Have your say and give your opinions on the latest project and programme management techniques by taking part in research projects from the community. Your input will help to develop the knowledge base of project management and drive the profession forward.
Members of APM can post their research here by sending a link to their survey, a short summary and membership number to marketing@apm.org.uk
Does cost, time and scope affect Humanitarian Projects?
A short survey to assist with dissertation research to find out "Does cost, time and scope affect humanitarian projects?"
The survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete.
Project and risk management in the event management sector
Questionnaire to discover how project managers organise their event and how they deal with risk management in the event management sector. The information will only be used by the researcher in order to complete an analysis of the current practice and trends regarding project and risk management in the event management sector.
The information will be kept confidential and will not be used for any other purpose than this thesis.
Project management standards and its application in the UK
Survey examining project management and its application in the UK and also the distribution of project management standards within the UK.
Findings available on request.
Governance, trust and ethics in project management
Invitation to participate in a worldwide study on project governance and ethics. Objective of the study is to identify possible ethical issues in projects and identify their link to specific project governance structures.
The survey will require approximately 15 minutes of your time and in return a summary of the results is offered. Deadline for answering the questionnaire is May 6, 2012.
Researching the perception of project management
Research on the topic of the perception of project management, and how this perception may be different between three different groups – general public, project managers and senior management – and how this difference in perception may affect the perception of project success.
What motivational tools are available to Project Managers working in a matrix environment?
I believe motivation is a key factor within any successful team, be it in a project matrix or a functional environment. Unless motivation of the team is factored in a team will never be truly successful.
The survey should take no more than 10 - 15 mins to fill in and findings are available to those who request it.
Sustainability and the Iron Traingle
The aim of this investigation is to find out whether sustainability and the Iron Triangle are concepts only being discussed in the academic world or if it is actually being used in the industry. Responses will be used in an MSc dissertation.
Leadership competencies by project phase
This investigation aims to identify whether project managers should apply different leadership competencies in different phases of the project lifecycle, and whether this correlates with project success.
The short questionnaire assesses the use of fifteen leadership competencies, identified by Dulewicz and Higgs, throughout the four generic phases of the project lifecycle: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Closeout.
Risk management and the rate of project success within multi-projects environment
A study on risk management in a multi-project environment which has the intension of examining how organizations implement risk management. Evaluating if risk when identified in one project creates opportunity in another project within the same project portfolio and how it affects project success.The survey is anonymous.
Should project manager leadership competencies defer by project phase?
The subject of study is “The association of project manager leadership competencies with project phase and project success or failure”. Essentially, this investigation aims to identify whether project managers should apply different leadership competencies in different phases of the project lifecycle, and whether this correlates with project success.
Please spare 15 minutes to complete a questionnaire to help my dissertation. It is designed to be anonymous, all the data gathered is confidential to the investigation and will not be shared with any other source.
Building and improving upon relationships and engagement between the university and employers
As part of a Workforce Development project funded by HE-STEM, (see www.hestem-sw.org.uk) the Department of Engineering Design and Mathematics at the University of the West of England is aiming to build and improve upon its relationships and engagement between the university and employers, especially but not exclusively in the Aerospace and Defence sectors.
This project allows us the opportunity to try to improve our own internal processes, better understand the training processes of our key employers, and to try to find out how the individuals who would like to take advantage of the learning offered are supported by both the university and their employers.
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