Fourth International Scientific Conference on Project Management in the Baltic Countries
Project Management Development – Practice and Perspectives
ISSN 2256-0513
16 – 17 April, 2015
Riga, Latvia
Conference is organized by the
Faculty of Economics and Management,
University of Latvia
in cooperation with the
Professional Association of Project Managers and
Baltic Controlling Institute
www.balticpmconference.eu
The aim of the conference is to discuss results of
scientific research in project management
issues, to establish new contacts and networking
between professionals involved in project
management as well as enhance the capacity of
project managers. The conference programme
includes opening plenary session, parallel
sessions. All abstracts are reviewed by two
reviewers and papers included in the conference
proceedings are double blind reviewed.
Conference language is English
Fourth International Scientific Conference on Project Management in the
Baltic Countries
Project Management Development – Practice and Perspectives
16 – 17 April 2015
Riga, Latvia
The work of the conference will be
organized on following topics:
1. Project management in public
administration,
2. Problems and solutions in EU funds
project management
(implementation),
3. Public-Private-Partnership project
management,
4. Investment project management,
5. Culture project management,
6. IT project management,
7. Construction project management,
8. Renewable Energy Projects,
9. Social project management,
10. Standards on project
management,
11. Professional education and
science in project management,
12. Capacity of organization in project
management,
13. Project Accounting and Auditing,
14. New directions and findings in
project management theory,
15. Project controlling
16. Project Risk Management.
Accepted papers selected and will
be present in 5 parallel sessions
Preliminary conference program
Thursday, 16 April, 2015
17.30 Registration for the conference Raiņa
bulv.19, lobby
18.00 – 20.00 Welcome Cocktail and
participants networking
Friday, 17 April, 2015
8.30 – 10.00 Registration for the
conference Raiņa bulv.19 (University of
Latvia main building), lobby
10.00 – 12.00 Plenary session, Great aula
(Lielā Aula) Raiņa bulv. 19
12.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 18.00 Work in parallel sessions,
Aspazijas bulv.5, Faculty of Economics and
Management (with coffee break)
19.00 – 21.30 Reception of conference
participants
The work of the conference will be organized in opening plenary session and parallel sessions.
Scientific papers presented at the conference will be published in the conference proceedings and
on the conference website. All abstracts before the conference will be double blind reviewed and
materials included in the conference proceedings are double blind reviewed
Parallel sessions
1. Quantitative
methods
in
project
management
(Risk
management,
Audit
and
Accounting, Quality management)
2. Technologies and project management
3. New directions in project management
4. Practical project management (Case studies, EU structural funds implementation
problems)
5. Social aspects and personnel in project management
*Fee for Participation
includes:
• Admission to all
sessions
• Conference
materials
• Welcome Cocktail
• Dinner and lunch
• Coffee, soft drinks
and snacks
Conference fees
Listener Fee is 70 EUR
Participation fee: have to be transferred till
April 15, 2015.
to the following account:
Professional Association of Project Managers:
Projektu vadītāju profesionālā apvienība
Reg. No./VAT No. 50008168131
AS Citadele banka, LV35PARX0013024990001
S.W.I.F.T PARXLV22
Adress: Brivibas gatve 338—11, Riga, LV-1006,
Latvija
Bank adress: Republikas laukums 2A, Rīga, LV1010, Latvija
Please indicate on the payment document the following
information: EVF PM CONFERENCE 2015 and NAME,
FAMILY NAME of participant.
Parallel sessions
1. Quantitative methods in project management (Aspazijas bulv.5, 322)
Session chairs: Prof. Peter J. A. Reusch, Prof. Juris Krūmiņs, Prof. Wolfgang
Tysiak
1. Peter J. A. Reusch (Germany). Maria Zadnepryanets (Russia). TRIZ in
Project Management
2. Agnese Vaivade, Edgars Brēķis (Latvia). Measuring Adequacy of Flexicurity
Concept for The EU Countries Using Fuzzy Logic Approach
3. Alina Kozarkiewicz, Monika Łada (Poland). Value Stream Accounting In
Project Management
4. Juris Uzulāns (Latvia). Project Risk Register Analysis and Practical
Conclusions
5. Eryk Głodziński (Poland). External Financial Audit in Project-Based
Companies. Support of Internal Control System In the Assessment of Entity’s
Going Concern
6. Krzysztof S. Targiel (Poland). Real Options in The Timing Problem of NonCritical Activities
7. Wolfgang Tysiak (Germany). Statistical Analyses in the Critical Field
Statements:
Haidong Feng, Zhenhua Zhang (China), Seong Kwan Yoon (South Korea).
