Research

Definition: doctoral research - to know a lot about very little

Our research provides us the opportunity to get face-to-face with our subject and the people who are involved in organizational change projects. This can be achieved through surveys, interviews and case studies of people, projects, and organizations.

Research generates knowledge through its collection of data. Data become information. When information is put to use or applied, it becomes knowledge. Our research, over the next several years on the subject of “organized change,” will be sought in the “real world” through what we see, hear, and read from people, places, events, and activities.

We will be conducting various types of surveys to generate quantitative data, which we will analyze and convert into information on the subject of organizational change. As we progress through our studies, we will make a contribution of knowledge to share this information with others, to listen to their comments, and to gain insight from their perspective. Some of this information we will share, other times; we can not because of ethical guidelines due to propriety and privacy information and we respect those concerns.

Ed.D in Organizational Leadership

After 4 years of doctoral coursework and completion of written and oral comps, Steve and Diana Burgan, PMP received preliminary approval for their doctorial research. Steve's research will concentrate on implementing project management practices within organizations. Diana's research will focus on emotional intelligence and project leadership.

The next two years, they will be busy reading and writing to get ready to conduct the data collection for their research study. Steve and Diana will be seeking volunteers, both individual and organizational, to participate in their research study.

They will periodically post information about their research on their blog Organized Change. Visit their blog to get a behind-the-scene look at this very unique project.

We request your participation in a short survey to compare our findings with what you consider will become important research topics in project management in the next five years. Emerging Trends in Project Management is the result of three years of literature review and doctoral research on organizational change utilizing project management methodologies.

The basis for these emerging trends comes from three sources:

• Our research
• PMI’s Research Group
• Discussions with project management practitioners

Please click the link above. You will be directed to our online survey. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

Survey Objective

The purpose of the survey is to see which project management component processes are being used, but more importantly, which component processes are not being used. We will analyze the results based on different project parameters such as industry, project type, project size, and project experience. The survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.

To take the survey, click this link PM Component Process Usage Survey. We will make available partial results of the survey on our website by November 24, 2005 or you can attend our Open Forum Discussions, November 10, 2005.