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Engineering	33%
Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting	33%

Selected Abstracts

Escalation and de-escalation of commitment: a commitment transformation analysis of an e-government project

INFORMATION SYSTEMS JOURNAL, Issue 1 2006
Gary Pan
Abstract., This paper presents a commitment transformation framework for analysing the change in actors' commitment during the transition from escalation to de-escalation in information technology projects. De-escalation is potentially a more important issue than escalation because de-escalation provides remedies for the ills of escalation. Therefore, it is important to understand how stakeholders may bias facts in the direction of previously accepted beliefs and thus prevent an organization from de-escalating. Here, we adopt Lewin's change theory to examine the commitment transformation during the transition from escalation to de-escalation of an e-government project in a local council in the United Kingdom. By conceiving actors' commitment transformation as an ,unfreezing,changing,refreezing' process, researchers may develop a deeper understanding of how actors may give up previous failing course of action and accept an alternative course of action. Practitioners can also utilize the framework in post-mortem analyses of projects which have faced escalation to devise useful de-escalation strategies for future project development.1 [source]

Enhancing nutritional research within an aged care facility

NUTRITION & DIETETICS, Issue 2 2008
Caryl NOWSON
Abstract Aim:, The present study examined the barriers to the implementation of a nutritional intervention project and sought ways to enhance future projects. Methods:, The study, utilising a qualitative approach, included participants from key areas involved in the project and who were employed by either the university or regional aged care facility. Results:, Through analysis the themes ,successes', ,stumbling blocks' and ,solutions' emerged. Within these themes descriptive stories of what worked, what did not work and suggestions for future projects are depicted. Conclusions:, Communication was the connecting element of each theme, suggesting effective verbal and written communication that ensures ownership by all involved is essential for successful clinical research projects. Strategies to enhance this process have been included to assist future researchers. [source]

Are we getting any better?

PROJECT MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, Issue 4 2010
Comparing project management in the years 2000
Abstract This paper presents a study on the progress of project management. Descriptions of projects from 2000 and 2008 are studied. The study concludes that the field of project management is moving ahead. Project team members are more knowledgeable about project work, project objectives are more clearly expressed, project organization is more appropriate, most work processes are improved, and team members experience project work as rewarding and are more motivated for future projects. However, the project results are not fully satisfactory. It is shown that stakeholders' satisfaction could be improved by better decision processes, better management and leadership, and closer cooperation with the stakeholders. [source]

Reliability qualification of semiconductor devices based on physics-of-failure and risk and opportunity assessment

QUALITY AND RELIABILITY ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL, Issue 2 2002
W. H. Gerling
Abstract Qualification frequently is a time-critical activity at the end of a development project. As time-to-market is a competitive issue, the most efficient qualification efforts are of interest. A concept is outlined, which proactively integrates qualification into the development process and provides a systematic procedure as a support tool to development and gives early focus on required activities. It converts requirements for a product into measures of development and qualification in combination with a risk and opportunity assessment step and accompanies the development process as a guiding and recording tool for advanced quality planning and confirmation. The collected data enlarge the knowledge database for DFR/BIR (designing for reliability/building-in reliability) to be used for future projects. The procedure challenges and promotes teamwork of all the disciplines involved. Based on the physics-of-failure concept the reliability qualification methodology is re-arranged with regard to the relationships between design, technology, manufacturing and the different product life phases at use conditions. It makes use of the physics-of-failure concept by considering the potential individual failure mechanisms and relates most of the reliability aspects to the technology rather than to the individual product design. Evaluation of complex products using common reliability models and the definition of sample sizes with respect to systematic inherent product properties and fractions of defects are discussed. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]

PPPs in Health: Static or Dynamic?

AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, Issue 2010
Anneloes Blanken
Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), or in the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) form throughout the Anglo-Saxon world, are gaining in popularity for the provision of hospitals. Increasingly common around the world and seen as a potential solution that will both overcome the bottlenecks associated with more conventional approaches to hospital provision and generate ,value for money'(VfM), these PFI-PPPs represent a major, but so far under-evaluated, concept. This article analyses whether public-private partnerships do deliver the benefits claimed. It endeavors to assess the potential of hospital PFI-PPPs, and their empirical performance on achieving VfM, through addressing the way the contractual arrangements are structured and the extent of flexibility they generate. Initial lessons arising from the current provisioning of English and Australian hospital facilities by PFI-PPPs are identified so they can be taken into consideration in future projects. [source]

Bestimmung der Tunnelinnenschalendicke mit zerstörungsfreien Prüfverfahren

BETON- UND STAHLBETONBAU, Issue 8 2006
Dietmar Mähner Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Der vorliegende Beitrag befaßt sich mit dem Einfluß von zerstörungsfreien Prüfmethoden zur Bestimmung der Tunnelinnenschalendicke und der Auswertung eines auf einer Baustelle durchgeführten Untersuchungsprogramms. Die Bandbreite der Untersuchungen bilden dabei an drei Tunnelblöcken unterschiedlich eingesetzte Meßverfahren und ihre jeweilige spezifische Eignung, verschiedene Meßteams sowie unterschiedliche Meßraster, die jeweils vor und nach der Firstspaltverpressung zum Einsatz kamen und analysiert wurden. Als wichtiger Parameter zum Einfluß der Meßqualität ist hierbei die durchzuführende Kalibrierung der Meßgeräte am Einsatzort zu nennen, die die Grundlage der Meßgenauigkeit bildet. Weiterhin konnte die Qualität bzw. der Erfolg der durchgeführten Firstspaltverpressung mittels eines Injektionsgutes in den Messungen nicht zweifelsfrei bestätigt werden und wurde daher zusätzlich durch Kernbohrungen und endoskopische Aufnahmen überprüft. Mit den daraus gewonnen Erkenntnissen werden wesentliche Aspekte und Empfehlungen aufgeführt, die im Umgang mit den zerstörungsfreien Prüfmethoden zur Dickenbestimmung einer Tunnelschale zu beachten sind und in zukünftige Projekte einfließen sollten. Determining the thickness of tunnel internal shell with non-destructive testing methods This report deals with the influence of non-destructive testing methods for determining the thickness of internal tunnel shells and evaluates the results of examinations performed on a construction site. The investigations cover different measurement techniques performed on three tunnel blocks; also analyzed were the specific advantages of these techniques, the employment measurement personnel and different measurement grids used before and after ridge-gap grouting. An essential parameter influencing the measurement accuracy is the calibration needed by the measurement devices at the site of deployment. Because the measurements were not able to unmistakably confirm the quality or success of ridge-gap grouting through injection, these results had to be examined additionally using drill cores and endoscopy. Permitting a crystallization of essential aspects and recommendations as regards the conduction of non-destructive tests for determining the thickness of tunnel shells, the obtained findings are to be incorporated into future projects. [source]