Financing Model Optimization of Lanzhou Yatai Group Real Estate Project
Fuzhi Zhou, Haidong Feng (China), Alina Gaile (Latvia). Capital Structure
and Financial Control: The Effect of Leverage on Project Management
Hêriş Golpîra, Behnaz Moradi, Fayegh Zaheri (Iran). On Stochastic TimeCost-Quality Trade-Off in Project Scheduling
Hêriş Golpîra, Somaye Rostami (Iran). Quantitative Approach for Project
Management Standards Evaluation, Based on EFQM Criteria
2. Technologies and project management (Aspazijas bulv.5, 320)
Session chairs: Prof. Carsten Wolff, Prof. Biruta Sloka, Prof. Christian Reimann
1. Ala Nuseibah, Amr Saleem (Palestine), Carsten Wolff (Germany).
Machine-To-Machine (M2M) Technology In Palestine – An Assessment of
M2M Adoption Readiness in the Palestinian ICT Sector
2. Carsten Wolff, Christopher Brink, Robert Höttger, Burkhard Igel,
Erik Kamsties, Lukas Krawczyk, Uwe Lauschner (Germany).
Automotive Software Development With AMALTHEA
3. Kate Mottram, Marie Sams (United Kingdom). The Interprofessional
Classroom; Integrating Project Management with Supply Chain
Management
4. Evgeniya Surnina, Christian Reimann (Germany). Bottom Up
Introduction of User Centered Design Principles in a SCRUM Driven
Software Project
5. Anna Vanaga (Latvia). Management of Small IT Projects in Latvia:
Problems and Challenges
6. Valentina Ivanova (Bulgaria). From “IT Project Management” MSc.
Degree Program Towards E-Leadership Educational Offers – Curricula
Analysis
Statements:
Jarosław Polak, Przemysław Wójcik (Poland). Knowledge Management
in IT Outsourcing/Offshoring Projects
3. New directions in project management (Aspazijas bulv.5, 324)
Session chairs: Prof. José Ramon Otegi Olaso, Prof. Rima Tamošiūnienė
1. José Ramon Otegi Olaso (Spain). Review of Research into Sustainability and
Project Management
2. Rima Tamošiūnienė, Nomeda Dobrovolskiene (Lithuania). Sustainability Oriented Financial Resource Allocation in a Project Portfolio
3. Silvija Bruņa (Latvia). Application of Project Management Process – an
Improvement to the EU Funded Projects
4. Inese Ratanova (Latvia). The Common Aspects of Controlling in Projects of
Innovative Companies
5. Inese Brante (Latvia). Joint Action on Health Inequalities: the Case Study of
Valmiera, Latvia. Project management perspective
Statements:
Hêriş Golpîra, Shaho Hajebi (Iran). Clustering Approach for Organizational
Evaluation Project: Integrating BSC And DEA
Ipek Sahra Ozguler (Turkey). The Way of Establishment of the
Organization’s Project Management Process
Mahdi Ghaffari, Margaret W. Emsley (United Kingdom). Current Status and
Future Potential of the Research on Critical Chain Project Management
Vikas Tripathi, Sher Bahadur (India). Correlated Performance Measurement
for Project Management
Marisa Silva (Portugal, United Kingdom). Future–Proof: Foresight As a Tool
Towards Project Legacy Sustainability
4. Practical project management (Aspazijas bulv.5, 424)
Session chairs: Prof. (emer.) Žaneta Ilmete, Asoc. Prof. Arvi Kuura,
Prof. (emer.) Rolf A. Lundin
1. Emīls Pūlmanis (Latvia). Micro-Economical Aspects of Public Projects: Impact
Factors for Project Efficiency and Sustainability
2. Meda Keleckaite, Evelina Meiliene (Lithuania). The Importance of Project
Management Methodologies and Tools in Non-Governmental Organizations.
Case of Lithuania and Germany
3. Oana-Raluca Glăvan (Romania, Lithuania). Problems of Structural Funds
Projects’ Implementation in Romania and Analysis od Several Good Practices
Indicators
4. Raimo Hälinen (Finland). Idea and Project Management in Small Town in
Finland
5. István Fekete (Hungary). Do You Want To Finish Your Project on Time and
Within the Budget?
