The WebStand Project

Applying an XML Warehouse to Social Network Analysis, Lessons from the WebStand Project

In this paper we present the state of advancement of the French ANR WebStand project. The objective of this project is to construct a customizable XML based warehouse platform to acquire, transform, analyze, store, query and export data from the web, in particular mailing lists, with the final intension of using this data to perform sociological studies focused on social groups of World Wide We...

WebStand, une plateforme de gestion de données web pour applications sociologiques

A Systems Dynamics Model for Project Management systems of Project-Based Organization

It is obvious that the success of a project-based organization is dependent on its projects. A variety of tools such as the project excellence model, project management maturity models, the earned value method, have been developed in this regard, but there are still delays in projects because the projects have dynamic nature with non-linear relationships and feedback processes during the projec...

Identifying and evaluating individual factors of project manager contributing to project success in project-based organizations

In recent years, The importance key success factors  has led organizations to focus more on these factors. project management is one of the factors greatly affecting project success. Having a qualified and competent project manager is the first step to actual project success. In this study, the individual factors and important competencies of the project manager have been investigated. The sta...

Project Managers Competencies based on ICB and Project Management Processes based on PMBOK in Project Based Organization (Case study: Hydropower Plants Management)

Effective implementation of managerial systems needs software and hardware requirements. Project management competencies of the managers is one of the most important and inevitable requirements to ensure the success of the projects in any industry. Inorder to clarify the requirements, many international and professional instituts have presented well-known frameworks to help the managers to shap...