An Organizational Memory Approach to the Knowledge Dissemination of Post-Project Reviews: Combining Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning

Current research on and practices of post-project reviews (PPR) are ad hoc in nature. This paper introduces an organizational memory (OM) approach to evaluating the knowledge dissemination function of post-project reviews in a systematic and quantitative way. The approach is based on a network topology of organizational memory and its structural changes during PPRs (i.e., network dynamics). We try to associate PPRs and OM in the sense that both facilitate organizational learning (OL) through knowledge management (KM). At the end of the paper, some suggestions on improving the practice and research of PPRs are given

PROJECT MANAGER COMPETENCIES AND PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES IN IT PROJECTS

Meeting performance targets for IT projects is difficult, and skilled project managers have been identified as a key factor in maximizing the possibilities of success. Our goal in this study was to identify critical behavioural competencies for IT project managers, including competencies necessary for entry-level positions and competencies that distinguish superior performance in IT project management. Two categories of competence, team leadership and concern for order, were associated with higher levels of IT project performance outcomes. The behaviours within these two categories provide a useful focus for organizations seeking to improve their project management performance. Some of these behaviours - for example, detailed planning and managing meetings - are entry-level behaviours that should be the target of basic training for novice project managers. Other behaviours - for example, accurate estimation and problem solving strategies - were observed in fewer respondents and could be the focus of more advanced training for incumbent project managers. Additionally, two valuable but infrequently observed behaviours ? creating a compelling vision and ensuring alignment with business strategic goals ? were correlated with performance related to supporting longer term business benefits from IT projects, suggesting that developing project manager competence in these behaviours would be particularly beneficial for achieving long-term success from IT projects

Behavioral Competencies and Learning Methods for IT Project Management: An Exploratory Study

What do IT project managers consider to be the critical skills necessary for project success, and how have they developed those skills? The aim of this research has been to answer these questions. We interviewed 23 experienced IT project managers from 11 organizations, focusing first on what the managers perceived as their most critical project management skills, and then on how they had developed those skills. We also discussed their exposure to a wide variety of organizational development interventions. By focusing on how project managers actually learned critical skills, we have been able to uncover the importance of informal learning channels, often involving project experiences, for the development of IT project management skills

Strain identity of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor is more important than richness in regulating plant and fungal performance under nutrient rich conditions

This work was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/I014527/1).Peer reviewedPublisher PD

An Abstract Architecture for Explainable Autonomy in Hazardous Environments

Autonomous robotic systems are being proposed for use in hazardous environments, often to reduce the risks to human workers. In the immediate future, it is likely that human workers will continue to use and direct these autonomous robots, much like other computerised tools but with more sophisticated decision-making. Therefore, one important area on which to focus engineering effort is ensuring that these users trust the system. Recent literature suggests that explainability is closely related to how trustworthy a system is. Like safety and security properties, explainability should be designed into a system, instead of being added afterwards. This paper presents an abstract architecture that supports an autonomous system explaining its behaviour (explainable autonomy), providing a design template for implementing explainable autonomous systems. We present a worked example of how our architecture could be applied in the civil nuclear industry, where both workers and regulators need to trust the system’s decision-making capabilities

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