Lapalme describes enterprise architecture as if it implements one of three completely different viewpoints, however Burk at OMB described enterprise architecture as having three different levels. Related, the PMBOK describes three levels of management. Hite at GAO describes a fourth process of managing enterprise architecture itself. This paper presents a unified view, with five total enterpris...

The objective of this study is to propose a project management model which includes the unified process (UP) and UML language, for e-business software development in a physically distributed environment. The research is a qualitative study, aiming to develop new methods and models. The main research method is the case study, according to Yin (1992). Initial results point towards a model, which ...

Since 1997, the Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) method has received considerable attention. Hundreds of successful CCPM cases have achieved highly reliable on-time delivery (OTD) with short project lead-time (PLT) in multi-project environments. However, two obstacles have remained, blocking the implementation of CCPM to project management (PM) society. The first has been addressed by P...

In this paper, we focus on the need for reforming the role of plans, execution (or action) and control in project management. We argue that the present style of project management, as described in the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) of PMI, is based on two underlying theories in this regard: management-as-planning (for planning and execution) and the thermostat m...