Building a Coordination Approach to Integrate Interdependent Projects into Program Management
Mahmoud, Mohamed (2018)
Mahmoud, Mohamed
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018052510346
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018052510346
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This thesis aims at building an overall coordination approach to integrate supplier’s different interdependent projects into program management. Due to challenges in greenfield plant projects and its large number of different projects, coordination in such a large setting requires a standardized approach for the management of multi-project interdependencies.
This study is based on triangulated data and was conducted by analyzing the current state of the case company’s project management processes and coordination practices. Subsequently and ascended from particular challenges identified, relevant literature covering project and program management was scrutinized to construct a conceptual framework. This conceptual framework formed the basis for building the coordination approach. Thereupon, the coordination approach was built, improved, and validated with the key stakeholders.
The outcome of this thesis is a coordination approach for the management of multi-project interdependencies through time and communication management. Time management processes produce project stages, activities, and their relationships. These outputs are employed for the management process of multi-project interdependencies where they further categorize, display, and improve multi-project interdependencies. The improvement actions to enhance multi-project interdependencies are then communicated through communication management processes.
The coordination approach built for the case company constitutes project stages and activities control, enhances project communication management, and facilitates the identification of multi-project interdependencies in addition to overlaps and gaps resolution. What is more, this thesis showed that the coordination approach proposed can be made applicable in similar instances of large-scale and complex greenfield plant projects.
This study is based on triangulated data and was conducted by analyzing the current state of the case company’s project management processes and coordination practices. Subsequently and ascended from particular challenges identified, relevant literature covering project and program management was scrutinized to construct a conceptual framework. This conceptual framework formed the basis for building the coordination approach. Thereupon, the coordination approach was built, improved, and validated with the key stakeholders.
The outcome of this thesis is a coordination approach for the management of multi-project interdependencies through time and communication management. Time management processes produce project stages, activities, and their relationships. These outputs are employed for the management process of multi-project interdependencies where they further categorize, display, and improve multi-project interdependencies. The improvement actions to enhance multi-project interdependencies are then communicated through communication management processes.
The coordination approach built for the case company constitutes project stages and activities control, enhances project communication management, and facilitates the identification of multi-project interdependencies in addition to overlaps and gaps resolution. What is more, this thesis showed that the coordination approach proposed can be made applicable in similar instances of large-scale and complex greenfield plant projects.