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Current non-AIPM Surveys
September 2009 - Utilizing Knowledge Management to Maximize Success in construction Projects
Navid Rahmani is conducting research to complete the honours component of his Bachelors of Construction Management at Deakin University.
The primary aim of this research is to investigate the status quo of Knowledge Management in residential sector of building and construction industry and also to:
Investigate the current use of Knowledge Management tools and technologies in residential sector of construction industry.
Analyse suitability of a number of Knowledge Management tools which can be applied to residential construction organizations in order to increase probability of success in their projects.
Identify some opportunities of wider implementation of Knowledge Management tools in residential sector of building and construction industry.
Identify some barriers that hinder implementation of the Knowledge Management in residential sector of building and construction industry.
To disseminate the research findings with residential sector of building and construction industry.
You are invited to participate in this research project because as a member of building and construction industry you are facing this issue every day. Your experience and viewpoint would be a great support for this research.
If you have any questions or wish to return a completed survey please contact Navid at nrahm@deakin.edu.au.
August 2009 - Key interests, benefits and challenges faced by program & project managers and to what extent organisations' culture supports innovation as a path to success
You are invited to participate in a research project being conducted by Marc Holt who is completing his Masters of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Swinburne University.
The impacts of climate change are engaging people and organisations to develop new ways to sustain life and help life thrive in spite of the climate challenges. Project manager's are often agents of change that enable organisations to resolve issues and take opportunities. The aim of this survey is to identify the key interests, benefits and challenges faced by program & project managers and to what extent organisations' culture supports innovation as a path to success.
If you would like to contact Marc about this survey, please send an e-mail to 651295X@swin.edu.au.
Thank you for your time and participation.
August 2009 - Cross cultural characteristics between Australian and UAE project managers
My name is Sabina Cerimagic and I am a doctoral student at Bond University, studying in the School of Sustainable Development in the Faculty of Business,Technology and Sustainable Development.Bond University is located on the GoldCoast, Queensland, Australia and you can find more information about Bond University, the faculty and my Schoolon the following web page Bond University.
My thesis aims to better understand the perception and management environment in the UAE and compare it to an Australian (Western) business environment. In particular, I would like to find out if companies (your present company or previous ones) prepare their employees for overseas assignments and for specific projects. If the companies do prepare their employees I would like to find out how it is done.
Similarly, if the companies do not prepare their staff for overseas assignment I would like to know the reasons for not doing it and what effect it had on the performance of the managers and the projects they were involved in.
I would like to emphasise that if you consent to completing my survey that all your answers will be kept strictly confidential and anonymous and none of this information will be only used for any other purpose than for my research, publications and thesis.
I have estimated that this survey will take you approximately 20 minutes to complete. I do appreciate the time and attention you can give to this survey. If you need, or would like to contact me about any aspect of this survey, please send me an e-mail message to scerimagi@bond.edu.au.
July 2009 - Key challenges of IT project risk management practice - An Australian Study
You are invited to participate in the above research project, which is being conducted by the University of Melbourne Engineering Research Institute - Project Management Group on the Key challenges of IT project risk management practice - An Australian Study.
The objective of this survey is to identify gaps between the theory and practice of IT project risk management.
Should you agree to participate, you would be asked to contribute to this by completing a questionnaire, at a time convenient to you. It is estimated that the survey will take between 7 and 10 minutes to complete.
Please note that it is not possible to partially fill the survey and return later to the survey site to complete it.
The survey is aimed at two distinct groups of IT project roles: Project Managers and Developers.
To Complete the Survey, please follow the links below if you are a:
The conduct of this survey is governed by The University of Melbourne‘s Code of Conduct for Research. All collected information to be securely stored at The University of Melbourne and destroyed after 5 years.
We intend to protect your anonymity and the confidentiality of your responses to the fullest possible extent within the limits of the law. Please be advised that your participation in this study is voluntary. Should you wish to withdraw at any stage, or to withdraw any unprocessed data you have supplied, you are free to do so without prejudice.
July 2009 - Work attitudes of Australian Generation Y, Generation X and Baby Boomers workers
Andrew Vas is completing a BComm (Honours) in Management at Monash University. In part completion of his Honours degree he is preparing a thesis, which focuses on the work attitudes of Australian Generation Y, Generation X and Baby Boomers workers. In this regard he has prepared a questionnaire as part of this research. The questionnaire is completely anonymous and takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. The questionnaire can be accessed via http://survey.buseco.monash.edu.au/index.php?sid=53363&newtest=Y
Please be assured that the data obtained will be used for the purpose of this research only.
Gavin Reilly is completing an MSc in Project Management at the UCD Smurfit Business School in Dublin, Ireland. In part completion of the MSc he is preparing a thesis, which focuses on the management of small projects and in this regard he has prepared a questionnaire as part of this research.
