Project Management in Healthcare R&D : Identification of Factors Influencing the Process
Poduval, Praseet (2011)
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2011
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2011061411987
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2011061411987
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This study seeks to find out relevant factors that can influence an R&D project functioning in the field of healthcare R&D. Among the factors that can influence the success of a project are: clear goals and objectives, better communication within the team, high work satisfaction, frequent progress reports, free sharing of ideas and information, and maintaining focus throughout the project process.
The data for this study were collected through a questionnaire survey conducted in R&D teams and additionally through interviews. The findings revealed that there were several factors that showed low as well as high level of agreement. The factors that showed low level of agreement included clarity of the project goals, sufficiency of communication, initial agreement of appreciation and reward, free sharing of ideas and information, preparation of a contingency plan, and low work satisfaction. Similarly, the factors that showed a high level of agreement comprised of: clarity with respect to immediate objectives, frequent reporting of progress in group meetings, frequent project meetings, and satisfactory level of management support.
This Thesis also analysed and described the issues that influence the project and management of a team. The issues include clarity of goals, roles and responsibilities of individuals in a project team, availability of a proper structure of the project processes and communication. Overall, the survey revealed that most of the investigated projects lacked a proper structure and many respondents felt that this lack caused inept productivity and inefficiency.
This study also suggests a number of managerial implications that can be used for running a project, based on the results of the surveyed R&D teams. Therefore, it was important for this Thesis to provide a framework that will help project managers, as well as team members, to better understand various processes in R&D project management and how these processes can be separated from one another. Such separation helps in precise resource allotment, scheduling and identifying bottlenecks in the project processes. The proposed framework also shows the relation between the processes and the paths that must be taken in order to carry out the project effectively.
The data for this study were collected through a questionnaire survey conducted in R&D teams and additionally through interviews. The findings revealed that there were several factors that showed low as well as high level of agreement. The factors that showed low level of agreement included clarity of the project goals, sufficiency of communication, initial agreement of appreciation and reward, free sharing of ideas and information, preparation of a contingency plan, and low work satisfaction. Similarly, the factors that showed a high level of agreement comprised of: clarity with respect to immediate objectives, frequent reporting of progress in group meetings, frequent project meetings, and satisfactory level of management support.
This Thesis also analysed and described the issues that influence the project and management of a team. The issues include clarity of goals, roles and responsibilities of individuals in a project team, availability of a proper structure of the project processes and communication. Overall, the survey revealed that most of the investigated projects lacked a proper structure and many respondents felt that this lack caused inept productivity and inefficiency.
This study also suggests a number of managerial implications that can be used for running a project, based on the results of the surveyed R&D teams. Therefore, it was important for this Thesis to provide a framework that will help project managers, as well as team members, to better understand various processes in R&D project management and how these processes can be separated from one another. Such separation helps in precise resource allotment, scheduling and identifying bottlenecks in the project processes. The proposed framework also shows the relation between the processes and the paths that must be taken in order to carry out the project effectively.