The research needs to be graduate level and needs to have proper links and resources included. No plagiarism please! Running on a tight timeline here so I need the paper by Midnight on Friday.

Literature Review Assignment

GRAD 695 Project Management Research Topic: I mpacts of project misalignment with business objectives on the overall program performance

1. Review the following guidance for Literature Reviews and complete the information below using the template provided.

Texas A&M Writing Center Video 1: Get Lit: The Literature Review (45 Min)

Texas A&M Writing Center Video 2: The Literature Review (46 Min)

UNC Writing Center: Literature Reviews

2. Using your proposed project management topic as refined in your Topic Refinement Assignment and a scholarly research tool, i.e., Google Scholar, HU Library locate four literature reviews for your proposed GRAD695 topic. Literature Reviews usually contain the terms “Literature Review” in the title. If you have limited success, try to modify the keywords that you are using for the search or contact the library for assistance.

3. Provide the name of the literature review and hyperlink to the literature below. If using the HU Library, look for the “Permalink” icon to provide the permanent URL address.

4. Read all four literature reviews and, for each, provide a 1 paragraph discussion (250 words) on the specific research problem the researcher(s) have addressed. In addition, identify and discuss the approach to the research (for example, surveys, case studies, interviews, etc.) Often this information is contained in the Abstract Section.

5. List any gaps in the literature and/or future opportunities in research for a specific field discussed in the literature review. What suggestions did each set of researchers make for future research in this topic/field? This information is often found in the Conclusion Section.

6. Discuss how you plan to incorporate this research into your 695 research paper and address any of these identified gaps.

GRAD 695 Literature Review Assignment April 2018	1

Name of Literature Review 1:

Project Management: BUSINESS: The Ultimate Resource

Link to Literature Review 1:

Business: The Ultimate Resource[footnoteRef:1] [1: Buttrick, R. (2011). Project Management. In J. Law, Business: the ultimate resource (3rd ed.). London, UK: A&C Black. Retrieved from https://proxy-harrisburg.klnpa.org/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/ultimatebusiness/project_management/0?institutionId=3314]

Summary of Literature Review 1 (250 words):

This paper is focused on how project management impacts outcomes and program performance. The key focus areas addressed are:

· Creating clear strategies to identify the right projects

· Creating /Nominating Sponsor and buy in from management and leadership

· Creating outcome-based business plan to detail the project life cycle

· Concentrate on the early stages of the project, when the decisions taken have a far-reaching effect on the outcome and determine the risky parts;

· Focus on the benefits you are aiming to realize.

· Continue to monitor progress and ensure it is focused on the goals of the program.

All these will help in paving the right way to measure outcomes for the projects.

Gaps in Literature/ Future Research Ideas:

The ideas that are missing in this part of the review document is how people & teams will adapt and get ready for the program initiative. This is very critical for any project’s success.

Application to your GRAD 695 research:

The few key areas that will help with the research paper are the challenges identified in the reviewed paper since they will determine the success and failures of the projects

Name of Literature Review 2:

Balanced Business Scorecard

Link to Literature Review 2:

Balance Business Scorecard [footnoteRef:2] [2: Balanced business scorecard. (2010). In J. Martin, SAGE key concepts series: key concepts in human resource management. London, UK: Sage UK. Retrieved from https://proxy-harrisburg.klnpa.org/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/sageukkchrm/balanced_business_scorecard/0?institutionId=3314]

Summary of Literature Review 2 (250 words):

This review was focused on how to effectively create a way to measure organization success when taking up various programs or projects using scorecard & Key Performance Indicators (KPI) across all paradigm the organization. Organization use score cards to establish performance to organization strategy by measuring quantifiable outcomes across the four areas

1. Financial performance

2. Customer knowledge

3. Internal business processes

4. Learning and growth

Some research used for creating this document indicates some of the benefits for using score card are as below

· Helps organization to focus on key list of priority items to meet high performance goals.

· Usually the KPI’s and score card will help to integrate all departments within an organization as they create accountability to each of them,

· Breaking down strategic measures to local unit levels so that unit managers, operators, and employees can see what is required at their level and how that will contribute to an excellent performance overall. In practice this requires aligning an organization strategy with the work that people do on a day-to-day basis.

· Allowing relevant performance measurement that provides the required impacts.

· Enables more open information flow across the organization.

· Provides simple steps to create the balance score cards

In addition, this review provided some insights into common problems that occur when trying to create score cards which if not addressed can provide inaccurate outcomes.

Gaps in Literature/ Future Research Ideas:

Key things that is missing is some strong case studies with examples of score card along with when and where to use them. Other ideas would be to give sample KPI’s categorized by the types of initiatives to provide clearer understanding on how to create them effectively

Application to your GRAD 695 research:

This part of the paper will help in addressing how to create the right performance objectives across the organization for any major initiatives to track progress and as required make course correction and mitigate the risk of delays and missed outcomes.

Name of Literature Review 3:

Multidimensional Performance Measurement Using the Balanced Scorecard

Link to Literature Review 3:

Multidimensional Performance Measurement Using the Balanced Scorecard [footnoteRef:3] [3: Wisner, P. (2014). Multidimensional performance measurement using the balanced scorecard. In Qatar Financial Center, & Qatar Financial Center (Eds.), QFinance: the ultimate resource (5th ed.). London, UK: A&C Black. Retrieved from https://proxy-harrisburg.klnpa.org/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/qfinance/multidimensional_performance_measurement_using_the_balanced_scorecard/0?institutionId=3314]

Summary of Literature Review 3 (250 words):

Gaps in Literature/ Future Research Ideas:

Application to your GRAD 695 research:

Name of Literature Review 4:

High Performance Working

Link to Literature Review 4:

High Performance Working

Summary of Literature Review 4 (250 words):

Over the last decade the definition for high performance organization has been evolving that is currently looking at integrating the People, Skills, Management, Technology, Business Objectives, Wellness, and clear productivity measurability. Organization that continue to create satisfied employees will deliver increased productivity resulting in sustainable outcomes for the company and customer loyalty. To create such organization establishing best practices for HR that addresses the following to enable HPW.

· Sustained market success (or the achievement of organizational objectives).

· Innovation in quality and customer satisfaction (or product or service differentiation).

· Customer and continuous improvement focus.

· Use of self-managed work teams.

· Viewing the workplace as a source of added value.

· Clear links between training and development and organizational objectives.

· Support for organizational and individual learning.

Gaps in Literature/ Future Research Ideas:

More case studies that support this will help to better understand how to include the employee productivity as part of Project performance.

Application to your GRAD 695 research:

This will be included as one of the dimensions of the problem around now to improve or what are the key factors that should be measured or evaluated to support Project Performance.