2007 Student Paper Award:

Tonya M. Peterson, PMP, MSPM
PMO Project Manager
Kohl’s Corporation

University of Wisconsin-Platteville: Master’s candidate –- Concentration: Project Management

Paper Title: Motivation: How to increase project team performance

Abstract: Stimulating team member performance requires a project manager to harness many different interpersonal skills.  The level of enthusiasm applied toward project efforts has a direct impact on the project results.  Because motivation can inspire, encourage, and stimulate individuals to achieve common goals through teamwork, it is in the project manager’s best interest to drive toward project success through the creation and maintenance of a motivating environment for all members of the team.

2006 Graduate Student Paper Award:

Sabin Srivannaboon is an enthusiastic researcher and avid practitioner. He holds a Ph.D. in Systems Science: Engineering Management and a M.S. in Engineering Management, both from Portland State University (USA), and a B.E. in Environmental Engineering from Chulalongkorn University (Thailand).

As an academician, Sabin has presented his research at technology and project management conferences, where his articles have been published as chapters in books.  He was also a co-investigator and participated in proposals granted by NASA and Project Management Institute. In addition, Sabin has published articles in different journals like the Project Management Journal, International Journal of Project Management, and Engineering Management Journal, is a co-author of a chapter in the second edition of "Global Project Management Handbook", and is an author of multiple case studies in the book "Program Management for Improved Business Results".

As a practitioner, Sabin currently works as a Program Manager for Tektronix, Inc., a world leader in test, measurement and monitoring. He is responsible for RoHS product conversions. Prior to joining Tektronix, Sabin served as an NPI Program Manager for RadiSys Corporation, the leading supplier of advanced embedded systems. He also worked as a QA technician for Intel Corporation, the world leader in silicon innovation.

Sabin was included in the 2005-2006 “Honors Edition” of the United Who's Who Registry of Executives & Professionals as a professional who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and achievement in his profession. He also won the “2005 Outstanding Graduate Student Award” from Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science at Portland State University.

In his leisure time, he enjoys watching movies, listening to all varieties of music, and playing acoustic guitar.

Abstract

This study addresses three aspects of an under-researched topic in the strategic management literature, aligning project management with business strategy, by examining the alignment in terms of:

• a two-way influence between project management and business strategy,
• a process used for achieving the project management/ business strategy alignment, and
• the degree to which a project is aligned with a business strategy.

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2005

2005 Undergraduate Student Paper Award:

Emily Gray, Metropolitan State University
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
"Utilizing the Ethics of Project Management in the Healthcare Field"

2005 Graduate Student Paper Award:

Guru Prakash Prabhakar, PMP
ESC-Lille School of Business
Lille, France
"Switch Leadership in Projects"
Sponsor: Christophe Bredillet

2004

George Brook, University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"The Television Production Industry: How Not to Do It"
Sponsor: John Rakos

2002

Kam Jugdev is a PhD Candidate in the Project Management Specialization at the University of Calgary (Faculties of Engineering and Management). Her thesis is on strategic project management.

2001

WANG Xiaojin, Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne City, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
"Dimensions and Current Status of Project Management Culture"
Sponsor: Dr. Anona Armstrong

2000

GRADUATE
Valerie Lynne HERZOG, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
"Trust Building on Corporate Collaborative Project Teams"
Sponsor: Dr. George Jergeas

UNDERGRADUATE
Wendy E. STEWART, Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
"Balanced Scorecard for Projects"
Sponsor: Professor Anthony Tsoukanas, PMP

1999

Diane S. HAYES, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
"Evaluation and Application of a Project Charter Template to Improve the Project Planning Process"
Sponsor: Susan Fife Dorchak, Ph.D., Long Island University, Long Island, NY
Published: Project Management Journal, March 2000

1998

Ines SIQUEIRA, Westmount, QUE, CANADA
"Automated Cost Estimating System Using Neural Networks"
Sponsor: Osama Moselhi, Ph.D., PE
Published: Project Management Journal, March 1999

1997

Connie L. GUSS, Vancouver, BC, CANADA
"Virtual Project Management: Tools and the Trade"
Sponsor: Francis Hartman, Ph.D., PEng
Published: Project Management Journal, March 1998

