Hiyamizu, S;
(2013)
An inquiry into a project management body of knowledge in the Japanese construction industry and roles of a Japanese PMBoK for Japanese managers.
Masters thesis , UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
This research explores Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) in the case of the Japanese construction industry. As guides for project management, PMBoKs are developed and updated by project management associations, and used for individual certification programmes and corporate standards of project management in best practice. Because a PMBoK is expected to express project management philosophy, its design should be based on empirical research. Research on PMBoK has been done in the Western context, but its investigation outside Anglo-Saxon economy has not been well explored. Therefore this research focuses on the differences in the selection of PMBoK topics between English and Japanese managers and those that exist between the two groups. The case of the Japanese construction industry in 2000 is surveyed as a research field, wherein project management approach is needed. This research seeks answers to the following questions: ‘What PMBoK topics are used in Japanese construction projects’? and ‘How do the Japanese guidelines for project management differ from those of the Western ones’? A potential Japanese PMBoK proposed in 2000 refers to the existing PMBoK concepts and literature. The model is tested through questionnaires and interviews of Japanese managers. The data obtained from the survey is compared with similar data from the UK. The comparison indicates that there are significant differences between Japan and UK, classified into five categories. To describe the differences between the Japanese and the English PMBoK, the five categories are compared with the selection of PMBoK topics published during 2001–2013; this information is then elaborated in an effective framework. The study concluded that the Japanese group thinking possibly explains the selection of PMBoK topics compared with the English professional approach. The research output enhances an understanding of the thinking in the formation of the PMBoK by Japanese and their English counterparts.
| Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Title: | An inquiry into a project management body of knowledge in the Japanese construction industry and roles of a Japanese PMBoK for Japanese managers |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett Sch of Const and Proj Mgt |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1396244 |
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