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ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HVAC SYSTEM DESIGN AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Authors: Wisdom Ebirim; Favour Oluwadamilare Usman; Danny Jose Portillo Montero; Nwakamma Ninduwezuor-Ehiobu; Emmanuel Chigozie Ani; Kehinde Andrew Olu-lawal
Year: 2024

In the face of rapidly changing climate conditions, the field of HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) system design and project management is confronted with a myriad of challenges. This review delves into the critical importance of assessing the impact of climate change on these aspects and highlights key considerations for industry professionals. Climate change poses multifaceted challenges to HVAC system design and project management, primarily due to its influence on temperature patterns, extreme weather events, and evolving energy demands. Rising global temperatures necessitate innovative approaches to cooling systems, with a focus on energy efficiency and sustainable practices. Furthermore, the increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves and extreme cold spells demand HVAC systems that can adapt dynamically to fluctuating environmental conditions. The review underscores the significance of incorporating climate projections and future-proofing strategies into HVAC system design. By leveraging predictive modeling techniques and climate data, engineers can optimize system performance, minimize energy consumption, and enhance indoor air quality amidst changing climatic conditions. Additionally, the integration of renewable energy sources such as solar and geothermal technologies is explored as a means to mitigate the environmental impact of HVAC systems and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Effective project management in the context of climate change entails proactive risk assessment and mitigation strategies. Project managers must anticipate potential disruptions arising from extreme weather events, supply chain disruptions, and regulatory changes influenced by climate policies. Adopting adaptive project management methodologies enables stakeholders to respond swiftly to emerging challenges and ensure project resilience in the face of climatic uncertainties. This review underscores the imperative for industry stakeholders to embrace a proactive approach towards assessing the impact of climate change on HVAC system design and project management. By prioritizing resilience, sustainability, and innovation, professionals can navigate the complexities posed by climate change and contribute towards a more resilient built environment. 
Keywords: Climate Change, HVAC, Project Management, System Design, Review.
Multidisciplinary Systems Engineering Senior Design Projects Pilot Program at Bourns College of Engineering University of California Riverside
Authors: H. El-Sherief
Year: 2022

This paper describes a pilot research program to evaluate the application of Systems Engineering in senior design projects, at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California Riverside. Integrating Systems Engineering processes into senior design projects is an effective approach to include convergence in the undergraduate engineering education curriculum. The objectives of the pilot program are to assess its design approach in terms of the implementation structure and assess students’ feedback. Students participating in the pilot program executed their projects in a way to emulate a typical Systems Engineering industrial development process. At the end of the pilot program students were asked to assess the effectiveness and the value of integrating Systems Engineering into their senior design projects’ execution. Students feedback indicated that the pilot program contributed to increased awareness and interest in Systems Engineering careers. Students said that Systems Engineering was very helpful in executing their senior design projects and gave them a valuable “System Thinking” experience of an industrial product development process. Our pilot program assessment’s results showed that students completed their projects successfully on-time and their participation in the program contributed to significant improvement in their team work, technical presentation and project management skills. Systems Engineering senior design projects align well with the ABET accreditation process. Academic institutions can use the senior project data to help them establish the required direct assessment measures of the attainment of some of the ABET student outcomes.
Projects-as-Practice
Authors: L. Buchan; B. Simpson
Year: 2020

This article contributes a practice-based approach to project management by opening up to the messiness and unpredictabilities involved in actually doing project work. Drawing on the Pragmatist ideas of John Dewey, we theorize projects-as-practices (noun) and projects-as-practice (verb) as complementary concepts that are built respectively on ontologies of being and becoming. For the purposes of this article, we define the notion of project as an emergent social process of becoming, bounded in time and space, and generative of novel outcomes. We also contribute methodologically by proposing Dewey’s Inquiry as a guide to shadowing the bounded becomingness of projects-as-practice (verb). Using an empirical illustration from a Health and Social Care Partnership in Scotland, we highlight the inherently emergent nature of projects as they bring about transformational change.
Developing a Fuzzy Inference Model for Construction Project Risk Management in Iraq
Authors: Gusson H. Al-Momen; R. Ghasemlounia
Year: 2023

