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Identifying critical dimensions for project success in R&D public sector using Delphi study and validation techniques
Hanif, Huma Hanif, Aamer Ahsan, Ali Sadiq, Ali Safaa Mirjalili, Seyedali Alkazemi, Basem
Hanif, Huma
Hanif, Aamer
Ahsan, Ali
Sadiq, Ali Safaa
Mirjalili, Seyedali
Alkazemi, Basem
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2021-09-13
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In the current century, organizations face ever increasing dynamic ecosystems and are constantly devising strategies to meet their challenges. These include the implementation of the right organizational structure and avoid project schedule delays to achieve projects’ success. Unfortunately, the classification of significant project success dimensions in the R&D public sector environment is still an elusive concept. This study adopts a multi-dimensional qualitative and quantitative approach to explore the critical dimensions of organizational structure and schedule management that enhance or hinder the project success in R&D of public sector organizations. In Phase 1, a Delphi Study is conducted, and results of reliability and other tests are the input of Phase 2. On the basis of these tests, variables have been selected for the next phase or final questionnaire. In Phase 2, through a survey of 285 responses in a public sector R&D environment, the proposed framework is validated by conducting face, content and construct validity. The results indicated that formalization, specialization, differentiation, coordination mechanism, decentralization and authority of managers have a significant effect on the schedule management and successful execution of R&D projects; whereas, centralization and departmentalization do not correlate strongly. The results also imply that decentralized organizational structures (organic) are more preferable than centralized structures (mechanistic) for the execution of R&D projects when proposed timelines are to be met timely. The proposed framework will act as a supporting mechanism for engineering managers to deal with organizational structure and schedule management factors in a highly uncertain R&D environment where projects deviate frequently from their anticipated timeline.
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H. Hanif, A. Hanif, A. Ahsan, A. S. Sadiq, S. Mirjalili and B. Alkazemi, "Identifying Critical Dimensions for Project Success in R&D Environment Using Delphi Study and Validation Techniques," in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 133594-133610, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3112112.
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© (2020) The Authors. Published by IEEE. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence.
The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3112112
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2169-3536