Topics addressed by recent ESPM Department
affiliated research include the following:
“Project Risk Management: Systematic and
Strategic Approach,” a textbook from UAA.
Ra and Fisher. (In development process
for publication in 2009)
“Changing Mindset: A Professional
Learning Challenge for Senior
Management.” Donson, Paula M. (Currently
in development and will be targeted at
multiple Managerial publications.)
“Counseling Models for Productive
Workplaces.” Donson, Paula M. (In
process for possible publication in The
Journal of Training and Development)
“Project Portfolio Management.” Wang.
(In process for possible publication in
Journal of Project Management.)
2009
“The Future of Project Management
Education and Training Circa 2025” Ra.
2009. To be published as a chapter of
“PM Circa 2025” by PMI (Cleland and
Bidanda)
“EQUATOR AQUARIAN CLINIC – Pediatric
Health Care Center, Rwanda, East
Africa,” Project Engineer for Design for
Children Competition, January 15, 2009
http://designforthechildren.org/index.php.
Wang.
2008
“Project Management Leading Managerial
Revolutions,” Ra, Proceedings of
ProMAC2008, Anchorage, Alaska,
ISBN978-4-902378-10-8
“Agile at Alaska Airlines: Communication
Tools.” Strahm, L. (Alaska Air Cohort)
for ProMAC 2008.
“Alaska Airlines Flight Operation
Project Communication.” Lowy, R. (Alaska
Air Cohort) for ProMAC 2008.
“Alaska’s Election Security: A Systems
Approach” (Piccard, Ayers, Hoanca,
Hoffman, Martin and Mock) ProMAC 2008
“Alaska Section - The Design/Build
Process: A Guide to Licensing and
Procurement Requirements in the 50
States and Canada”, Publications
Planning & Marketing, American Bar
Association, Chicago, 2008. Davison,
Bruce E.
“Breaking through the Clutter: Using
Marketing Tools & Techniques to Enhance
Project Communications.” Weishaar, K.
(Alaska Air Cohort) for ProMAC 2008.
“A Case Study in communication
Challenges in a Large Scale Information
Technology Project” Elkins, M. (Alaska
Air Cohort) for ProMAC 2008.
“Change Communication Challenges-A Case
Study of Structural Change in a Service
Division.” Dussell, K. (Alaska Air
Cohort) for ProMAC 2008.
“Communication Tools and Techniques that
Distinguish High Performance Teams.”
Mohn, C. (Alaska Air Cohort) for ProMAC
2008.
“The Future of Project Risk Management”
Ra, Fisher and Kretchik, research
completed with funding from
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc., Feb. 2008.
(110 pages)
“IT Procurement Decision using Risk
based AHP with Chainwise Comparisons
Technique” Douglas and Ra, published at
PMI Global Congress NA 2008
”Measures of Project Risk”, ProMAC 2008,
Anchorage, Alaska, 2008. Kretchik, Ra,
and Fisher.
“Organizational Project Risk Management
Maturity Assessment and Improvement”
Fisher, Kretchik, and Ra, published at
ProMAC 2008
“Program Management‐ Recent Research on
Program Management of Alaska Pipelines”,
National Project Management Association
(NPMA), Taiwan, June, 24, 2008. Wang.
“Project Accountability - Using Metrics
as a Means for Project Communication”.
Baysa, M. (Alaska Air Cohort) for ProMAC
2008.
“Project Communication: A View from the
Trenches.” Davey, B. (Alaska Air Cohort)
for ProMAC 2008.
“Project Communications in Times of
Conflict.” Rice, M. (Alaska Air Cohort)
for ProMAC 2008.
“Glovirtualiztion – Managing a
Glovirtual Project Team in Global
Economy” Kim, K.P. for ProMAC 2008.
“Project Steering Committees in a Matrix
Organization.” Pykkonen, R. (Alaska Air
Cohort) for ProMAC 2008.
“Project Tools – Increasing Effective
Communication through Technology.”
Mullinax, S. (Alaska Air Cohort) for
ProMAC 2008.
“Promoting Project Communication Using
Wikis.” Petroske, J. (Alaska Air Cohort)
for ProMAC 2008.
“Replacement Analysis of the LED
Lighting Systems” Wang, H.M.S. for
ProMAC 2008.
"Simulation Of A Cold Heavy Oil
Production With Sand (Chops) Separation
System". Dr. David Hoffman. Written and
presented for BPXA to publish this paper
and in CHOPS (Dec 2008).
“A Simulation for Learning Project
Management as a System.” Hoffman and
Piccard. ProMAC 2008.
State of Alaska Election Security
Project: Phase 1 and Phase 2 Project
Summary Reports. Piccard. 2007 and 2008.
“A Study on Fuzzy Synthetic Judgment
Method for Ecommerce” Kwon, Y.J., Yang,
C., Kwon, D., Ra, J. for ProMAC 2008.
“A Survey of Project Risk Quantification
Models” Kretchik, Fisher, and Ra, for
ProMAC 2008
“Tools and Methodologies for
Communication Project Lessons Learned
Within an Organization.” Gillis, K.
(Alaska Air Cohort) for ProMAC 2008.
“Using the Harbor Economic Impact Model
for Regional Economic Development
Analysis.” Presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Alaska Association of
Harbormasters and Port Administrators,
Haines, Alaska. October 9, 2008. Fisher,
M.