The construction industry is considered a high-risk business. Risk management is one of the most influential methods used in construction project management to increase the chances of delivering the project successfully, Risk Assessment (RA) is necessary to help organizations identify and mitigate risks; therefore, this paper suggests a framework for developing an intelligent RA. There are many Risk Factors (RF) that affect construction projects, and they vary from one country to another. In this paper, a questionnaire of forty-one questions about RF was performed; its evaluation criteria are risk probability and its impact on cost, time, and quality, this questionnaire relied on several experts’ opinions to identify the most common RF affecting Iraqi construction projects. The collected linguistic data were converted into a triangular fuzzy number. Qualitative Risk Analysis was performed to assess the priority of the identified risks; while the Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) was proposed as the intelligent model. The training outcome produced three Fuzzy Inference Systems (FISs) models evaluated using the fuzzy designer application and tested using the fuzzy designer app and MATLAB Simulink to evaluate their accuracy and reliability. Finally, a set of corrective actions were suggested to facilitate the task for users.
Enhancing the journey to six sigma excellence: identifying critical success factors
Authors: A. Bagherian; Mark Gerschon; Sunil Kumar
Year: 2024

PurposeNumerous attempts at installing Six Sigma (SS) have faced challenges and fallen short of the desired success. Thus, it becomes vital to identify the critical factors and characteristics that play a pivotal role in achieving successful adoption. Research has highlighted that a considerable number of corporate Six Sigma initiatives, around 60%, fail primarily due to the improper incorporation of essential elements and flawed assumptions.Design/methodology/approachTo validate the influence of CSFs on Six Sigma accomplishment, the study employed a research design combining exploratory and mixed-methods approaches. The analysis focused on 260 completed questionnaires, and statistical methods including SEM, EFA, and CFA were utilized for data analysis.FindingsThe study acknowledged four essential components of CSFs that are imperative for sustaining the success of Six Sigma (SS): (1) Competence of Belt System employees; (2) Project management skills; (3) Organizational economic capability; and (4) Leadership commitment and engagement. These factors were identified as significant contributors to the maintenance of Six Sigma’s success.Practical implicationsThe practical implications of this research imply that institutions, practitioners, and researchers can utilize the four identified factors to foster the sustainable deployment of SS initiatives. By incorporating these factors, organizations can enhance the effectiveness and longevity of their Six Sigma practices.Originality/valueThe investigation’s originality lies in its contribution to assessing critical success factors in Six Sigma deployment within the European automobile industry, utilizing a mixed-methods research design supplemented by descriptive statistics.
A game-based learning method to teach project management – the case of the earned value management
Authors: Elina Jääskä; J. Kujala; K. Aaltonen
Year: 2023

Abstract The earned value management (EVM) is a project management method for monitoring and controlling project expenditure and progress. Teaching EVM is challenging as the method may appear theoretical, mathematical, and disconnected from the uncertainty of real-life projects. Educational games have been suggested as one method to influence students’ motivation and to teach relevant skills with practice-based and intriguing approaches. This study examines how educational games can be used to teach complex project management phenomena. The research process of this study follows a one-group, posttest-only, quasi-experimental design. We conducted a quasi-experiment using an educational game and related learning activities designed to teach EVM to 39 university students. As part of the experiment the students wrote reflective essays of their perceptions and learning experiences, which were analyzed using qualitative content analysis methods. This data was complemented by students’ feedback survey regarding the achievement of learning outcomes and presented as summative descriptive statistics. Our findings indicate that GBL methods are suitable for teaching and learning EVM, because they prepare learners to deal with project uncertainty, provide challenges and also repetition. Our findings indicate that learners’ holistic project management understanding and skills improved, because the GBL solution demonstrated the importance of managing unexpected events, re-planning the project and making evidence-based decisions. This study provides new knowledge on how game-based learning (GBL) can be applied to teach and learn project management methods such as EVM.
Re-imagining a Course in Software Project Management
Authors: P. Ralph
Year: 2018

It is now common for software engineering programs to include some project management education, typically in the final year of the undergraduate program, or at the postgraduate level. Such courses are challenging for several reasons: faculty are unfamiliar with management education and literature; the software project management literature is dominated by nonempirical, atheoretical, unscientific practitioner recommendations; common software engineering pedagogical approaches are inappropriate for teaching management; and many students seem unwilling or unable to take the course seriously (that is, by attending all classes and completing all assigned readings, activities and projects). This paper describes a postgraduate management course in software engineering, which was iteratively refined over seven years to address all of these problems. Its key features include: 1) scholarly, evidence-based readings; 2) quizzes on readings at the beginning of every class; 3) Brief, slide-free lectures; 4) copious in-class activities formalized into a gradeable workbook; 5) an ambitious, multistage project combining novel research, collaborative data collection and literature reviewing, peer review workshops and individual deliverables. The course embodies both research-led teaching and substantial, novel class-based research.
Performing Inquisitive Study of PM Traits Desirable for Project Progress
Authors: Sobia Zahra; Ambreen Nazir; Asra Khalid; A. Raana; M. N. Majeed
Year: 2014

