Handling conflicts over the regulation of project's time-cost risks via a simulation-based decision-making support system module

Q3 Business, Management and Accounting International Journal of Project Organisation and Management Pub Date : 2019-03-15 DOI:10.1504/IJPOM.2019.10019954

Z. Laslo, Roni Laslo-Roth, G. Gurevich

{"title":"Handling conflicts over the regulation of project's time-cost risks via a simulation-based decision-making support system module","authors":"Z. Laslo, Roni Laslo-Roth, G. Gurevich","doi":"10.1504/IJPOM.2019.10019954","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Project management must consider tradeoffs of risks regarding performance, time, and cost. These tradeoffs may often cause conflicts between the project stakeholders. When decision outcomes are ambiguous and time is pressing, decision-makers may use controversial conflict resolution strategies that are often detrimental, changing conflicts that have constructive potential into those that are unhealthy. We propose a simulation-based DMSS module that can be used to quickly analyse the risks of alternative project plans. Its implementation can reduce the usage of controversial conflict resolution strategies and focus, instead, on one of the cooperation strategies that can enhance performance and well-being at work. Whereas meeting technical specifications is a non-negotiable demand, we can make do with a two-dimensional tradeoffs model - consider tradeoffs between time and cost risks. Thirteen of 17 implementations of the DMSS module hinted that this tool may be beneficial in preventing conflict escalations (a numerical example is given).","PeriodicalId":38056,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Project Organisation and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Project Organisation and Management","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPOM.2019.10019954","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Business, Management and Accounting","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Project management must consider tradeoffs of risks regarding performance, time, and cost. These tradeoffs may often cause conflicts between the project stakeholders. When decision outcomes are ambiguous and time is pressing, decision-makers may use controversial conflict resolution strategies that are often detrimental, changing conflicts that have constructive potential into those that are unhealthy. We propose a simulation-based DMSS module that can be used to quickly analyse the risks of alternative project plans. Its implementation can reduce the usage of controversial conflict resolution strategies and focus, instead, on one of the cooperation strategies that can enhance performance and well-being at work. Whereas meeting technical specifications is a non-negotiable demand, we can make do with a two-dimensional tradeoffs model - consider tradeoffs between time and cost risks. Thirteen of 17 implementations of the DMSS module hinted that this tool may be beneficial in preventing conflict escalations (a numerical example is given).

查看原文

微信好友朋友圈 QQ好友复制链接

本刊更多论文

通过基于仿真的决策支持系统模块处理项目时间成本风险调控方面的冲突

项目管理必须考虑有关性能、时间和成本的风险权衡。这些权衡可能经常导致项目涉众之间的冲突。当决策结果含糊不清，时间紧迫时，决策者可能会使用有争议的冲突解决策略，这些策略往往是有害的，将具有建设性潜力的冲突变成不健康的冲突。我们提出了一个基于仿真的DMSS模块，可用于快速分析备选项目计划的风险。它的实施可以减少有争议的冲突解决策略的使用，而将重点放在可以提高工作绩效和幸福感的合作策略上。鉴于满足技术规范是不可协商的需求，我们可以使用二维权衡模型——考虑时间和成本风险之间的权衡。DMSS模块的17个实施中有13个暗示该工具可能有助于防止冲突升级(给出了一个数值示例)。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文去求助

来源期刊

International Journal of Project Organisation and Management Business, Management and Accounting-Strategy and Management

CiteScore

1.30

自引率

0.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： The aim of IJPOM is to attract contributions, and especially case studies, from a wide spectrum of academics and practitioners. As managers and business schools are increasingly placing increasing emphasis on strategy implementation issues, a project management approach will undoubtedly become more compelling and thus more acceptable in a wide range of fields. Readership IJPOM''s readership will come from professionals and managers dealing with project management on a daily basis. It also includes academics and researchers from various fields (business administration, economics and social sciences) concerned with the topic as well as policy makers and project planners in the field of business, commerce and industry. Contents IJPOM publishes original, theoretical, conceptual and empirical papers on a wide range of issues about project management. It also includes best practice examples as well as technical reports on the latest project management tools. Topics covered include Pre-project activities Project proposals/initial analysis, conception/design, management models Post-deployment review/documentation Engineering, production, service, construction projects Public sector programmes/campaigns, public/private sector partnerships Consultancy projects, public relations campaigns Mergers/acquisitions, outsourcing, alliances Particular events, humanitarian aid programmes, disasters projects Virtual projects, web-based PM, open-ended projects Communication/collaboration, negotiation skills, risk assessment/management Current/emerging standards, facilities/equipment support, quality assurance/testing Goals/objectives setting, budgeting, time/cost estimating HRM challenges, staffing, organisation change projects Opportunity management, marketing/branding strategies, measurement/metrics Project coordination/scheduling/governance, knowledge management.