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Research Background

This questionnaire is embedded within a Ph.D dissertation focused on value creation processes in PBOs . In order to achieve this objective we rely on university-firm collaboration. The research team belongs to INSISOC Excellence Research Group

Research Objective

Research proposal focuses on the study of the capabilities PBOs develop, their reconfiguration, and the influence those capabilities have on the value-creation process.

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Víctor Hermano Rebolledo Business and Marketing Department

Business School (University of Valladolid)

Avda. Valle Esgueva 6, 47011 Valladolid (SPAIN)

Phone no. 0034 983 18 4560 / Fax no. 0034 983.423292

vhermano@eco.uva.es

Dpto. Organización de Empresas y Comercialización e Investigación de Mercados

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RESEARCH PROPOSAL

CREATING VALUE THROUGH PROJECT BASED ORGANIZATIONS (PBOs)

I. COMPANY’s GENERAL OVERVIEW

Main industry where the company competes ……………………………..………………………….

2nd

industry ………………………………………. 3rd

industry ……………………………………….

Other industries ……………………………………….………………………………………………………….

Years of activity of the company <10 10-20 20-50 >50

No. of employees in year 2011 (on average) <10 10-50 51-250 >250

Age of the employees in years (on average) <30 31-40 41-50 >50

Tenure of the employees in years (on average) <1 1-3 3-5 >5

% of employees (2011) with a project management certification (approximately) <5 5-10 >10

% of employees by certification organization (approximately) PMI ………...… IPMA ……...…… Other ……....……

No. of years implementing project management techniques: <2 2-5 5-10 >10

Company has an organizational unit for managing projects, programs and portfolios Yes No

Do you consider your company a “project-based organization”? Yes No

Corporate Group membership Yes No

Country of the Corporate Group/Company headquarters ………………………………….……………

No. of countries where the company has subsidiaries <5 5-15 16-30 >30

II. COMPANY's MAIN FEATURES

1 strongly disagree/never; 5 strongly agree/always (leave a blank if the question has no answer)

1 2 3 4 5

Company's projects represent the primary unit of production organization, innovation and competition

Company's projects are the primary business mechanism for coordinating and integrating all the main business functions of the firm

Company's knowledge, capabilities and resources are built up through the execution of major projects

Project Managers within the company hold senior and /or top management roles and have direct control on business functions, personnel and other resources

Company creates temporary structures for the performance of projects

Company's outputs embody application of new knowledge

Company's outuputs are produced in small batches

Communication flows mainly between similar hierarchical levels

Stakeholders' collaboration is usually requested during project life-cycle (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closing)

The production process is organized using temporary teams

The production process implies the use of high-technologies

The production process requires a high degree of knowledge creation and combination

Improvements in the production process are implemented through projects

Company delivers projects for its business purposes

III. THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS

Regarding Top Management Involvement 1 strongly disagree/never; 5 strongly agree/always (leave a blank if the question has no answer)

1 2 3 4 5

Company's top managers are aware of the methodology used for managing projects

Company's top managers decide the projects that have to be developed

Company's top managers have an active role when defining projects' success criteria

Company's top managers are responsible for establishing the project management methodology

Company's top managers are frequently informed about the progress of projects

Company's top managers are involved in the monitoring and controlling phase of programs and porfolios

Company's top managers have been trained in project management

Regarding Project Management Methodology 1 strongly disagree/never; 5 strongly agree/always (leave a blank if the question has no answer)

1 2 3 4 5

Projects, programs, and portfolios are managed by a specialized organizational unit

Project management processes are well documented and controlled

Project management processes are standardized and subject to improvements

Project management processes are adapted to specific project features and measured in terms of quality

Project management processes are continously updated

All company projects are managed using the same methodology

Project managers are requested to adapt the project management methodology to individual project features and environmental conditions

All projects are using a project management plan

All projects are using a project management information system

Information from project activities is routinely collected as the project progress

Project plan and documents are updated frequently as projects progress

Project managers are requested to document the impact of change requests

Organizational culture, structure and processes strongly influence the project management plan

Project managers are requested to follow organizational processes and procedures such as standardized guidelines, templates, etc.

Project managers are requested to document lessons learned and apply them to future projects

Project managers are requested to identify, define, combine and coordinate the various processes within projects taking into account project environment characteristics

Project managers are requested to mantain, update and change the project organization during the project life-cycle if needed

Project managers are requested to define a change management policy

Project managers have to ensure compliance with company's policies and any regulatory requirements

Project managers have to consider specific structure, culture, and processes of their company

IV. PROJECT, PROGRAM AND PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE

Regarding Project Success 1 strongly disagree/never; 5 strongly agree/always (leave a blank if the question has no answer)

1 2 3 4 5

Projects meet their operational performance goals

Projects meet their technical performance goals

Projects meet their schedule objectives

Projects stay within budget limits

Project results meet stakeholders expectations

Stakeholders are satisfied with project results

Regarding Program Performance and Achievement 1 strongly disagree/never; 5 strongly agree/always (leave a blank if the question has no answer)

1 2 3 4 5

Programs implementation reflect the business strategy

Programs impact exceeds stakeholders expectations

Programs achieve cost-benefits objectives

Regarding Project Portfolio Performance 1 strongly disagree/never; 5 strongly agree/always (leave a blank if the question has no answer)

1 2 3 4 5

Company has the right number of projects for the resources available

Company's portfolio contains high-value projects

Company's portfolio has an excellent balance of projects

Company's projects are aligned with the business strategy

The budget allocation between projects in the portfolio reflects the business strategy

Regarding Project Portfolio Achievement 1 strongly disagree/never; 5 strongly agree/always (leave a blank if the question has no answer)

1 2 3 4 5

Company's portfolio leads to a high stakeholders satisfaction

Company's portfolio achieves time, cost and quality objectives

Company's portfolio achieves financial objectives

Company's portfolio fulfills stakeholders requirements

Company's projects purpose is achieved

Regarding Company's Performance 1 strongly disagree/never; 5 strongly agree/always (leave a blank if the question has no answer)

1 2 3 4 5

Top managers are satisfied with company's sales in comparison with other companies in the industry

Top managers are satisfied with company's sales growth in comparison with the strongest competitors

Top managers are satisfied with company's market share in comparison with other companies in the industry

Top managers are satisfied with company’s adaptability to environmental conditions

Top managers are satisfied with company’s adaptability to customer needs

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