THESIS PROPOSAL Master of Business Administration

THESIS PROPOSAL Master of Business Administration

THESIS PROPOSAL

Master of Business Administration

Advisor: Dr Shu-Cheng Lee Co-advisor: Dr Nguyễn Thanh Liêm Student: Nguyễn Văn Tâm

ID: 11752329

September, 2012

 I graduated from Danang

University of Technology

 I am working at Hydropower

Project Management Board 3 –EVN

 Position: Manager of Material and

Equipment Department

 I have one son only, he is 8 year

old

About me

Outline of this talk

Thesis Title: Applying project management performance assessment (PMPA) model to analyse the effects of influential factors on project management performance in HPMB3

 Overview of project:

 A prerequisite and impulsive element of

the development of a corporate, a

country

 Efforts to create desired products and

services with limited time and resources

Research Background

VietNam Law : “An investment project is a set of proposals relating to spend capital on creating, expanding or improving certain facilities in order to achieve the growth in quantity or maintain, improve, enhance quality of products or services within certain time”.

 Basic attributes of project:

 Determined purpose and result

 Its own growth cycle and limited life time

 Project product is unique, unprecedented

 Operation environment is colliding, unstable and risky

 Complicated correlations between functional management and project management

Research Background

 Overview of project management:

 The application of knowledges, skills,

tools, techniques into project performance

in order to meet demand from a project

 The process of overall planing,

coordinating time, resources and

monitoring achieving project’s goals

Research Background

 Unrepeated process, absolutely different to manage daily work at a production company or a factory

 Over view of project management (cont):

 The distinction between project performance (PP) and project management performance (PMP)

 The project management performance enhancement is a key factor guaranteeing the success of a project

 Performance is an intangible thing and hard identification,

so that choosing exact tools for assessing project performance to enhance PMP of corporation is a challenge

Research Background

 Hydro Power Management Board No.3 (HPMB3)

 Vietnam Electricity (EVN) is a state corporation

+ Investors of many major electricity project

+ 66% of total power capacity of Vietnam electricity system with 38% power capacity from hydropower

 HPMB3 is a member of EVN, assigned to manage construction

of hydropower projects in the central region of Vietnam

 The project managements in HPMB3 mention to monitoring and assessing results of PP but do not mention to PMP

Research Background

 PMPA model, which was proposed by Bryde et al and examined by Tahir.M.Q et al, has positive impact on PMP and used as a framework to assess PMP of a corporation

 The application of PMPA models to assess operational efficiency of project management have done by developed countries but not antecedent in Vietnam

 The study of applying PMPA model to analyse the effect of influential factors on project management performance of project management boards in Vietnam is neccessary This research is also becoming an urgent demand in HPMB3

Research motive

 The purpose of this research studies applying PMPA model to analyse the effect of influential factors on PMP, whereby we propose solutions enhancing project management performance in HPMB3

Research purpose

 Understand project management knowledge

of the world and Vietnam.

 Identify the effects of influential factors on

PMP in HPMB3

 Propose solutions improving PMP in

HPMB3

Research Procedure

Define the research problem

Review literature

of PMP and models

Choose a research model

Propose hypothesis

Design and delivery questionnaires

Collect and analyze data

Interpreter

and report

findings

Introduction

 Project management

 Project management performance

 Performance assessment

 Influential factors

 Hydropower project management

 Performance assessment model

Literature Review

Keywords:

Literature Review

 Prior researches towards project have been conducted

by Atkinson.R (1999); Barad.M, Raz.T (2000), etc

 Prior researches towards project management have been conducted by Loo.R (1996); DeWitt.A (1998); Bryde.J.D (2003), etc

 For finding influential factors to effect the success of a project in a chain of works of project management progress, many researches have been conducted as: Munns.A.K, Bjeirmi.B.F (1996); Westerveld.E (2003); Bryde.J.D (2003), etc

Prior researches towards PM and PMP:

Literature Review

 The European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) excellence Model, which can be used to assess

an organization’s progress towards excellence

 PMPA model proposed by Bryde et al, which is customize shape of EFQM model for assessment of project management performance of an organisation

 The study of Tahir.M.Q et al about significance of PMPA Model

 The study’s findings indicated that PMPA model can be used as a framework to assess PMP.

Prior researches model towards PMP:

2003 Int J Quality

Reliab Manage Bryde JD Project management concepts, methods and

application

2003 Int J Quality

Reliab Manage Westerveld.E The Project Excellence Model1: linking

success criteria and critical success factors

2003 International

Journal of Project Management Barbara N

U, Hans G.G,

Monique

The three roles of a project portfolio management office: Their impact on portfolio management execution & success.

2012 diito

Pa¨ivi

Lehtonen

Role of single-project management in

achieving portfolio management efficiency

Daniel J Empowering project portfolio managers:

How management involvement impacts project portfolio performance

2010 ditto

Literature Review

Reference researches

Authors Research Year Journal

Angela.C A practical use of key success factors to

improve the effectiveness

of project management

1999 International

Journal of Project Management

Atkinson.R Project management: cost, time and quality,

two best guesses and a phenomenon, its time to accept other success criteria

1999 ditto

Research Methods

PMPA Model:

PR: Partnerships and Resources.