The accountability of a project's success/failure lies on shoulders of a PM (project manager). Undoubtedly, project management is tough task to bring about and this is the most challenging role within the project. The project manager role varies from project to project and may include communication & negotiation with stakeholders, along with leadership and management of the project. Therefore he must possess both hard and soft skills besides education and expertise to drive his team towards excellence. This scientific documentation presents an ideal blend of responsibilities and skills essential for a project manager to cope with the changing project environment. Technical skills necessary for an IT project manager, further elaborates this study. Index Terms—PM, Project Management, Responsibilities, Skills.
The management of independent secondary school libraries in England and Wales
Authors: R. Turner; G. Matthews; Linda Ashcroft; J. Farrow
Year: 2006

This paper investigates aspects of the management of independent secondary school libraries in England and Wales. It is based on a survey of 150 independent school library managers, with a response rate of 68.7 percent, which was carried out as part of an ongoing PhD research project. The paper considers a range of issues important to school library managers: for example, policy and procedure document production, project management, sources of guidance, the management skills most important to practitioners and the opinions of school library managers on a range of management issues related to the running of a school library. The qualifications and experience of school library managers are also considered in the research. The survey demonstrated a notable degree of satisfaction with the management and operation of libraries by library managers in individual schools. However, a number of factors were identified as barriers to successful management, which may have implications for policies and procedures within the sector. Additional research is planned to clarify the level of school library provision in independent schools, including further interviews with school library managers, diary keeping and a survey of senior management in independent schools to gauge their opinions on their school library.
Bringing Model-based Systems Engineering Capabilities to Project Management: an Application to PRINCE2
Authors: D. Coppola; A. D’Ambrogio; D. Gianni
Year: 2016

PRINCE2 is arguably one of the most adopted process-based methods for project management. Currently, PRINCE2 is defined in a textual specification, which describes the principles, the themes, and the processes that project managers should apply in their management activities. Although the specification is well structured and mature, the specification does not provide a browsable digital representation that can be interactively used for learning and/or for the specification application during project management activities. This paper aims to overcome these limitations with the application of a modelbased systems engineering approach to represent the PRINCE2 specification in a model-based format. This can bring several benefits to the specification, including the availability of a graphical, comprehensive and digitally browsable visualization of the PRINCE2 processes, their inputs/outputs, and the constituting tasks. The modelbased format has been obtained by a top-down mapping of the PRINCE2 specifications, beginning with the process architecture in IDEF0 down to the individual tasks, roles, and tools in BPMN 2.0. Besides supporting PRINCE2 understanding and application, the model-based format can also serve as a baseline for further exploitations, such as consistency verification of the PRINCE2 specification and model-based process simulation for the governance of the PRINCE2 processes and of the project management activities. Keywords—project management; business process; model-based; systems engineering.
Multi-Layer, Multi-Segment Iterative Optimization for Maritime Supply Chain Operations in a Dynamic Fuzzy Environment
Authors: B. Şahin; A. Soylu
Year: 2020

This study aims to develop a multi-layer, multi-segment iterative optimization algorithm for the operations of a single agent, which can be either a container in a distribution system, an automated guided vessel in a transport network or a vessel in a maritime environment with obstacles. It can be applied to several kinds of problems such as route optimization, path planning, project management, port operations, efficiency of an automated guided vessel, and unmanned vessels. All required qualitative and quantitative concerns (length, energy consumption, economic factors, safety issues, etc.) can be embedded to the system. Relevant data are based on crisp and/or fuzzy values. This model works well in an environment with different sectors. Each sector has its unique characteristics such as different number of options and multiple factors that can be cost and/or benefit.
An Investigation of Optimal Project Scheduling and Team Staffing in Software Development using Particle Swarm Optimization
Authors: Simos Gerasimou; Constantinos Stylianou; A. Andreou
Year: 2012

