An Investigation into using SAP-PS as a Multidimensional Project Control System (MPCS)

Brett Machen, M. Reza Hosseini, Anthony Wood and Javad Bakhshi
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Brett Machen: School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
M. Reza Hosseini: School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
Anthony Wood: School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Javad Bakhshi: Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC), University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (IJEIS), 2016, vol. 12, issue 2, 66-81

Abstract: This paper investigates the effectiveness of using a corporate enterprise resource planning (ERP) system as a multi-dimensional project control system (MPCS) to monitor and control the work performed on projects, meet the needs and expectations of the project managers and support the requirements of other key stakeholders. A qualitative approach i.e. case study interviews and literature review accompanied by a quantitative computer system validation test approach was deployed. The results from this study suggest that the corporate ERP system is effective at monitoring and controlling the project stakeholder success criteria within a fully integrated environment. The system does however need to be setup and configured for the purpose of MPCS. This study contributes to the field by providing empirical evidence that corporate ERP systems are likely one of the only systems truly capable of solving the age old problem of how to expand the traditional singular dimensional approaches commonly used in project control, thus multiple control dimensions are integrated with each other and other business systems to form a multi-dimensional project control system.

Date: 2016
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