NDLI: A collaborative project management architecture

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Fang Chen Nunamaker Jr., J.F. Romano Jr., N.C. Briggs, R.O.
Copyright Year	2003
Description	Author affiliation: Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA (Fang Chen; Nunamaker, J.F., Jr.)
Abstract	The project management (PM) paradigm is rapidly shifting due to business globalization and information technology (IT) advances that support distributed and virtual project teams. Traditional PM focuses on a single project at a single location according to R. Evaristo and P. C. van Fenema (1999) and is more concerned with project inputs and outputs than with project process by J. R. Turner (2000). Management in the past implied projects were conducted with a top down view by K. J. Cleetus et al. (1996). The PM paradigm has begun to change due to the increasing number of distributed projects involving project collaborators from different locations, organizations, and cultures according to N. D. Jonsson et al. (2001). Current and future PM are more concerned with tracking project work processes and efficient and effective sharing of information and knowledge, among project contributors. High-levels of collaboration become essential for distributed project success. Task interdependence and member distribution across time, space, and technology make high degrees of collaboration necessary to accomplish project work. Adequate and timely sharing of information, and knowledge in all directions, proactive change management, and process monitoring are some of the important factors required for successful project collaboration according to F. Maurer (1996). In this article, we review problems associated with traditional PM scenarios, explain how collaborative PM can provide solutions, present a comparison of current commercial collaborative PM tools, and propose a collaborative PM architecture to address the challenges facing distributed projects teams.
File Size	766931
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769518745
DOI	10.1109/HICSS.2003.1173655
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2003-01-06
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Collaboration Project management Collaborative work Collaborative tools Space technology Business Globalization Information technology Knowledge management Monitoring
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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