Risk avoidance in bidding for software projects based on life cycle management theory

Xie, Gang; Zhang, Jinlong; Lai, Kin Keung

doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2006.03.004

Cited by 25 publications

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“…Thus, when evaluating the efficiency of medical PPP projects, the complexity, volatility, and input and output stages should be considered. A comprehensive life cycle performance management of medical PPP projects is an effective means to promote the standard, efficient, and high-quality operation of medical PPP projects (59). The VFM of medical PPP projects is an evaluation tool to demonstrate the best benefits of PPP model efficiencies (60), cost, and other aspects.…”

Section: Life Cycle Management Of Medical Ppp Projectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Decoupling of Medical Public–Private Partnership Efficiency and Pollution to Improve Public Health: A Three-Stage DEA Analysis

Chu

Zhou

Bin

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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This study investigates the spatiotemporal evolution of the efficiency of medical public–private partnerships (PPPs) and the decoupling of environmental pollution to promote public health, balanced development, and environmentalism. Based on the 2011–2020 data of medical PPPs in China, the results of a three-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) and decoupling model show that, firstly, the spatiotemporal evolution of PPP efficiency of China in healthcare has forward periodic twists and turns, and alternating peaks and valleys, which fall into two stages: extensive development, and transformation and upgrading. Secondly, this development is either a type of stable, steady or a surge increase. Thirdly, PPP efficiency and environmental pollution show a weak decoupling state. That is, Northeast China (NEC) and Southwest China (SWC) are in a state of increasing connection, whereas Northwest China (NWC) is in an expanding negative decoupling state. The remaining regions are in a weak decoupling state. This study recommends the mode of ecology-oriented development (EOD) to promote a high-quality, integrated development of PPPs in medicine and healthcare that are especially conducive to a “green economy.” There should be a more coordinated development across regions in China as well.

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Section: Life Cycle Management Of Medical Ppp Projectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Decoupling of Medical Public–Private Partnership Efficiency and Pollution to Improve Public Health: A Three-Stage DEA Analysis

Chu

Zhou

Bin

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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“…Table 2 summarizes all these findings. Theoretical argumentation 3 [19], [55], [82] 3 [40], [ From these 19 selected documents, we found only one quantitative study [50]. The amount of quantitative studies in a discipline shows the predictive power of findings, of course under statistical assumptions.…”

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Socio-Technical Factors in Electronic Software Biddings

Hochstetter

García

Cares

2019

J. theor. appl. electron. commer. res.

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Outsourcing of services has been an industry trend for more than two decades. In particular, public software acquisitions have followed this trend. Governments are significant consumers of software and these processes may fail due to different causes such as incomplete requirements elicitation, limited budget, lack of tenderers or even proper tenderers. Moreover, the fact of there being only one qualified tenderer may make the process suspect. The aim of this paper is to identify the variables which influence the result of a software tender process. We present a two-step research: first a quantitative approach and then a qualitative analysis. Initially we formulated the hypothesis that the quality of documents in public software tenders was related to the success of the bidding process. We studied 142 public tenders in Chile, which neither confirmed nor denied any relationship between success and quality of the tender document. In the second step, we applied a focus group and a semi-structured online questionnaire identifying N new potentially factors to success. For them, we found social theories supporting these relationships. The main contribution of this work is to propose a wider set of variables, not merely technical ones, which influence the success of software tender processes.

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“…The project stage is also a dimension of the context that influences the use of risk management tools; according to the conventional project management conceptual framework, more uncertainty is generally found during the early phases of the project (Winch, 2001). Xie et al (2006) argue that risk management is need in all stages and report greater use in the early bidding stage for software projects. Uher and Toakley (1999) agree that the conceptual phase of a project development cycle is the one with the highest level of uncertainty, but report a relatively low frequency of use of risk management during the concept phase of construction projects.…”

Section: Risk Management Vs Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

The paradox of risk management; a project management practice perspective

Besner

Hobbs

2012

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to investigate the interplay between risk management and uncertainty and the contextual variability of risk management practice. More precisely, the research empirically measures the relation between the extent of use of risk management and the level of project uncertainty. Design/methodology/approach -The research defines risk management from an empirical perspective., i.e. from an empirically-identified set of tools that is actually used to perform risk management. This toolset is derived from the results of an ongoing major worldwide survey on what experienced practitioners actually do to manage their projects. This paper directly relates uncertainty to the degree of project definition. It uses a sample of 1,296 responses for which the interplay between risk management and uncertainty could be measured. Findings -The results are very coherent. They verify and empirically validate many of the propositions drawn from a review of the literature. But results challenge some of the propositions found in the conventional project management literature and some commonly held views. The research shows that the use of risk management practices and tools is negatively related to the degree of project uncertainty. This somewhat counter-intuitive result is consistent with a general tendency for all project management tools and techniques to be used more intensively in better defined contexts. Practical implications -The empirical investigation of actual risk practices and their contextual variability can help better understand risk management practice and manage risks better. The research also clarifies the concepts of uncertainty, risk and risk management. Originality/value -The results confirm some well-known assumptions about practices, but at the same time produced unexpected results that can stimulate the development of new practices adapted to highly uncertain contexts. The project management field needs to develop new responses for specific contexts for which it was not primarily developed. The results of this research point in the direction of such a need for ill-defined projects and highly uncertain contexts.

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Risk avoidance in bidding for software projects based on life cycle management theory

Cited by 25 publications

References 16 publications

Decoupling of Medical Public–Private Partnership Efficiency and Pollution to Improve Public Health: A Three-Stage DEA Analysis

Decoupling of Medical Public–Private Partnership Efficiency and Pollution to Improve Public Health: A Three-Stage DEA Analysis

Socio-Technical Factors in Electronic Software Biddings

The paradox of risk management; a project management practice perspective

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