Research Article

Agility Factors’ Analyses Framework in Project-Oriented Organizations through a Sustainability Approach in Large Projects Case Study: Isfahan Municipality

Table 7

Agility factors in project-oriented organizations [43].

RowFieldIndex

1Communications management projectHorizontal communications vs. hierarchical
2Communicational coherency rate in the project
3Strong and orderly project staff communication
4Providing the grounds for consultant communication with the beneficiaries
5Access to valuable data on time
6Access to classified database
7Sharing knowledge and information in the project
8Organizational cultureAllowing project managers and staff to draw decisions
9Organizational perspective of the project management
10Decentralized decision making
11Project managementProject management transparency
12Accurate management method execution
13Accurate management method execution level
14Applying new management method
15Applying proper project management
16Leadership through brisk managers
17Project scheduling and controlProject structure to project requirements’ ratio
18Accurate short-term planning
19Proper scheduling with respect to accessible resources
20Accurate predictions of project requirements
21Simulations execution of activities
22Project schedule modification
23Provisional modification upon need
24Project speedProject risk management
25Accurate perception of project format
26Project budget estimation
27Estimating project requirements in the shortest time
28Rapid decision drawing
29Rapid response to the client and the beneficiaries
30Providing training in the shortest time possible
31FlexibilityImplementing the simple and practical rules
32Eliminating organization bureaucracy
33Workforce flexibility
34Adaptive management
35Managing essential changes in the project
36Rapid response to environmental changes in the project
37ResponsivenessEffective response to client’s inquiries
38Rapid response to customer requests
39Contract managementConsidering clients’ expectations in the contract
40General and specific contract conditions’ transparency
41Selecting proper contract style
42Contractor managementSelecting contractor with proper criteria
43Reading the contractor records
44Evaluating the contractor records
45Establishing proper communication among contractor, consultant and client
46TechnologyAwareness of new technologies
47Providing the proper hardware
48Applying the proper software
49IT in project and human resourcesData security level
50Data management
51Provide coherent information system
52Information electronic transaction
53Providing the means for project agility
54Providing motivation in the respectful teams
55Providing team work
56On-time salary payment
57Secure employee satisfaction
58Employing skilled staff
59Employing multifunctional staff
60Prioritizing continuous training of the team members
61Promoting team objective orientation
62Proper task assignment
63Focus on consumerRespecting customers’ ideas
64Beneficiaries involvement in contract negotiations
65Customer interests’ consideration