Study of Successful Project Managers

A PMBOK REVIEW TOOL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Informed consent:
The data collection is done for the purpose of design and exploring a new APPP Model (Artifact-Process
(Artifact
Knowledge AreaPerformance Indicator-Performance
Performance Deliverable), a theoretical model as a value addition to PMBOK (Project Management
Body of Knowledge). The data protection will be based on the privacy policy of Annamalai University.
Researcher: Shri Krishnasamy Natarajan, B.Sc.(Maths), M.C.A., M.B.A., PMP (ID:505255)., AU REGN.ID:1211040014
Research Director (Supervision): Prof.Selvarasu A., Ph.D., Marketing
Marketing (Wharton) PMI (ID:2479482) /AU STAFF ID:03989
Corporate Mentor: Shri Viswanatham Ramamurthy, Former Vice-President,
Vice
SCOPE, Chennai
Moderators of Doctoral Research Committee (DRC), Business Administration,Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Annamalai University.
Prof.Dr.C.Samudhrarajakumar,
jakumar, Member, DRC, Head of the Department, Chairman,
Cha
MRSI-AU,
AU, Market Research Forum
Prof.Dr. A. Rajamohan, Member, DRC, Head, Management Wing, D.D.E.,
Prof.Dr.N.Panchanatham, Member, DRC, Co-ordinator,
Co
SAP, UGC
Prof.Dr.C.Madhavi,
adhavi, Member, DRC, Co-ordinator,
Co
Admission Committee
Prof.Dr.Jayalrishnan, Member, DRC, Co-ordinator,
Co
Admission Committee
Prof.Dr.R.Arunmozhi, Member, DRC, Co-ordinator,
Co
MBA Program

Contact: +91-7300815489
7300815489 (Krishnan:
(Krishnan iyernataraj@yahoo.in) +91-944-299-5980 (Selva:: aselvarasu@gmail.com)
aselvarasu@gmail.com
Thanking you.
With warm regards,
Prof.Selvarasu A., Ph.D.,, Marketing (Wharton)
Professor of Business Administration, Annamalai University.

APPP MODEL

1.

Please specify your project domain experience (Please tick )

(1.
Banking; 2.
Financial
Financial Services; 3.
Insurance;
3.
4.
Telecom;
6.
Retailing;
7.
Education; 8.
Airlines;

5.
Capital Market;
9.
Healthcare)
Healthcare)

2.

Are you an accredited PMI certified Project Manager(Please )

a.

Please mention the year of PMI's PMP certification (write)

3.

Please specify your age

Years old

4.

Please indicate the category of your experience

5.

How much is your approximate CTC?
Rs. 10 L - 12 Lakhs

Lakhs

6.

Please indicate your time zone of workplace
Virtual Project
Colocated
Both Virtual as well as
Colocated

7.

How appropriate is the top most performance measurements discerned by the field study experts?
Key Performance Indicators
RANK ( I, II, III, IV, V)
1. On-time
On
project completion
_______
2. Customers satisfaction
_______
3. Requirement Traceability
_______
4. Within budget of project
_______
5. According to Project Scope
_______

<34 Years old

Yes

No

___________ Year

35 - 39 Years old

8-10 Years

40 - 44 Years old
> 45

10-15
15 Years

Rs. 12 L - 16 Lakhs

> 15 Years

> Rs. 16

Please share your assessment of identifying Key Performance indicators (KPIs)

Instruction:
The following are the part of ITTO (Input-Tools-Technique-Output) measures introduced for assessing the
successful Project Managers involvement and to obtain their opinion.
Response key: very weak -1; weak-2; slightly moderate-3; moderate-4; strong -5; very strong-6.

1.

Project charter authorizes to operate the project to complete within the boundary of the project

2.

Project plan helps to carry out actions in all subsidiary plans

3.

Integrating change control in the project management is influencing the customer satisfaction

4.

Distributing the needed information in a timely manner makes the customer satisfied

5.

Carrying out corrections is the basis for future relations satisfy the customers

6.

Settling project and contract enhance the customer satisfaction

7.

Complying with quality standards and eliminating the causes of defects satisfy the customer

8.

Keeping control over the new changes to the requirements allow the scope in the optimum level

9.

Confirming the acceptance of the completed project deliverables allow the scope to exist

10.

Making decision on feasible plan and execute the risk management plan keep scope control

11.

Determining the project risk facilitate the scope

12.

Tracking the identified risk, monitors residual risk, execute risk response plan is for effectiveness

13.

Proper project plan helps to complete the project within budget

14.

Estimating the cost of the resources needed for projects activities support the project within budget

15.

Establishing a cost baseline helps the project within budget

16.

Maintaining a cost control helps the project within budget

17.

Limiting cost variances and change controls keep the project within budget

18.

Enhancing the project performance motivate to complete the project within budget

19.

Performing the schedule activities to complete the project deliverables keep the schedule alive

20.

Estimating the type and quantities of the resources of the project deliverables impact the schedule

21.

Scheduling the activities clarify the optimum duration for the scope

22.

Length of duration needed to complete the schedule activate the boundary of the scope

23.

Keeping cost variances and change controls keep the schedule on-time

24.

Detailing the project scope statement validates the traceability matrix of project deliverables

25.

Validating the traceability matrix with scope plan components of work-breakdown-structure (WBS),
scope verification and controlling helps to check the health of the project

b. Please share your assessment of towards identifying the Knowledge area (KAs)
1b

I can integrate change control in the project management

2b

I can distribute the needed information in a timely manner

3b

I can carry out corrections as the basis for future relations with vendors

4b

I can settle project and contract to enhance the satisfaction of project vendors

5b

I can comply with quality standards and eliminate the causes of defects to satisfy the customer

6b

I can keep control over the new changes to the project requirements to allow the scope

7b

I can confirm the acceptance of the completed project deliverables by allowing the scope to exist

8b

I can make decision on feasible plan and execute the risk management plan keeping the scope

9b

I can determine the project risk to facilitate the scope

10b

I can track the identified risk, monitor residual risk, execute risk response plan for effectiveness

11b

I can update the project plan to complete the project within budget

12b

I can estimate the cost of the resources needed to complete the project activities within budget

13b

I can establish a cost baseline helping the project within budget

14b

I can maintain a cost control to help the project within budget

15b

I can limit the cost variances and change controls to keep the project within budget

16b

I can estimate the type and quantities of the resources to complete the project deliverable to impact

17b

I can perform the schedule activities to complete the project deliverable keeping the schedule alive

18b

I can schedule the activities to clarify the optimum duration for the scope

19b

I can activate the boundary of the scope by assessing length of duration needed to complete

20b

I can keep the cost variances and change controls to keep the schedule on-time

21b

I can do detailing of the project scope statement to validate the traceability matrix of the project

22b

I can validate the traceability matrix with scope plan components of work-breakdown-structure (WBS),
scope verification and controlling to help to check the health of the project

23b

I can provide status reports with progress measurement and forecasting positively to customers

24

I can provide status reports with progress measurement and forecasting positively to the customer

25

I can provide work-breakdown-structure that helps in the granulation actions into smaller task

26

I can report performance of the project status to the different stakeholders as deliverables

27

I can develop performance acceptance plan based on performance matrix as cushion for success

28

I can assure business test case documents to improve the defect free deliverables of projects

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