July 2009 - Key challenges of IT project risk management practice
Bahar Banyahmad is a postgraduate student at the University of Melbourne, working on the “Key challenges of IT project risk management practice.”
As part of the research project, a survey is being conducted under Dr.Colin Duffield supervision in the Engineering Project Management Group in University of Melbourne to identify the state of risk management in Australian IT projects and the gaps between the theory and practice of IT project risk management.
To have better and more reliable picture of this subject, he is seeking participants for this survey. It will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
Earned Value Management methodology is an effective control technique that can be used in any project environment to keep track of the project and helps to measure the performance of the projects using key Performance Indicators (KPI) – Cost and Time. Though it is an efficient tool, Earned Value Management is not widely used. This survey helps to study the implementation of the technique in different industries irrespective of the complexity and size of the project.Also, the study on the reporting methods and the corrective actions helps to understand how the metrics and measurements use in successful implementation of the technique.
The survey is designed to help in the detailed analysis of the key objectives of the research and to retrieve the information from expertise and professionals who have experiences and skills which greatly supports in the study of EVM Methodology.
You are kindly requested to take the survey and we very much appreciate your contribution towards this research.
It is intended to use this research data for research report, and articles. Thanks for your support and should there be any inquiries, please contact us at gwendolinmary@gmail.com
June 2009 - Is Project Management a Profession - research survey needs participants
Hiren Limbachiya is a Master of Project Management student at the University of South Australia and is undertaking a research project on the status of Project Management as a profession.
The aim of this research is to identify whether the discipline of project management lies within the definition of profession. Also, it will identify how project management is maturing as a profession.
The research objectives are:
1 What is a profession (legal definition)?
2 What is Project Management (legal definition)?
3 Is the definition of project management lies within the definition of profession?
June 2009 - Current Trends in Project Management - An International Survey
Dr. Derek Walker is currently working with Dr. Kam Jugdev in Alberta, Dr. Joye Fortune and Dr. Dianne White in the UK on expanding research into project success factors. The initial survey was conducted in 2002 and the research team are now seeking to expand their Australian data. You may recall other papers written on this area and you may have actually cited their papers:Jugdev, K. and Müller, R. (2005). “A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT OUR EVOLVING UNDERSTANDING OF PROJECT SUCCESS.” Project Management Journal. 36 (4): 19-31
White, D. and Fortune, J. (2002). “Current Practice in Project Management - An Empirical Study.” International Journal of Project Management. 20 (1): 1-11
We expect it will take about twenty minutes of your time.
The main aims of the survey are:
To identify factors critical to the successful outcome of a project.
To establish which methods, tools and techniques are in current use for managing projects and/or assessing risk.
To discover if there is any link between successful projects and the use of certain methods, tools or techniques.
To identify any limitations or drawbacks to the methods, tools or techniques in current use.
The questionnaire assumes that you have been actively involved in the management of a project that has now been concluded. If this does not apply to you I would be very grateful if you could pass my questionnaire on to someone in your organization who would be in a position to complete it. All information that is provided will only be used for research purposes and no data that could identify an individual or an organization will be revealed.
June 2009 - Managing Knowledge to Promote Sustainability of Infrastructure Projects
In response to the significant infrastructure growth in Australia, a research project entitled “An Integrated Knowledge Management Framework for Sustainable Infrastructure Development” is being undertaken at Queensland University of Technology. The purpose of this research is to establish a specific knowledge management (KM) approach in order to facilitate the processes of creating, obtaining, storing, sharing and applying sustainability knowledge, and to promote an integrated approach for the decision making during infrastructure development.
This survey is designed for the professionals in infrastructure sector. If you have relevant experience and expertise, you are kindly requested to take and complete this questionnaire by 27th June. We also would appreciate it very much, if you could forward this request to your colleagues in infrastructure industry, where applicable.
This questionnaire is divided into 12 sections and will take approximate 25 minutes of your time, but you may save and resume the questionnaire and complete it at your convenience.
Your cooperation is completely voluntary and all responses will be kept strictly confidential. Should you have any enquiries about this project, please do not hesitate to contact the research conductor by email mei.yuan@student.qut.edu.au
or QUT Research Ethics Office on (07) 3138 2340 if you have concerns about the ethical conduct of the project.
Your contribution towards this research is greatly appreciated!
June 2009 - Project management in small to medium-sized enterprises
At the University of Limerick we are conducting research into project management in small to medium-sized enterprises, SMEs. Our basic premise is that SMEs require simpler, less bureaucratic, more people focused forms of project management than those conventionally developed for larger projects in larger organizations. Our view is that inappropriate nature of traditional project management discourages SMEs from using it to manage both internal development projects and external projects for clients.
