According to some experts, the risk analysis is a complex and compulsory step in the project management that assures its success. Indeed, its aim is to allow the company to identify, analyze and respond the different risks it may has to face thanks to various tools like the Delphi Method, the...

This proposal is part of the thesis which is looking at the conception of the Campus Paris-Saclay (France) being part of the implementation of a nationwide public policy the main purpose of which to give France a higher education and research system of excellence. One of many reforms is to...

In this paper we propose to revisit two emblematic projects, Manhattan and Polaris, with the models developed by design theory. In particular we demonstrate, relying on recent advances in design theory, how these major projects, traditionally presented as radical innovations, are in fact quite...

El desarrollo local puede definirse como el crecimiento sostenible desde un punto de vista global, que considere a grandes rasgos aspectos económicos, sociales y medioambientales, lo que implicaría realizar una serie de proyectos enfocados a alcanzar metas en cada una de esas áreas. Los...

In recent years, public and private organisations have carried out international cooperation projects that contributed in a relevant way to the development of local systems in transition countries, thereby increasing the interests of scientific communities, project managers, and entrepreneurs...

These days companies are competing in a fast changing environment. To keep its competitiveness, the company needs not only to seek and select new investment opportunities but also to adjust its existing projects. This paper discusses an optimal project selection and adjusting problem under...

Managing through projects has become important for generating new knowledge to cope with technological and market discontinuities. This paper examines how the fit between the creation of technological and market knowledge and important project management characteristics, i.e. project autonomy...

During the project early phase, considering a bidding process (BP), a client makes a request for a work or service to potential providers and then he chooses, by analyzing the responses, the one that will be accepted. From the bidder point of view, there are several risks when responding because...

Since 1997, the Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) method has received considerable attention. Hundreds of successful CCPM cases have achieved highly reliable on-time delivery (OTD) with short project lead-time (PLT) in multi-project environments. However, two obstacles have remained,...

Purpose: In most companies achieving or delivering quality product or service becomes a complex task especially when setting up a new production process; every time focusing on project completion, meeting deadlines and quality check at the end of the production. Two types of quality checks can...