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The impact of uncertainty in the measurement of progress in earned value analysis
Almeida, Ricardo; Abrantes, Rui; Romão, Mário; Proença, IsabelEarned value management (EVM) is a project management methodology that integrates scope, cost and time, and requires the periodic measurement of cost and work performed. It is supported by a quantitative technique, earned value analysis (EVA), to evaluate project's performance and to forecast its final results thru the monitoring of: planned value (PV}, earned value (EV) and actual cost (A C). In EVA, the EV of...
The challenges of the IS/IT projects in the healthcare sector
Gomes, Jorge; Romão, MárioEssentially, the purpose of investment in information systems and information technology (IS/IT) is to improve the operational efficiency of the organizations, reducing costs and improving levels of quality. Thus, many traditional appraisal techniques are used to evaluate tangible benefits, which are based on direct project costs. Since the 1980s, IS/IT has positioned itself as a strategic tool that through fle...
The adoption of project management methodologies and tools by NGDOs : A mixed m...
Matos, Pedro Verga; Romão, Mário; Sarmento, Joaquim Miranda; Abaladas, AlexandreSeveral studies in the area of project management have concluded that development projects implemented by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have specific features associated with the diversity of stakeholders, the scarcity of resources, and the importance of intangible objectives. Consequently, classical methodologies may not be suitable. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the project management tools u...
Projects selection and prioritization: a Portuguese Navy pilot model
Gomes, Jorge; Simplicio, Ricardo; Romão, MárioIn the face of rapid technological changes, short product cycles and strong global competition, it is vital that organizations know how to optimize their scarce resources and thus profit from investments with the goal of obtaining the expected benefits and successes. One of the great difficulties facing organizations is the large number of projects that they usually have in their portfolio. Therefore, it is nec...
Improving project success : A case study using benefits and project management
Gomes, Jorge; Romão, MárioIn the face of rapid technological changes, short product cycles and strong global competition, it is vital that organizations know how to optimize their scarce resources and thus profit from investments with the goal of obtaining the expected benefits and successes. One of the great difficulties facing organizations is the large number of projects that they usually have in their portfolio. Therefore, it is nec...
Gaining competitive advantage through the balanced scorecard
Gomes, Jorge; Romão, MárioOne of the most important questions emerged of an intense debate in the field of strategic management is: “how do firms achieve competitive advantage?”. Competitive advantage is seen as the main source to explain the superior firm’s performance, and thus comes to represent the fundamental aim of strategic management. The Porter’s view (1985) popularized by the Harvard Business School raised from the Industrial ...
Gestão do conhecimento, capacidade de inovar e inovação organizacional em empre...
Teixeira, Eduardo Kunzel; Oliveira, Mírian; Curado, Carla; Romão, MárioEste estudo trata da relação entre os processos de gestão do conhecimento, capacidade de inovar e a inovação organizacional em empresas do setor de tecnologia de informação no Brasil e em Portugal. A base teórica do estudo foi composta pela teoria das capacidades dinâmicas. O processamento de dados segue procedimentos quantitativos. O principal objetivo foi investigar e comparar a relação entre os processos de ...
Maturity, benefits and project management shaping project success
Gomes, Jorge; Romão, MárioOrganisations are under constant pressure. Externally, they face a scenario of intense competition, coupled with a changing environment which is full of uncertainty. Internally, organisations have to deal with limited resources, whilst at the same time comply with increasing requirements and strategic demands. A key to success is the successful management of organisational projects. According to worldwide studi...
Application integration: enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in the hosp...
Azevedo, Paula Serdeira; Azevedo, Carlos; Romão, MárioBusiness and technology evolution, globalisation and competitiveness improvement, are factors leading organizations to adopt last generation technology, therefore creating heterogeneous technical environments in most cases. Thus, the technical issue of Information Systems (IS) integration became more and more complex due to the need to share data and functionalities among several systems. And this is a challeng...
Knowledge sharing: Brazilian x Portuguese companies
Oliveira, Mírian; Curado, Carla; Romão, Mário; Maçada, AntônioCompanies working in the field of information technology are considered knowledge intensive. Knowledge sharing is one of the most important processes in knowledge management and is related, for example, to increased innovation. Hence, the main aim of this research is to investigate whether country and team tenure are moderators in the relationship between knowledge sharing, absorptive capacity and innovation in...