Action-Researching with the PMBOK® Guide

PMI Research Conference 2004

20 Pages Posted: 6 Apr 2012

See all articles by Christian A. Estay-Niculcar

Christian A. Estay-Niculcar

Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana

Joan Pastor-Collado

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Santos Gracia-Villar

Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana (FUNIBAR)

Date Written: July 12, 2004

Abstract

This paper explains the reliance on A Guide to the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) — 2000 Edition as a base to prepare IS qualitative researchers focused in action-research. Action-research was selected because it is presently the preferred research method among information systems (IS) researchers. But action-research has several weaknesses when applied, such as a lack of control to provide and improve its rigor and quality. To address this situation, several proposals have appeared that give relevance to using IS action-research through a vision of project management (PM). In this paper, we explain our work to define and to prepare IS action-researchers through a capability maturity model for action-research by using the PMBOK® Guide (2000). This paper reports the results of this study. The study considers the PMBOK® Guide (2000) as the basis to identify a dimension of management and a dimension of construction, both linked and deployed through practices and five maturity levels (novice, basic, organized, managed, and adaptive).

Keywords: Project Management, PMBOK, Action Research, Information Systems, Qualitative Research

JEL Classification: M15, C83

Suggested Citation

Estay-Niculcar, Christian A. and Pastor-Collado, Joan and Gracia-Villar, Santos, Action-Researching with the PMBOK® Guide (July 12, 2004). PMI Research Conference 2004, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2035359

Christian A. Estay-Niculcar (Contact Author)

Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) ( email )

Valparaíso
Chile

HOME PAGE: http://www.christianestay.com

Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana ( email )

Paseo Garcia Faria, 29
Barcelona, 08005
Spain

Joan Pastor-Collado

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

Santos Gracia-Villar

Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana (FUNIBAR) ( email )

Paseo Garcia Faria, 29
Barcelona, 08005
Spain

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