Our aim is to develop project management processes suitable for SMEs.
Indeed our initial findings suggest two versions are necessary:
1. a lite version for medium sized companies, which need simplified versions but where people still fulfil specialist roles, particularly specialist project management roles
2. a microlite version for small and micro-sized companies, where people need to multi-task much more
We would be grateful if you could complete our survey, to help us gather information about the way SMEs use project management, the extent to which they use it, and the elements of project management process that SMEs do use and find essential. There are four pages of questions and we hope the survey will only take about a minute per page.
To show our appreciation, we would be pleased to send you two articles describing the results of our initial investigations. If you would like the articles, please enter your e-mail address on the last page. It is important to us that we retain anonymity, so after sending the articles we will immediately delete your e-mail address.
John Kelly, Centre for Project Management Rodney Turner, Centre for Project Management Ann Ledwith, Enterprise Research Centre
May 2009 - How Project Managers Cope with Stress
At times we all experience stress in our lives and learning about how project managers cope with stress is a vital component to learning how to better manage stress. Alicia Aitken , a PhD student of Bond University, is conducting a research project investigating “How Project Managers Cope with Stress”.
What’s involved – 30mins of your time to complete a web-based questionnaire covering your:
general project management experience
application of project management to projects
coping strategies associated with stress at work and at home
sense of control
After completing the questionnaire you will be emailed a confidential summary report of your scores. This report is 100% confidential.
May 2009 - The driving and restraining forces affecting motivation among project team members
Subhan Basir, a Master of Project Management student in the University of South Australia. Currently, I am doing my research on the topic of: the driving and restraining forces affecting motivation among project team members.
This research aims to identify the driving and restraining forces of motivation as well as to investigate how effective they are for project managers to motivate team members. Furthermore, it will explore if any additional training or education is required for project managers in dealing with team building. This study will focus into the nature and the applications of motivation in project environments. It will give a framework as to what and how motivation can stimulate project team members to work productively.
For the purpose of this research, I am conducting a questionnaire survey in order to obtain the research data. Would you please complete this questionnaire survey which should only takes about 9 minutes of your time.Participation is completely voluntary and anonymous. Your contribution to this survey is very greatly appreciated.
The survey is now closed.
April 2009 - Dealing with Discontinuities – BUHREC Protocol Number: RO-943
Nicole Taylor, a student in the Master of Project Management program at Bond University, School of Sustainable Development, is undertaking research under the supervision of Professor Lynn Crawford to explore the correlation between project management capability of the individual and organisation, change management practices and the management of discontinuities. The aim of this research is to contribute to the body of evidence supporting and recognising the use of project management practices as a key factor for organisational success, specifically for Information Technology (IT) projects.
The survey target group are IT projects staff including senior management, program and project management, project officers/support staff and project team members. The survey commences by requesting de-identified organisational demographic information to provide context for the survey. The subsequent survey sections request a rating of applicability for a group of statements examining the following five areas of interest:
1. Dealing with Crises: Examining the use of crisis management processes in projects and programs. 2. Dealing with Transformations: Examining the effective management of transformation processes in projects and programs. 3. Project Management Capability: Examination of individual project management competencies across projects and programs. 4. Organisational Project Management: Examination of organisational project management capabilities. 5. Change Management: Examination of the use of change management practices in projects and programs.
The survey is available on a secure internet survey site until the 29th May 2009 and are expected to take no more than 30 minutes to complete. The survey data is securely hosted and only accessible by the researchers. Data from these surveys will be held by Bond University in a format that does not identify you or your organisation in any way and those entrusted with handling the data have signed a Statement of Confidentiality as required by the Bond University Human Research Ethics Committee protocol for data handling. Participation is voluntary and participants may withdraw at any stage or avoid answering questions that they feel are too personal or intrusive.
It is intended to use the research data gathered from this project as the basis for a research report and journal publications.
My name is Kamyar Kavousi and I am currently undertaking a Masters in Project Management at the University of South Australia. For my dissertation, I am collecting information on Project Performance and six sigma. Would you be able to participate in a short online survey for 15 minutes? Participation is completely anonymous and you are free to withdraw from the questionnaire at any time.
I would be appreciate if you please complete the questionnaire form and send it back to my email address (kamyar_kavousi@yahoo.com)
The primary aim of this research is to find out:
• Whether the six sigma quality methodology will improve efficiency and effectiveness of project quality management.
This is determined by the secondary aims of this research to find out:
• Whether the application of six sigma quality methodology improves project performance • Which specific project critical failure factors affect project performance • Whether six sigma quality methodology can improve those specific project critical failure factors
