Curlee, W (2002) Modern virtual project management: The effects of a centralized and decentralized project management office. DM thesis, University of Phoenix, USA.
Abstract
One of the many challenges within the project management (PM) community is how to structure the project management organization (PMO) to optimize the value of virtual project managers. Some organizations choose to include the project managers as part of discrete sales or solution teams, with a small corporate group overseeing the PM methodology, training, and other miscellaneous responsibilities. Other businesses and organizations choose to centralize the project managers within the organization. The purpose of this quantitative research is to determine the degree to which a centralized PMO contributes to the success of a virtual project team. Earned Value Management, a standard of the Project Management Institute, is used to measure project success.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Klagge, J |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | project team; earned value management; training; value management; quantitative research; project manager |
| Index terms: | project success, quantitative research, project manager, value management, project team, project management, earned value management, methodology |
| Subjects: | management, research methods, project management theory and practice, data analysis and analytics, project delivery, profession, control systems |
| Topics: | Value Management, Project Management, Roles and Professions, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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