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- Alderman, N., et al.
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Partnering in major contracts : Paradox and metaphor
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Ingår i: International Journal of Project Management. - : Elsevier BV. - 0263-7863 .- 1873-4634. ; 25:4, s. 386-393
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Partnering seeks to re-cast relations between actors in projects by promoting the use of collaborative, more open, less managerial and less hierarchical relationships. The advantages of partnering for project participants include better communication leading to improved learning, more informed decision making and increased effectiveness. In this paper we draw on two case studies to show how changing commercial pressures, in the context of already fragile relationships, can quickly lead to the abandonment of partnering. Partnering contracts require a high level of commitment from suppliers, not least in resource terms, and so their potential failure must be regarded as a source of risk. To manage this risk, and make more informed decisions about the relationships they are entering into, we caution that project actors, particularly those occupying commercially weak positions in the relationship, take a hard look at the risks as well as the benefits.
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- Alderman, N., et al.
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Sense-making as a process within complex service-led projects
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Ingår i: International Journal of Project Management. - : Elsevier BV. - 0263-7863 .- 1873-4634. ; 23:5 SPEC. ISS., s. 380-385
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Sense-making is a well-established perspective in strategic management and organization studies but to date has had little impact on the analysis of project management theory and practice. In this paper, we draw upon insights from the sense-making literature to consider the management of complex long-term service-led engineering projects, which combine the supply of capital goods or infrastructure with a long-term service provision. Using a case study of the Pendolino tilting train, we illustrate how significant discontinuities gave rise to the need for sense-making by the different project participants and stakeholders and how the various narratives expressed by different social groupings shaped the management and progress of the project.
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- Alderman, N., et al.
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Service‐led projects : understanding the meta‐project context
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Ingår i: Construction Management and Economics. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0144-6193 .- 1466-433X. ; 28:11, s. 1131-1143
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The service‐led project is driven by the demand for long‐term service provision based on the output of a conventional capital good. The project management implications of the extended timeframe for such projects are considered and the added risks and uncertainties associated with planning for an unknown future business environment. Detailed case studies of three service‐led engineering projects in the context of port facilities, high‐speed trains and sludge treatment are examined. The findings indicate that service‐led projects exist within the context of a meta‐project that encompasses a consideration of critical activities beyond the normal remit of the project manager. Aligning project stakeholders around a vision for the meta‐project becomes a key task in the successful management of the service‐led project.
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- Ivory, Chris, et al.
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Knowledge management for new technology procurement : The case of a sludge treatment centre
- 2002
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Ingår i: IEMC-2002. - Univ Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Sch Management, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, Tyne & Wear, England. : IEEE. ; , s. 304-309
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The paper considers the knowledge management problems facing clients who are procuring complex capital goods based on technologies unfamiliar to them. In the example presented, a sludge treatment centre procured by Northumbrian Water Ltd. (NWL), the task faced by the client was to manage knowledge in a context where the core technology being procured had resulted in a radical and partly unforeseen departure from previous operating experience. The case study shows that whereas generating knowledge for procurement and operations appears relatively unproblematic, adapting the organisation to the changes implied by the technology appears to be more difficult.
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- Wang, Hui, et al.
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High sensitivity broadband 360GHz passive receiver for TeraSCREEN
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Ingår i: Proceedings of SPIE. - : SPIE. - 9781510600713
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- TeraSCREEN is an EU FP7 Security project aimed at developing a combined active, with frequency channel centered at 360 GHz, and passive, with frequency channels centered at 94, 220 and 360 GHz, imaging system for border controls in airport and commercial ferry ports. The system will include automatic threat detection and classification and has been designed with a strong focus on the ethical, legal and practical aspects of operating in these environments and with the potential threats in mind. Furthermore, both the passive and active systems are based on array receivers with the active system consisting of a 16 element MIMO FMCW radar centered at 360 GHz with a bandwidth of 30 GHz utilizing a custom made direct digital synthesizer. The 16 element passive receiver system at 360 GHz uses commercial Gunn diode oscillators at 90 GHz followed by custom made 90 to 180 GHz frequency doublers supplying the local oscillator for 360 GHz sub-harmonic mixers. This paper describes the development of the passive antenna module, local oscillator chain, frequency mixers and detectors used in the passive receiver array of this system. The complete passive receiver chain is characterized in this paper.
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