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Developmental project management in emerging countries

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Author	Prasad, Sameer Tata, Jasmine Herlache, Lauren McCarthy, Elizabeth
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Aid organizations, governments and even citizens in emerging/developing countries have long complained about the efficacy of developmental projects. Given the vast resources being plowed into developmental activities and the dire needs, it is imperative that such projects are cost-effective, finish on time and provide the specified deliverables. Unfortunately, the procedure to guide such projects is not well developed. In this research, we rely on qualitative case study methodology to provide possible insights to project managers. We examined a total of eight cases related to developmental projects in India. Through these cases, we identify five project management components including: project characteristics, external environment, internal project elements, project management process, and project outcomes. The constructs within each element and the relationships amongst them provide guidance to development agencies in terms of project size, project goals, resource availability, infrastructure, stakeholder variance and organizational flexibility. These constructs influence the internal elements of a project including the level of information, complexity and uncertainty/risk. In turn, the internal elements affect the project outcomes of duration, costs, and deliverables. This research provides guidance to agencies in their project management process in terms of team integration and interactions, communication, and networking with local communities and organizations, all of which can influence standard project outcomes (duration, cost and deliverables), while also helping to build reputation to garner additional funding.
Starting Page	53
Ending Page	73
Page Count	21
File Format	PDF
ISSN	19369735
Journal	Operations Management Research
Volume Number	6
Issue Number	1-2
e-ISSN	19369743
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-05-09
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	NGO Aid Project management Case study Production/Logistics/Supply Chain Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing Industrial and Production Engineering Operations Research/Decision Theory Management/Business for Professionals Innovation/Technology Management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Management Science and Operations Research Strategy and Management Management of Technology and Innovation

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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