classify the factors causing these differences, and the probability of conversion for each group was analyzed. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was used to rank the factors affecting these differences. The results showed that indicators related to the consultant's weaknesses and shortcomings, as well as those related to the employer's weaknesses and shortcomings, accounted for a significant share in the occurrence of disputes between municipalities and contractors. Specific issues such as the execution and timing of projects, duplication of work, delays in decision-making, and delays in obtaining necessary permits were found to contribute to disputes and claims. The study underscores the importance of effective project management, timely communication, and collaboration between contractors and municipalities to minimize disputes and claims. Manuscript profile