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Project Management as a Service

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Marina Stoshikj,

Natalia Kryvinska,

Christine StraussAuthors Info & Claims

IIWAS '13: Proceedings of International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services

Pages 220 - 228

https://doi.org/10.1145/2539150.2539171

Published: 02 December 2013 Publication History

Abstract

Project management is an important management process and finds application in different industries. Not every organization has the same project management guidelines or possesses project management knowledge. We propose that today's market structure and technological development open possibility for offering project management as a service in different forms. Companies specialized in project management may manage a project for the benefits of other party, using client's technical knowledge and principles of work. Companies that want to manage their projects internally need project management training service and software solution with certain functionalities and characteristics. The solution must follow the company policies in regard to resources, time and cost management, collaboration etc. Due to companies' specifics, it is highly unlikely that an off-the-shelf solution is applicable in every organization. The service of customization of an existing tool or development of a system specifically for the company needs can be also considered a project management service.

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Reviewer: Agliberto Alves Cierco

There are two ways of conducting a project in an organization: using internal professionals trained in project management issues, or contracting a project management company that comes with its own personnel and all of the software/hardware/techniques necessary. In this paper, Stoshikj et al. propose that activities under the umbrella of project management can be considered a service. They identify the high involvement of the user of a project management tool in the system's creation and customization process as one of the major points to consider. The study is based on a great set of more than 20 PMBOK guide [1] references, including some complete quotes from the text. The references describe the project management cycle from project initiation through project closure, identifying the main issues in their proposal. The authors conducted a survey with project management professionals in the construction industry to find out which information technology (IT) tools are most used. From their findings, they conclude that the complexity of project management tools in that industry is a good example of the emerging potential of project management as a service. Online Computing Reviews Service

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