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Situational student research projects management

Kuchta Dorota, Yakivets Oksana

Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska

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2023

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z. 169

451--466

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Purpose: To propose a framework for choosing a project management approach for student research projects, taking into account the individual objectives of the advisor and the student, their personalities, the project type, and its environment. The proposed approach should increase the success rate of student research projects. Design/methodology/approach: Student research projects are characterized, and the relevant literature is reviewed. The theory concerning recent project management developments that could be potentially useful for student research projects is presented. A case study is analyzed. On the basis of the case study and the literature findings, a conceptual framework for the selection of a student research project management approach is proposed. Findings: It was found that student research projects, although apparently nonproblematic, need a conscious, individualized, situation-based selection of project management approach in order to assure a high success rate, according to the individual success understanding of project stakeholders. Research limitations/implications: The proposed framework is a conceptual one. It was developed on the basis of theory and under consideration of student research projects in one area and homogenous culture. Further research is needed to add new aspects to the approach, expand it to other research areas and cultures, and validate its usefulness in practice. Practical implications: Higher education institutions should promote project management knowledge among teachers and students, and conscious decision-making on the way student research projects will be performed. They should elaborate tailor-made frameworks for student research project management. Social implications: Student research projects, if managed improperly, may cause students and advisors dissatisfaction and stress. The approach we propose may, in the long term, increase the quality of life of students and advisors. Originality/value: The framework supporting the conscious selection of the way student research projects are managed, comprising recent developments in project management and taking into account the specific features and environment of each individual project, is an original contribution of the paper. It is addressed both to student project advisors and students themselves, as well as the managers of higher educational institutions.

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Project implementation scenario selection for sustainable project and product lifecycle management : application of network data envelopment analysis

Kuchta Dorota

Operations Research and Decisions

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2023

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Vol. 33, No. 4

133--154

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A method has been proposed to select one of several project implementation variants in the context of sustainable project management. The method should be applied in the phase of the project definition. The projects are viewed across the entire lifecycle of the project and its product. In all the phases, the sustainability aspects should be addressed in a balanced way. The sustainability context implies that different stakeholders will have conflicting opinions on the weights of different variables. The proposed approach is based on network Data Envelopment Analysis that does not require the weights of individual variables as input. Consequently, the proposed method is the first approach allowing users to select a project implementation variant in the context of sustainability and the entire project and product lifecycle, without imposing the weights of individual variables. The proposal is designed for organisations using project sustainable management.

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Perception of vector and triangle representations of fuzzy number most possible value changes

Kuchta Dorota, Grobelny Jerzy, Michalski Rafał, Schneider Jan

Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems

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2023

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Vol. 35

269--274

EN

The aim of the study is to investigate and evaluate user preferences regarding two visual representations of uncertainty estimates for decision-making purposes. The research is concerned with the perception of fuzzy numbers, which are depicted either as triangles or as specifically constructed vectors. The study involves a series of pairwise comparisons in which participants must determine which representation reflects the change in the most possible value in a more salient way. The results are then analyzed and formally verified statistically. The study shows that there are specific circumstances where vector representations are more desirable than their triangle-based counterparts. The findings also suggest that there may be some differences in assessing these representations depending on gender. This examination expands our understanding of how subjects perceive different graphical methods for presenting change in a selected parameter uncertainty feature. From a practical standpoint, the findings offer suggestions for designing graphical user interfaces that present fuzzy data to users.

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Application of data envelopment analysis to evaluation of IT project success

Kuchta Dorota, Despotis Dimitris, Frączkowski Kazimierz, Stanek Stanisław

Operations Research and Decisions

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2019

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Vol. 29, No. 3

17--36

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The paper is devoted to the problem of IT project success definition and measurement seen against the background of IT human resources management organisation. A review of the state of art of the problem shows that the assessment of IT project success is highly equivocal and subjective. Various methods may produce conflicting results. The paper proposes basically one novelty: an original approach to IT project success evaluation based on Data Development Analysis (DEA). DEA has been developed and used for years, but for other purposes. The new method, contrasted with two other which are based on other philosophies, is applied to a sample of Polish IT projects. This application shows that the new method in some cases completely changes the optics and emphasizes such aspects of IT projects which are neglected by other methods. It also shows that a combination of the proposed method with other IT project measurement methods may substantially increase the fairness of IT project team members and managers’ appraisal, and hence the motivation of human resources in IT projects.