A methodology for determining the cluster of a new project

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Yiğit, Aybeniz

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By definition, all projects are unique; however R&D projects have specific characteristics that make them harder to manage. The project management methodology applied to R&D projects may show differences due to the categorization of them. But if there exists a categorization of projects, one can analyze the properties of the project classes and then manage similar projects similarly. In this study, the R&D projects of a main military electronics company of Turkey, are analyzed. Tunç (2004) has developed a methodology for clustering the projects of this electronics company. Continuing from his studies, a methodology for determining the class of a new project of this electronics company is developed. For defining the projects in a project space, a Project Identification Card (PIC) is developed. The measurement scale of the PIC is constructed by using the absolutemeasurement Analytic Hierarchy Process. A clustering Tabu Search algorithm is generated for using in the sensitivity analyses of the clusters to projects. And a methodology for determining the cluster of a new project is developed.

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Industrial engineering.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606163/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/15164

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A. Yiğit, “A methodology for determining the cluster of a new project,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.