A design science research approach to closing the gap between the research and practice of project scheduling

Scales, J

A design science research approach to closing the gap between the research and practice of project scheduling

Scales, J

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Publisher:: John Wiley and Sons
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 2020, 37, (5), pp. 804-812
Issue Date:: 2020-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Scales, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7201-6923
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-25T21:46:22Z
dc.date.available	2021-01-01T18:02:45Z
dc.date.issued	2020-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 2020, 37, (5), pp. 804-812
dc.identifier.issn	1092-7026
dc.identifier.issn	1099-1743
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/144349
dc.description.abstract	© 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This paper illustrates one researcher's experience of applying design science research (DSR) to the nexus between systems thinking and project scheduling. Project management has become increasingly popular in the decades since its advent but has changed little in that time. This is especially true because of its signature technique, project scheduling. Scheduling research however is vibrant and modern and even includes dynamic concepts such as learning curves in schedule construction. However, justifications for acquiring this level of systems literacy have not yet convinced the practice community. A similar gap is identified in management science, and a literature review yields two potential solutions: dissolving the subjective-objective divide by adopting Critical Realism and using DSR as a framework for producing artefacts. This paper outlines how these concepts were applied to project scheduling, resulting in a new method for schedule construction that allows an expanded range of concepts to be included.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	John Wiley and Sons
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dc.subject.classification	Business & Management
dc.title	A design science research approach to closing the gap between the research and practice of project scheduling
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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© 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This paper illustrates one researcher's experience of applying design science research (DSR) to the nexus between systems thinking and project scheduling. Project management has become increasingly popular in the decades since its advent but has changed little in that time. This is especially true because of its signature technique, project scheduling. Scheduling research however is vibrant and modern and even includes dynamic concepts such as learning curves in schedule construction. However, justifications for acquiring this level of systems literacy have not yet convinced the practice community. A similar gap is identified in management science, and a literature review yields two potential solutions: dissolving the subjective-objective divide by adopting Critical Realism and using DSR as a framework for producing artefacts. This paper outlines how these concepts were applied to project scheduling, resulting in a new method for schedule construction that allows an expanded range of concepts to be included.

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