Modeling and Simulation of Project Management through the PMBOK® Standard Using Complex Networks
Discussion about project management, in both the academic literature and industry, is predominantly based on theories of control, many of which have been developed since the 1950s. However, issues arise when these ideas are applied unilaterally to all types of projects and in all contexts. In comple...
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| description | Discussion about project management, in both the academic literature and industry, is predominantly based on theories of control, many of which have been developed since the 1950s. However, issues arise when these ideas are applied unilaterally to all types of projects and in all contexts. In complex environments, management problems arise from assuming that results, predicted at the start of a project, can be sufficiently described and delivered as planned. Thus, once a project reaches a critical size, a calendar, and a certain level of ambiguity and interconnection, the analysis centered on control does not function adequately. Projects that involve complex situations can be described as adaptive complex systems, consistent in multiple interdependent dynamic components, multiple feedback processes, nonlinear relations, and management of hard data (process dynamics) and soft data (executive team dynamics). In this study, through a complex network, the dynamic structure of a project and its trajectories are simulated using inference processes. Finally, some numerical simulations are described, leading to a decision making tool that identifies critical processes, thereby obtaining better performance outcomes of projects. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aa99035809144bda9be8a8d90637b1642025-02-03T07:26:11ZengWileyComplexity1076-27871099-05262017-01-01201710.1155/2017/47916354791635Modeling and Simulation of Project Management through the PMBOK® Standard Using Complex NetworksLuz Stella Cardona-Meza0Gerard Olivar-Tost1Department of Information and Computation, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Manizales, Campus La Nubia, Manizales 170003, ColombiaDepartment of Mathematics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Manizales, Campus La Nubia, Manizales 170003, ColombiaDiscussion about project management, in both the academic literature and industry, is predominantly based on theories of control, many of which have been developed since the 1950s. However, issues arise when these ideas are applied unilaterally to all types of projects and in all contexts. In complex environments, management problems arise from assuming that results, predicted at the start of a project, can be sufficiently described and delivered as planned. Thus, once a project reaches a critical size, a calendar, and a certain level of ambiguity and interconnection, the analysis centered on control does not function adequately. Projects that involve complex situations can be described as adaptive complex systems, consistent in multiple interdependent dynamic components, multiple feedback processes, nonlinear relations, and management of hard data (process dynamics) and soft data (executive team dynamics). In this study, through a complex network, the dynamic structure of a project and its trajectories are simulated using inference processes. Finally, some numerical simulations are described, leading to a decision making tool that identifies critical processes, thereby obtaining better performance outcomes of projects.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4791635 |
| spellingShingle | Luz Stella Cardona-Meza Gerard Olivar-Tost Modeling and Simulation of Project Management through the PMBOK® Standard Using Complex Networks Complexity |
| title | Modeling and Simulation of Project Management through the PMBOK® Standard Using Complex Networks |
| title_full | Modeling and Simulation of Project Management through the PMBOK® Standard Using Complex Networks |
| title_fullStr | Modeling and Simulation of Project Management through the PMBOK® Standard Using Complex Networks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling and Simulation of Project Management through the PMBOK® Standard Using Complex Networks |
| title_short | Modeling and Simulation of Project Management through the PMBOK® Standard Using Complex Networks |
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