PLC: Life Cycle Process

KPIs: Key Performance Indicators

H3

H1 H2

H6 H5 H4

Research Methods

Variables

Research Methods

Hypothesis:

 H1: The PM Leadership has positive effect over the PMP

 H2: The PM Staff has positive effect over the PMP

 H3: The PM Policy and Strategy have positive effect over the PMP

 H4: The PM Partnership and Recourses have positive effect over the PMP

 H5: The PM Life Cycle Process has positive effect over the PMP

 H6: The PM Key Performance Indicators have positive effect over the PMP

Survey Object: HPPMB3 staffs

and project partner

 Questionnaires: 5 point Likert

Scale is used

Research Methods

Survey method (cont):

Questionnaires consisting of 1 dependent variables (PMP) and 6 independent variables (L, S, PS, PR, PLC, KPIs)

 Questionnaire was developed depending influential factors on PMP and there are some supplement element

 150 questionnaires will be delivery to questionereds throught 2 ways:

- Sending questionnaires directly to HPPMB3 staff and project partner

- Sending questionnaires to their e-mails and request to answering questions by telephone (if any)

Research Methods

Response rate of questionnaires:

 After data collection, I will code data in

Excel 2003 and SPSS16.0 For calculating

results, Multiple Regression analysis and

Pearson Correlation are used

 If collected data is not enough 150 samples as I expect, I will check to explain suitably Incase neccesary, I will try to send questionnaires more to collect data, do not design data

by random by myself

Research Methods

Description of the statistical analysis method:

 Descriptive Statistic: Collect and calculating data following percent quantitive of 5 point of questionnaires

 Factor Analysis: Collect small variables into vector (L, S,

Research Methods

The Equation of Regression:

The Equation of Regression can be described: Y~f(X,Y)

Where: X is independent factor; Y is dependent factor

The multiple Linear Regression equation testing are following:

Y = α + β1(x1)+β2(x2)+β3(x3)+β4(x4)+β5(x5)+β6(x6)+ε

PMP = α + β1(L)+β2(S)+β3(PS)+β4(PR)+β5(PLC)+β6(KPI)+ε

Other than that, PMPA model may be used as a framework for assessing project management performance (PMP) for project management board in Vietnam.

Expected Results and Contributions:

Concluding Remark

Progress and Following Schedule :

Time to Complete Activities

Year Months

2012 Aug + Study Tour to STU/Thesis Proposal Meeting

+ Write a draft chapter 1 Introduction and chapter 2 Literature review

Sep Chapter 1 & 2 completed Oct Chapter 3 Research model completed Nov Chapter 4 Research Results completed Dec Chapter 5 Conclusion completed

2013 Jan Full thesis completed and submitted

Application for thesis oral defense Feb Oral defense

Mar + Thesis revision

+ Thesis finalization

Reference list (cont)

8 Daniel J (2010).Empowering project portfolio managers: How management involvement impacts project portfolio management performance International Journal of Project Management,28,818–831.

9 Barbara N U, Hans G.G, Monique A (2012).The three roles of a project portfolio management office: Their impact on portfolio management execution and success International Journal of Project Management ,30, 608–620.

10 Angela C (1999).A practical use of key success factors to improve the effectiveness

of project management International Journal of Project Management Vol 17, No 3,

13 Veridiana.R P, Marly.M (2009) Evaluating project manager performance: a case study.Product: Management & Development Vol 7 nº 1.

14 Barad M, Raz T Contribution of quality management tools and practices to project

Questionnaires consisted of using 5 points Likert scale: (1)= strongly disagree; (2) = disagree; (3) = neutral; (4) = agree; (5) = strongly agree].

Years experience in project management environment

Please circle one number per the questionnaire which you agree or disagree with the following statements.

A Project management performance (PMP)

1 Leadership play a very critical role in project management 1 2 3 4 5

2 Planning, Managing, reward and recognition play important role in project management 1 2 3 4 5

3 Better the Policy and Strategy, will be better for the project management 1 2 3 4 5

4 Stronger partnership with the stakeholder, leads to good project management 1 2 3 4 5

5 Clear and comprehension description of the process is important in project management 1 2 3 4 5

6 Good key performance indicators usually result of better project management 1 2 3 4 5

B PM Leadership (L)

1 A project is a motive for all business change within an organization 1 2 3 4 5

2 Project focused meetings are held in our organization 1 2 3 4 5

3 Project ideas/information is freely shared by all 1 2 3 4 5

4 A common project language is shared by all 1 2 3 4 5

Appendix

Questionnaires form (cont):

C Project management Staff (S)

1 Organization-wide training in project management 1 2 3 4 5

2 Formal processes/procedures are used, helping us to better manage our projects 1 2 3 4 5

3 Formal processes/procedures are used, but add little value 1 2 3 4 5

4 Formal processes/procedures are not used 1 2 3 4 5

5 Is there a formal process for selecting people to work in project teams? 1 2 3 4 5

6 There is formal process linking training to career development 1 2 3 4 5

7 My performance evaluation is built into the project management process 1 2 3 4 5

of individual projects

D Project management policy and strategy (PS)

1 The benefits of project management are being promoted 1 2 3 4 5

2 A company-wide project management system with centralized control is being set up 1 2 3 4 5

3 Redefining of jobs 1 2 3 4 5

4 Organization-wide project management methods 1 2 3 4 5

5 Quality management system accreditation 1 2 3 4 5

6 Policy of recognition for developing skill s in project related work 1 2 3 4 5

7 Employee empowerment policy 1 2 3 4 5

8 Change in company ownership 1 2 3 4 5

9 Business process reengineering 1 2 3 4 5

Appendix

Questionnaires form (cont):

E PM partnership recourses

1 Partnerships with customers exist 1 2 3 4 5

2 Partnerships with suppliers exist 1 2 3 4 5

3 Internal stakeholder 1 2 3 4 5

4 External stakeholder 1 2 3 4 5

5 Project sponsor

F PM life cycle process (PLC)

1 Conception/initiation of a project idea 1 2 3 4 5

2 Project selection/prioritization 1 2 3 4 5

3 Project start-up 1 2 3 4 5

4 Defining of benefits, goals, objectives 1 2 3 4 5

5 Control and suppervisor a project process 1 2 3 4 5

Thank you!

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