Software development organizations often struggle to deliver projects on time, within budget and with the required quality. One possible cause of this problem is poor software project management and, in particular, inadequate project scheduling and ineffective team staffing. This paper investigates the application of a particle swarm optimization algorithm to help software project managers perform these activities effectively. Specifically, the proposed approach aims to create optimal project schedules by specifying the best sequence for executing a project’s tasks and minimizing the total project duration. Simultaneously, it seeks to form skilful and productive working teams with the best utilization of developer skills. These considerations have been suitably encoded into the algorithm, with several hard constraints and objective functions appropriately formulated so as to assess the generated solutions with respect to their feasibility and also their quality. The initial results obtained are quite encouraging for the majority of the performed tests and indicate that the proposed approach is able to deal with the issues of scheduling and staffing in software project management.
AI-Powered Tracking for Sustainable Marine Ecosystem Resource Management Projects: A Case of Oyster Detection With Machine Learning
Authors: Toby Chau; Helen Lv Zhang; Yuyue Gui; Man Fai Lau
Year: 2023

Ecosystems are our planet's life-support systems that facilitate sustainable development. Within the marine ecosystem, oysters serve as a keystone species. Numerous oyster restoration projects have been launched with a crucial element involving precise assessment of oyster population sizes within specific reef areas. However, the current methods of tracking oyster populations are approximate and lack precision. To address this research gap, the authors developed an AI-empowered project for oyster detection. Specifically, they created a dataset of wild oysters, utilized Roboflow for image annotation, and employed image augmentation techniques to augment the training data. Then, they fine-tuned a YOLOv8 computer vision object detection model using their dataset. The results demonstrated a mean average precision (mAP) of 85.2 percent and an accuracy of 87.7 percent for oyster detection. This approach improved upon previous attempts to detect wild oysters, offering a more effective solution for population assessment, which is a fundamental step toward sustainable oyster restoration project management.
Valuation of Project Managers to Enhance Project Performance in Nigeria’s Construction Industry
Authors: Ebuka Valentine Iroha; Tsunemi Watanabe; Satoshi Tsuchiya
Year: 2024

Construction project management is critical to the success of construction projects, with the performance of project managers (PMRs) playing a central role. Despite its importance, previous studies have highlighted the poor performance of construction organizations in Nigeria, such as project delays and cost overruns and the need for proper project management practices. However, the specific performance of PMRs in the Nigerian construction industry (NCI) has not been extensively studied. To address this issue, this study aims to identify the causes of underperformance among PMRs in the NCI by examining the tasks where PMRs underperform and the extent of this underperformance and its effect on motivational support from organizations. Data were collected through 206 questionnaires and 36 semi-structured interviews with organizations and project managers. Descriptive analysis was conducted to evaluate project management (PM) practices as well as the level of motivational support provided to PMRs. The analysis revealed that PMRs underperform in more than 60% of tasks but outperform in 20%. Underperformance refers to the tasks in which PMRs performed less than the expected contributions set by the organization, while outperformance describes tasks where PMRs exceeded the organization’s expectations. The analysis also revealed low motivational support of PMR. Correlation analysis was conducted to investigate whether motivational support influences PMR performance, and the results indicated a two-way causal relationship between underperformance and low motivational support. This study integrated a game theory model with regression analysis to show that (stay, support) is the dominant solution for project managers and organizations, provided the net contribution of support is positive. In this context, “stay” refers to PMRs continuing working with their current organization, while “support” refers to the motivational support provided by the organization to enhance the commitment and performance of the PMRs. However, current support levels may not be enough to cause PMRs to begin to outperform. In addition, regression analysis was conducted between the degree of underperformance and motivational factors, and we conducted a preliminary simulation by increasing these values of regression coefficients. The results indicated that while motivational support from organizations can improve PMRs performance, its effectiveness is limited. Factors such as corruption, political pressures, and organizational culture have a greater impact on performance. Addressing these factors may be more crucial for enhancing performance and project outcomes than focusing only on motivational support. Therefore, the Nigerian construction industry needs to implement institutional changes alongside motivational strategies to improve PMRs performance and project success.
IS Project Success from Practitioner's Perspective: Evidences from India
Authors: Rahul Thakurta
Year: 2015

The success of Information Systems (IS) projects is of great relevance in IS research and practice. However, scholars barely agree on a single definition and measure of success. In order to gain further insights on IS project success, we investigate how IS project success is defined in practice. We use multivariate data analysis techniques in order to arrive at characterization of IS project success from user's perspective in Indian context. The results based on 183 survey responses indicate a four dimensional representation of IS project success construct viz. Relationship management, project management, scope & schedule, and budget. The results have important theoretical and practical implications for designing project management strategies so that the project is able to achieve the desired outcome.