A new framework for complexity analysis in international development projects – Results from a Delphi study

IF 2.8 3区工程技术 Q2 ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING

Advances in Production Engineering & Management Pub Date : 2019-06-09 DOI:10.14743/APEM2019.2.324

S. Gajić, I. Palčič

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Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to develop a framework for characterising project complexity in International Development (ID) projects. Contemporary challenges in ID projects have led to their growth in their complexity, which in recent years has driven researches in recent years to publish numerous papers that deal with this topic, demonstrating its importance in current project management research. Nevertheless, existing literature lacks in generally accepted framework that considers specifics of project complexity in ID projects. Thus, new framework was developed, based on a two-round Delphi survey, building upon existing TOE (technology-organisation-environment) framework with new empirical insights given from the experts in the field of ID projects. The main contribution of the paper is the validation of existing TOE complexity factors, in the context of International Development projects. Additionally, eight new complexity factors were proposed by the experts, and it was concluded that Environmental complexity had the biggest impact on International Development projects. From a managerial perspective, proposed complexity framework can be used for making a complexity footprint, which could indicate the critical areas of the project where complexity could be expected. In addition, the model represents a novel theoretical lens for assessing complexity in ID projects. 2019 CPE, University of Maribor. All rights reserved.

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国际开发项目复杂性分析的新框架——德尔菲研究的结果

本文的主要目的是建立一个框架来表征国际开发(ID)项目的复杂性。ID项目面临的当代挑战导致其复杂性的增长，近年来，这促使近年来的研究发表了大量涉及该主题的论文，表明其在当前项目管理研究中的重要性。然而，现有文献缺乏一个普遍接受的框架来考虑ID项目中项目复杂性的细节。因此，基于两轮德尔菲调查，在现有的TOE(技术-组织-环境)框架的基础上开发了新的框架，并从ID项目领域的专家那里获得了新的经验见解。本文的主要贡献是在国际发展项目的背景下验证了现有的TOE复杂性因素。此外，专家们提出了8个新的复杂性因素，并得出结论，环境复杂性对国际发展项目的影响最大。从管理的角度来看，建议的复杂性框架可以用于制作复杂性足迹，它可以指示项目中可能出现复杂性的关键区域。此外，该模型为评估ID项目的复杂性提供了一种新的理论视角。2019年马里博尔大学CPE课程。版权所有。

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Advances in Production Engineering & Management ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURINGMATERIALS SCIENC-MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

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5.90

自引率

22.20%

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期刊介绍： Advances in Production Engineering & Management (APEM journal) is an interdisciplinary international academic journal published quarterly. The main goal of the APEM journal is to present original, high quality, theoretical and application-oriented research developments in all areas of production engineering and production management to a broad audience of academics and practitioners. In order to bridge the gap between theory and practice, applications based on advanced theory and case studies are particularly welcome. For theoretical papers, their originality and research contributions are the main factors in the evaluation process. General approaches, formalisms, algorithms or techniques should be illustrated with significant applications that demonstrate their applicability to real-world problems. Please note the APEM journal is not intended especially for studying problems in the finance, economics, business, and bank sectors even though the methodology in the paper is quality/project management oriented. Therefore, the papers should include a substantial level of engineering issues in the field of manufacturing engineering.