Statements:
Kamil Mroz (Belgium). The Importance of an Effective Project Management
Approach to EU Projects; A Case Study: CBRN CoE Project Failure Means
Putting the EU’s Security at Risk
Humera Amin, Basheer Ahmad (Pakistan). The Impact of Soft Total Quality
Management Practices on Employees’ Job Satisaction: Evidence From Project
Based Organizations in Pakistan
5. Social aspects and personnel in project management (Aspazijas bulv.5,
308)
Session chairs: Prof. Rūta Čiutienė, Prof. Inesa Vorončuka, Prof. Marco
Sampietro
1. Jolita Kiznyte, Rūta Čiutienė (Lithuania), André Dechange (Germany).
Applying Cultural Intelligence In International Project Management
2. Juris Binde, Vita Zvirbule, Zane Demjanova, Ilze Saulīte (Latvia).
Emotional Intelligence and Project Management in ICT Industry in Latvia
3. Marco Sampietro (Italy). Project Managers: A Team Members’ Perspective
4. Olga Stariņeca, Inesa Voronchuk (Latvia). Competence-Based Selection of
Project Team Members - General Approach
5. Ruta Antanaviciute, Bronius Neverauskas (Lithuania). Stakeholder
Network Perspective: Collaboration Between Business and Education
6. Laura Keršule, Biruta Sloka (Latvia). Motivation Factors for Employees of
Big Company in Telecommunication Industry in Latvia
Statements:
Morteza Shokri-Ghasabeh, M. Reza Hosseini, Nicholas Chileshe, Bo Xia
(Australia). An Investigation Into Challenges Facing Distributed Teams: Case
of South Australian Construction Projects
M. Reza Hosseini, Nicholas Chileshe, Jian Zuo, Bassam Baroudi
(Australia). Virtuality in Hybrid Construction Project Teams: Causes,
Moderators and Effects
Confrence Programme Committee
Prof. Dr.oec. Žaneta Ilmete, University of Latvia, President of Professional Association of
Project Managers, Latvia, Chair
Dr.oec. Juris Binde, President of “Latvian Mobile Telephone” Ltd., Latvia
Prof. Dr. Inta Brūna, Dean of Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Latvia
Prof. Dr. Edgar Bellow, NEOMA Business School - Reims France, France
Prof.Dr. Rūta Čiutienė, Kaunas University of technology, Centre for Project management,
Lithuania
Prof.Dr. Florian E.Dorrenberg, South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Prof. Dr. André Dechange, Dortmund University of Applied Science and Arts, Germany
Prof.Dkfm.Dr. Roland Gareis, Vienna University of Economics and Business (to be
confirmed)
Prof., Dr. Bronius Neverauskas, Kaunas University of Technology, School of Economics and
Business, Lithuania
M. Eng, CPP, MPD. Adesh Jain, First Assessor IPMA, Director of Centre for Excellence in
Project Management, India
Prof. Dr. Ali Jaafari, ME, MSc, PhD, CPEng, FIEAust, Asia Pacific International College,
Australia
Prof. Dr.Tatiana Yurieva, Head of Department of Project and Program Management of the
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
(RANEPA), member of National Professional Association of Project Management, Russia
Prof. Dr. Jerzy Kisielnicki, Warsaw University, Poland
Prof. Dr. Michael J. Littman, Buffalo State University of New York, USA
Prof. Dr. Arvi Kuura, University of Tartu, Estonia
Prof. Dr. José Ramon Otegi Olaso, Head of EuroMPM at the University of the Basque
Country in Bilbao, Spain
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Peter J. A. Reusch, Dortmund University of Applied Science and
Arts, Germany
Prof. Dr. Petlenko Yulia, Economics Faculty of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University,
Ukraine
Dr. Pascal Reusch The European University of Applied Sciences , Germany
Dr. Abdussalam Shibani, Coventry University, United Kingdom
Prof. Dr. Katrin Löhr Dortmund University of Applied Science and Arts, Germany
Prof. Dr. Biruta Sloka, University of Latvia, Latvia
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Tysiak, Dortmund University of Applied Science and Arts, Germany
Prof. Dr. Carsten Wolff, Vice Rector of Dortmund University of Applied Science and Arts,
Germany
Prof. Dr. Inese Vorončuka, University of Latvia, Latvia
Conference Organization Committee
Žaneta Ilmete (University of Latvia)
Silvija Bruņa (University of Latvia, Professional Association of Project Managers)
Emīls Pūlmanis (University of Latvia, Professional Association of Project Managers)
Beatrise Janberga (Professional Association of Project Managers)
Kaspars Čikste (University of Latvia)
Džineta Dimante (University of Latvia)
Anete Mandeika (Professional Association of Project Managers)
Jūlija Kovaļska (Professional Association of Project Managers)
Lauris Liepiņš (Professional Association of Project Managers)
Biruta Sloka (University of Latvia)
Rita Žuka (University of Latvia)
Additional information about conference: [email protected] or [email protected].
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Fourth International Scientific Conference on Project Management in
the Baltic Countries
Project Management Development – Practice and
Perspectives
ISSN 2256-0513
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The bus stop closest to the venue (10 min walk) in the city center is called "Autoosta"
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iela) .
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the event.
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