175x Filetype PDF File size 1.87 MB Source: www.insisoc.org
Dpto. Organización de Empresas y Comercialización e Investigación de Mercados RESEARCH PROPOSAL CREATING VALUE THROUGH PROJECT BASED ORGANIZATIONS (PBOs) Thank you for agreeing to complete this questionnaire. We apologize if you have already received this questionnaire by any other mean (in that case, please do not complete the questionnaire again) PRIOR CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE FULFILLING THE QUESTIONNAIRE This questionnaire is embedded within a Ph.D dissertation focused Research on value creation processes in PBOs. In order to achieve this Background objective we rely on university-firm collaboration. The research team belongs to INSISOC Excellence Research Group Research proposal focuses on the study of the capabilities PBOs Research develop, their reconfiguration, and the influence those capabilities Objective have on the value-creation process. Who is filling the Other questionnaire? (check your box/boxes) If Project Manager, chek your certification level -NA- All information provided will be treated anonymously. Research team assures you that all information will be kept confidential. A report showing research main results will be provided to all companies asking for it. Víctor Hermano Rebolledo Business and Marketing Department Research Team Business School (University of Valladolid) contact Avda. Valle Esgueva 6, 47011 Valladolid (SPAIN) Phone no. 0034 983 18 4560 / Fax no. 0034 983.423292 vhermano@eco.uva.es I. COMPANY’s GENERAL OVERVIEW 01 Agricultural production crops Main industry where the company competes ……………………………..…………………………. nd -NA- rd 2 industry ………………………………………. 3 industry ………………………………………. -NA- Other industries ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………. -NA- Years of activity of the company <10 10-20 20-50 >50 No. of employees in year 2011 (on average) <10 10-50 51-250 >250 Age of the employees in years (on average) <30 31-40 41-50 >50 Tenure of the employees in years (on average) <1 1-3 3-5 >5 % of employees (2011) with a project management certification (approximately) <5 5-10 >10 0% 0% 0% % of employees by certification organization (approximately) PMI ………...… IPMA ……...…… Other ……....…… No. of years implementing project management techniques: <2 2-5 5-10 >10 Company has an organizational unit for managing projects, programs and portfolios Yes No Do you consider your company a “project-based organization”? Yes No Corporate Group membership Yes No Country of the Corporate Group/Company headquarters ………………………………….…………… No. of countries where the company has subsidiaries <5 5-15 16-30 >30 II. COMPANY's MAIN FEATURES 1 strongly disagree/never; 5 strongly agree/always (leave a blank if the question has no answer) 1 2 3 4 5 Company's projects represent the primary unit of production organization, innovation and competition Company's projects are the primary business mechanism for coordinating and integrating all the main business functions of the firm Company's knowledge, capabilities and resources are built up through the execution of major projects Project Managers within the company hold senior and /or top management roles and have direct control on business functions, personnel and other resources Company creates temporary structures for the performance of projects Company's outputs embody application of new knowledge Company's outuputs are produced in small batches Communication flows mainly between similar hierarchical levels Stakeholders' collaboration is usually requested during project life-cycle (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closing) The production process is organized using temporary teams The production process implies the use of high-technologies The production process requires a high degree of knowledge creation and combination Improvements in the production process are implemented through projects Company delivers projects for its business purposes III. THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS Regarding Top Management Involvement 1 strongly disagree/never; 5 strongly agree/always (leave a blank if the question has no answer) 1 2 3 4 5 Company's top managers are aware of the methodology used for managing projects Company's top managers decide the projects that have to be developed Company's top managers have an active role when defining projects' success criteria Company's top managers are responsible for establishing the project management methodology Company's top managers are frequently informed about the progress of projects Company's top managers are involved in the monitoring and controlling phase of programs and porfolios Company's top managers have been trained in project management Regarding Project Management Methodology 1 strongly disagree/never; 5 strongly agree/always (leave a blank if the question has no answer) 1 2 3 4 5 Projects, programs, and portfolios are managed by a specialized organizational unit Project management processes are well documented and controlled Project management processes are standardized and subject to improvements Project management processes are adapted to specific project features and measured in terms of quality Project management processes are continously updated All company projects are managed using the same methodology Project managers are requested to adapt the project management methodology to individual project features and environmental conditions All projects are using a project management plan All projects are using a project management information system Information from project activities is routinely collected as the project progress Project plan and documents are updated frequently as projects progress Project managers are requested to document the impact of change requests Organizational culture, structure and processes strongly influence the project management plan Project managers are requested to follow organizational processes and procedures such as standardized guidelines, templates, etc. Project managers are requested to document lessons learned and apply them to future projects Project managers are requested to identify, define, combine and coordinate the various processes within projects taking into account project environment characteristics Project managers are requested to mantain, update and change the project organization during the project life-cycle if needed Project managers are requested to define a change management policy Project managers have to ensure compliance with company's policies and any regulatory requirements Project managers have to consider specific structure, culture, and processes of their company
no reviews yet
Please Login to review.