Karolina Muszyńska

Patterns of Communication Management in Project Teams

In present, dynamically developing organizations, that often realize business tasks using project-based approach, effective project management is of paramount importance. Numerous reports and scientific papers present lists of critical success factors in project management, and communication management is usually at the very top of the list. But even though the communication practices are found to be associated with most of the success dimensions, they are not given enough attention and the communication processes and practices formalized in the company’s project management methodology are neither followed nor prioritized by project managers. This paper aims at supporting project managers and teams in effective managing communication and documentation processes. Its main contribution is the definition of eleven communication management patterns, which promote a context-problem-solution approach to communication management in projects, in the four complementary categories regarding project communication management practices – informational, strategical, emotional and practical, and as such can be used to deal with different types of project communication management problems.

Project management and communication software selection using the weighted regularized Hasse method

This paper addresses the problem of selecting the most appropriate project management and communication software for a project having specific requirements. A four-stage procedure featuring the weighted regularized Hasse method is used to compare and rank the candidate tools. The ranking of the tools takes into consideration the importance of the functional and non-functional features of the project management systems with their respective weights based on the results of a questionnaire conducted among members of a dispersed international project team.

Selecting Project Communication Management Software Using the Weighted Regularized Hasse Method

Successful realization of projects in dispersed, multinational teams is a difficult task, because of the communication and collaboration issues which may arise due to scarce personal contact, linguistic problems or less influential leadership. In such an environment, it is particularly important to assist the management of project communication processes with appropriate ICT tools. However, due to the huge number of software products aimed at supporting these processes which are available on the market, it is a challenge to choose the best one for a given project and team. In this paper, a four-stage procedure based on the weighted regularized Hasse matrix is proposed as a way of solving the problem of selecting the most suitable project communication management software for a project having specific requirements.

Towards a Generic eGuide Gamification Framework for Tourist Attractions

The paper introduces the key principles of a generic gamification framework for eGuide apps offered to visitors in tourist attractions of various kind. The framework is intended to make it easier to implement gamification in eGuides, reuse and adapt gamification scheme among different eGuides, as well as maintain and update gamified eGuides. The principles include separation of gamification layer, considering gamification rules to be a kind of eGuide content separate from the rule engine, distinction of shallow and deep gamification, standardized description of eGuide events and gamification rules, separation of rule requirements and results definitions, differentiation of rule types and easy editing of rules.

Communication maturity model for organizations realizing EU projects

Abstract The aim of the paper is to introduce a communication maturity model for organizations realizing EU projects, which can be used to assess the communication maturity level of an organization in regard to project communication management, as well as support the organization with a set of practices for improving its communication performance, communication management capabilities and project experience. The proposed model is based on the communication maturity model for distributed software development which has been adapted to the characteristics of EU projects and teams, taking into account their specific needs and requirements.

Project communication management patterns

In present, dynamically developing organizations, that often realize business tasks using the project-based approach, effective project management is of paramount importance. Numerous reports and scientific papers present lists of critical success factors in project management, and communication management is usually at the very top of the list. But even though the communication practices are found to be associated with most of the success dimensions, they are not given enough attention and the communication processes and practices formalized in the companys project management methodology are neither followed nor prioritized by project managers. This paper aims at supporting project managers and teams in more effective implementation of best practices in communication management by proposing a set of communication management patterns, which promote a context-problem-solution approach to communication management in projects.

Python and C#: a comparative analysis fromsStudents' perspective

Python and C# are two programming languages of great educational value. Python has a simple and clear syntax, as well as a concise and readable source code, but is relatively slow, and its industrial applications are mostly web-based. Although the syntax and code readability of C# does not match the Pythons high level, they are not very bad either; besides, the.NET language offers a fast JIT compiler, and can be found within a wide gamut of industrial applications. In this paper we present a comparison of these two languages, based on the data acquired from IT students who learnt both of them during programming courses. We use the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique to show the dominance of one language over another in respective comparison criteria, and obtain an overall answer which of the two languages is better, according to the ratings given by students.