“What Can We do to Create the Leaders We
Will Need for the Future?” for PROMAC
2008. Donson, Paula.
2007
“Project Risk Management for Alaska Oil
and Gas Capital Projects” Ra and Fisher,
chapter in Project Managers Handbook,
Applying Best Practices Across Global
Industries, edited by Drs. Cleland and
Ireland, 2007.
“A State Government Department
Navigation in Project Risk Management,
the Unexpected, and Novel Projects.”
Douglas and Ra, published and presented
at PMI Global Congress NA 2007
“A Systems Dynamic Approach to Model a
Multimodal Energy System in Rural Arctic
Communities” Hemsath and Hoffman, for
the Arctic Energy Summit, Anchorage AK,
October 2007.
2006
“IT Project Management Graduate Course
Design” Ra, Proceedings of Pan Pacific
Conference XXIII, Busan, May 28-31, 2006
Report of “A Systematic Evaluation of
the ConocoPhillips Capital Projects,”
Ra, submitted to ConocoPhillips,
December 2006 (200 pages)|
State of Alaska Department of Labor Case
Study in Project Team building,
‘Constraints, Competencies, Conflicts,
and the People Side of Change” Douglas
and Ra, presented at PMI Global Congress
NA 2006
2004
“Consolidated Multiple Project
Performance Graphics and Indices,” Ra,
in Proceedings of ProMAC 2004, Japan,
Oct 12-14, 2004
“International Business and Global
Project Management; Proceedings of Pan
Pacific Conference XXI,” Sang Lee and
Jang Ra ISBN 1-931649-18-11, 2004
Report of “Providence Alaska Medical
Center Facilities Department Management
Review,” Ra, Nov, 2004 (45 pages)
"Assessment of the Project Management
Training Needs in the Russian Far East",
in Proceedings of Pan Pacific Business
Conference, Anchorage, AK, May 26-28,
2004. Korobov, Alexander and Ra, Jang.
"One Page Graphical Presentation of
Multiple Project Performance", in
Proceedings of Pan Pacific Business
Conference, Anchorage, AK, May 26-28,
2004. Korobov, Alexander and Ra, Jang.
"Project Management: A "Hands-On"
Approach", in Proceedings of Pan Pacific
Business Conference, Anchorage, AK, May
26-28, 2004. McFarland, Pamela and Ra,
Jang.
Gunderson, David; Ra, Jang and Schroeder, Herb.
“Needs Assessment - A Construction Management Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Alaska”, in Journal of Construction Education, Vol. 7 No.2, pp 86-96, Summer 2002.
Hemsath, James and Ra, Jang. “Multiple Project Management Using Graphical Performance Indicators” in 2002AACE International Transactions, June 23-26,2002.
Hemsath, James R. and Ra, J. W. “Web Based, Real Time Protocol for Management of Change in a North Slope Oil Exploration and Production Operation", in Proceedings of Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICME1), Portland, OR. 2001.
Weaver, Jason and Ra, J. W. "A New Methodology for Assessing the Impacts of Small-Scale Solvent Supply Variations within the Prudhoe Bay Miscible Flood" ,in Proceedings of the National Society of Petroleum Engineers Conference, Dallas, TX, October 2-4, 2000.
Roemhildt, Steve, J. R. Kinney and J. W Ra.
"Comparing the Design Charrette Process to Traditional Project Development Processes for US Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District", in Proceedings of the PMI I 2000 Seminars & Symposium Technical Program, Houston, TX, September 7-1 3, 2000.
Ra, Jang and Kinney, James R., “Using the Informal Network Matrix for Project Management Training”, in Proceedings of The PMI 2000 Seminars & Symposium Technical Program, in Houston, TX, September 7-13, 2000.
Buckingham, James and J. W Ra, “Development of a Comprehensive Stakeholder Diagram with Application to Improving Weather Reporting Systems in Rural Alaska”, in Proceedings of Western Decision Sciences Institute’s 29th Annual Meeting, April 18-22, 2000, Hawaii.
Mitchell, Joann C. and1: G. Eschenbach, "Compensation of Consulting Engineers in Alaska: the Legalities and Realities", ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, Vol.15 No. I. 1999, pp.66-73.
Buckingham, James and J. W Ra, "Application of the AHP to Evaluate Airstrips Information Gathering Alternatives”, Technology and Innovation Management Book, IEEE ISBN: 0-7803-5282-3, 1999, pp.339-346
Buckingham, James and J. W Ra, “Stakeholders Analysis Tools Applied in Airstrip Information Reporting System”, in Proceedings of Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), Portland, OR, July 25-29, 1999.
Kretchik, Gary and J. W. Ra. "The Study of the SICS - An Alternative Consistency Measure of Pairwise Comparisons", in Proceedings of PICMET, Portland. OR. July 25-29, 1999.
Schroeder, Herb and T. B.Wood, "Concrete Reinforcement Steel Bond Strength of Low-Temperature Concrete”, ASCE Journal of Cold Regions Engineering. Vol. 10, No.2, 1996.
Roeder, William and J. W. Ra. "Using A HP for the Assessment of a National Energy Policy" in Proceedings of Decision Sciences Institute National Meeting”, in Proceedings of Decision Sciences Institute National Meeting, Orlando, FL. Nov. 24-26, 1996.
Kinney, James R. and J. W Ra, "The T raining of Entry-Level Engineers for Practice in Civil Engineering and Design Consulting Firm,” ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, Vol. 11 No.3, 1995, pp. 35-40.
Best Paper Award.