Eleyan, D (2006) Project review solution-directed model using system dynamics modelling. PhD thesis, University of Manchester, UK.
Abstract
Project review is an essential part in project management. It consists of two main processes, Evaluation and Prediction. Evaluation aims to assess the performance achieved between successive reviews and portrays a clear picture about the project's current situation. Prediction takes the outcomes of the evaluation process and produces a forecast for the project's future. Project review needs criteria to evaluate the situation of the project. The standard criteria in project management are time, work, quality and resources. This research augments current techniques in project review by developing a method that incorporates the techniques of earned value and balanced scorecard. The integration of these techniques within the context of project review presents an innovative approach that should enable decision makers more accurately to predict the performance of a project. The method presented in this thesis is a generic method consisting of a) a meta-model that determines the fundamental elements that need to be captured and represented and b) a process that determines the way the method can be used. The utility of the generic method is demonstrated by using a real project from the construction industry. The method is implemented using system dynamics for modelling and simulation.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | integration; simulation |
| Index terms: | integration, system dynamics, project management, construction industry, modelling, balanced scorecard |
| Subjects: | performance measurement, project management theory and practice, organizational analysis, industry analysis, computing systems, analytical methods |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, Digital Applications, Research Practice, Quality Management, Engineering Principles, Project Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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