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Total quality, public management and critical leadership in civil construction projects

Holt, Robin; Rowe, David - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 17 (2000) 4/5, pp. 541-553

The effective and efficient use of resources in public project management requires a commitment to driving down costs and exploiting value opportunities. In achieving this, public management, being a civil service, must also be aware of social, political and ethical requirements that can impinge...

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Quality in project environments: a non‐conventional agenda

Cicmil, Svetlana - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 17 (2000) 4/5, pp. 554-570

A growing body of evidence indicates the emerging applications of projects and their role in modern businesses. The agreement over project success criteria and delivery of a quality product still remains a key managerial concern. Underlying theoretical concepts and empirical evidence presented...

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Contribution of quality management tools and practices to project management performance

Barad, Miryam; Raz, Tzvi - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 17 (2000) 4/5, pp. 571-583

There is little empirical research that demonstrates a link between quality management practice and better project management performance. Some evidence to this effect is presented and analysed. Reviews two studies that examined the relationship between quality management practice and...

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Modelling project management performance

Bryde, David James - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 20 (2003) 2, pp. 229-254

This paper presents an argument that it is appropriate to develop a model of project management (PM) performance from models for assessing quality management. The paper presents a model, labelled the project management performance assessment (PMPA) model, based upon the EFQM business excellence...

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Project quality function deployment

Chao, Lawrence P.; Ishii, Kosuke - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 21 (2004) 9, pp. 938-958

To provide an advanced product definition methodology based on quality function deployment (QFD) principles to identify minimize the risks of project failures due to failure to align with the voice of the business. The methodology was developed by reviewing current design product definition and...

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Quality infrastructure improvement: using QFD to manage project priorities and project management resources

LePrevost, James; Mazur, Glenn - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 22 (2005) 1, pp. 10-16

Purpose – A common difficulty for an information technology (IT) department is to focus resources (people) where they can deliver the greatest benefit for the efforts made. It sometimes happens that a bias develops where some departments insist that their projects are more critical than others...

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Inter‐project improvement in product development

Antoni, Marc; Nilsson‐Witell, Lars; Dahlgaard, Jens J. - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 22 (2005) 9, pp. 876-893

concepts such as levels of learning, improvement content, and axes of improvement. Findings – To avoid losing valuable … modularization of the product. Originality/value – Although research on organizational learning in product development has increased … combining perspectives from quality management, organizational learning, and knowledge management. …

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Risk management in a multi‐project environment

Olsson, Rolf - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 25 (2008) 1, pp. 60-71

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify differences in managing a single project compared with that of a project portfolio, where focus and requirements are expanded, and where clear links to organizational objectives exist. Further, the aim is to propose a methodology for the...

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Modelling resource allocation of R&D project portfolios using a multi‐criteria decision‐making methodology

Morcos, Maged S. - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 25 (2008) 1, pp. 72-86

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline a structured Multi‐Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methodology to help organisations efficiently allocate limited resources (investments in this case) to different R&D projects within attainable project portfolio strategy packages and select...

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Competitive strategy, TQM practice, and continuous improvement of international project management

Jung, Joo Y.; Jian Wang, Yong; Wu, Sibin - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 26 (2009) 2, pp. 164-183

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between competitive strategy, total quality management (TQM), and continuous improvement of international project management (CIIPM). Design/methodology/approach – Based on a literature review, a theoretical model and five...

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