1996

James G. CASLER, Fargo, ND, USA
"Management of Research and Development Project in Small
Technical Services Companies"
Sponsor: John R. Cook, Ph.D.
Published: Project Management Journal, March 1997

1994

Pasit LORTERAPONG, Concordia University, Montreal, QUE, CANADA
"A Fuzzy Heuristic Method for Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling"
Sponsor: Osama Moselhi, Ph.D., PE
Published: Project Management Journal, December 1994

1993

M. Güven IYIGÜN, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA
"A Decision Support System for R&D Project Selection and Resource
Allocation under Uncertainty"
Sponsor: Dr. Dundar F. Kocaoglu

1992

Chotchai CHAROENNGAM, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Utilization of Influence Diagram for the Design and Integration of the Construction and Measurement Control Environment"
Sponsor: Dr. Calin Popescu
Published: Project Management Journal, March 1993

1991

Capt. Korina L. KOBYLARZ, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
"Establishing a Department of Defense Project Management Body of
Knowledge"
Published: Project Management Journal, March 1992

1990

Bryce G. SCHROEDER, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA
"Estimation Issues in Software Project Management"
Sponsor: Dr. Dundar F. Kocaoglu
Published: Project Management Journal, March 1991

1989

Sherri L. SWEETMAN, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
"Utilizing Expert Systems to Improve the Configuration Management Process"
Sponsor: Dr. Richard G. Donnelly
Published: Project Management Journal, March 1990

1988

Richard DESBIENS, M. Sc.; Rejean HOUDE, M. Sc.; Université du Quèbec à Montréal, CANADA
"Archipel Feasibility Study: A Questionable Consensus Approach"
Sponsor: Pierre Normandeau, Ph.D.
Published: Project Management Journal, March 1989

1987

Glen L. JANSMA, Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
"The Relationship between Project Manning Levels and Craft Productivity for Nuclear Power Construction"
Sponsor: Dr. John Borcherding
1987 Proceedings of the Project Management Institute Seminar/Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, USA

1986

Suresh K. TADISINA, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
"Support System for the Termination Decision in R&D Management"
Sponsor: Samuel J. Mantel, Jr.
Published: Project Management Journal, December 1986

1985

Nelson E. KING, Anaconda Minerals Co.
"A Decision Support System for Mine Evaluations: A Tool for Project Planning"
Sponsor: Bob Miller, Anaconda Minerals Co.
Published: 1985 Proceedings of the Project Management Institute Seminar/Symposium, Denver, CO, USA

1984

John R. WARD, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, USA
"Project Management Cost Estimate: A Case Study in Electronic Warfare System Flight Test Costs"
Sponsor: Dr. Panna Nagarsenker, Air Force Institute of Technology
Published: 1984 Proceedings of the Project Management Institute Seminar/Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, USA

1983

Michael D. STALL, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
"Analyzing and Improving Productivity with Computerized Questionnaires and Delay Surveys"
Sponsor: Colin Popescu, Ph.D.
Published: 1983 Proceedings of the Project Management Institute Seminar/Symposium, Houston, TX, USA

1982

Jill Anne GREEN, Memphis State University, Memphis, TN, USA
"Management for Research Projects: A Synergistic Model
Sponsor: Dr. Fred Swift
Published: 1982 Proceedings of the Project Management Institute Seminar/Symposium, Toronto, ON, CANADA

1981

Paul Hart De LEON, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
"Expanding Non-Specialist Participation in Development Project Management"
Published: 1981 Proceedings of the PMI/INTERNET Joint Symposium, Boston, MA, USA

1980

Robert N. HARVEY, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, USA
"Project Management in the Design Firm: The Development of a Diagnostic Model"
Sponsor: Hans Bjoinsson
Published: 1980 Proceedings of the Project Management Institute Seminar/Symposium, Phoenix, AZ, USA

1979

Jonas ULENAS, Polytechnic Institute of New York, USA
"Project Effectiveness: A Simulation Study of Some Causes of Time and Cost Overruns"
Sponsor: Itzhak Wirth, Ph.D.
Published: 1979 Proceedings of the Project Management Institute Seminar/Symposium, Atlanta, GA, USA